{"id":2493106,"date":"2025-09-30T20:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T00:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-melts-down-at-vp-jd-vance-for-mocking-his-ratings\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T20:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T00:56:08","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-melts-down-at-vp-jd-vance-for-mocking-his-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-melts-down-at-vp-jd-vance-for-mocking-his-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel melts down at VP JD Vance for mocking his ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjimmy-kimmel-melts-down-at-vp-jd-vance-for-mocking-his-ratings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article covers a recent confrontation between late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and Vice President JD Vance. Vance criticized Kimmel&#8217;s television ratings during a Fox News interview, claiming Kimmel&#8217;s show suffers from poor viewer numbers. In response, Kimmel mockingly insulted Vance, questioning his popularity and making jokes about the administration. This exchange follows Kimmel&#8217;s recent suspension by certain broadcasters due to controversial comments on his show, though he was quickly reinstated by Disney-owned ABC. Despite an initial surge in viewership upon his return, Kimmel&#8217;s ratings later dropped significantly. The ongoing feud underscores Kimmel&#8217;s increasingly confrontational attitude toward the current administration and highlights the challenges that come with combining political commentary and comedy in today&#8217;s media landscape. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel melts down at JD Vance for mocking his ratings<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2256868\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Late-night host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3826772\/sinclair-ends-boycott-abc-jimmy-kimmel-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> is not letting Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3829530\/white-house-democrats-illegal-immigrant-demands-funding-deal-leverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD Vance<\/a>&rsquo;s criticism slide. The comedian used his stage in Brooklyn to unload on Vance after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> mocked his ratings during a recent Fox News interview.<\/p>\n<p>Vance had argued that broadcast giants such as ABC, NBC, and CBS &ldquo;enjoy the public airwaves because they serve the public interest,&rdquo; before adding that Kimmel&rsquo;s ratings weren&rsquo;t holding up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3831468\/jimmy-fallon-defends-show-as-nonpartisan-we-try-to-make-everybody-laugh\/\">Jimmy Fallon defends show as nonpartisan: &lsquo;We try to make everybody laugh&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3829191\/california-native-american-tribes-political-power-business-rivals\/\">California&#8217;s Native American tribes use political power to push out business rivals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3816810\/trump-administration-merits-foreign-driver-trucking-visa-rule-change\/\">Trump administration makes dubious claims about merits of foreign-driver trucking visa rule change<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s currently on the air, and to the extent that he&rsquo;s not, it&rsquo;s because advertisers don&rsquo;t like him because his ratings aren&rsquo;t very good,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Kimmel to J.D. Vance: &#8220;My ratings aren&#8217;t very good? Last time I checked, yours were somewhere between a hair in your salad and chlamydia.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wttftbVxlZ\">pic.twitter.com\/wttftbVxlZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LateNighter (@latenightercom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latenightercom\/status\/1972879099241914416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Kimmel pounced on the remarks, firing back with a string of insults.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My ratings aren&rsquo;t very good? Last time I checked, your ratings are somewhere between a hair in your salad and chlamydia,&rdquo; Kimmel said. &ldquo;In three and a half years, I&rsquo;m not the one who&rsquo;s going to be doing mascara tutorials on YouTube. How did we wind up with a president and a vice president who wear more makeup than Kylie Jenner and Lady Gaga combined?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel&rsquo;s feud with the administration comes on the heels of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3812881\/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-charlie-kirk-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent suspension. <\/a>Disney pulled <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> on Sept. 17 after backlash to his on-air claim that Tyler Robinson, the accused assassin of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was part of the &ldquo;MAGA gang.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The suspension came from Nexstar and Sinclair, but Disney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3818996\/abc-bring-back-jimmy-kimmel-show-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reinstated him <\/a>on Sept. 22.<\/p>\n<p>His return drew 6.5 million viewers, a rare surge for late-night television. But the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shane-gillis-espy-monologue-proves-woke-is-on-the-run\/\" title=\"Shane Gillis&#039; ESPY Monologue Proves Woke Is On The Run\">audience didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t last. By Thursday, viewership plunged 64% to 2.3 million, and the key advertising demographic of adults 25&ndash;54 dropped 73%, from 1.7 million to 465,000. The younger 18&ndash;49 bracket saw a similar collapse.<\/p>\n<p>DKimmel sharpened his attacks during the first week of the show&rsquo;s return, dubbing Vance &ldquo;Vice President Maybelline&rdquo; and ridiculing the administration&rsquo;s response to his suspension.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vice President Maybelline was making the rounds, attempting to defend his boss and the chairman of the FCC with a new fairytale even a 5-year-old wouldn&rsquo;t believe,&rdquo; Kimmel told his audience.<\/p>\n<p>He also celebrated his show&rsquo;s return to all affiliates after Sinclair and Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3826772\/sinclair-ends-boycott-abc-jimmy-kimmel-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lifted their preemptions.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3822997\/piers-morgan-shreds-jimmy-kimmel-crocodile-tears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PIERS MORGAN SHREDS JIMMY KIMMEL: &lsquo;HARD TO FEEL SYMPATHY FOR HIS CROCODILE TEARS&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have some good news for you, J Dog,&rdquo; Kimmel said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re back on all the stations at every home, every bar, every strip club, and every prison in America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The clash highlights Kimmel&rsquo;s increasingly combative stance toward the Trump administration and its allies. While some viewers cheered his defiance, his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ratings volatility underscores<\/a> the risks of mixing politics and comedy in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/win-the-hearts-chip-roy-grover-norquist-weigh-in-on-the-republican-partys-future-in-dcnf-debate\/\" title=\"\u2018Win The Hearts\u2019: Chip Roy, Grover Norquist Weigh In On The Republican Party\u2019s Future In DCNF Debate\">current media environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Kimmel lashes out at JD Vance over ratings jab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2493107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/kimmel-vance-image-collage-fbsiyfm9o-1759272411935vance.jpg?1759259922&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32082,43710,5888,44994,4882],"class_list":["post-2493106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-jd-vance","tag-jimmy-kimmel","tag-meltdown","tag-political-clash","tag-ratings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/kimmel-vance-image-collage-fbsiyfm9o-1759272411935vance.jpg?1759259922&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2493106"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2493110,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493106\/revisions\/2493110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2493107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2493106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2493106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2493106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}