Rosie O’Donnell Is Summer’s Most-Watched ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Guest Host So Far
The summer substitute averaged 2.17 million total viewers and 237,000 demo viewers The post Rosie O’Donnell Is Summer’s Most-Watched ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Guest Host So Far appeared first on TheWrap .
Rosie O’Donnell took the reins as the top-rated guest host for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” this summer, outpacing previous weeks and solidifying her position as the most-watched substitute this season. During her week of hosting, which concluded on Aug. 17, O’Donnell averaged 2.17 million total viewers and 237,000 demo viewers, representing a 40% and 34% increase respectively from the previous week.
These figures made her week the show's highest-rated since mid-June, when Kimmel shifted hosting duties to a series of guest hosts. O’Donnell's performance surpassed both Tiffany Haddish, Anthony Anderson, Ike Barinholtz, and Colman Domingo, who each joined Kimmel's lineup in the following weeks. Her hosting efforts also bolstered ratings for ABC's "Nightline," which saw an 11% rise in total viewers and a 20% increase in demo viewers during its 12:35 a.m. broadcast.
O’Donnell's debut on Monday, Aug. 17, set the tone for her week, pulling in 1.87 million total viewers, the highest audience for any of Kimmel's guest hosts so far this summer. The show is expected to release full ratings for the week of Aug. 24 once Jelly Roll takes over the hosting duties.
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