#late-night-tv

#late-night-tv

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows Thursday using a mix of humor and solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel. Stewart opted for satire to critique ABC suspending "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" indefinitely following comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Colbert took a more serious approach, calling his suspension "blatant censorship." Fallon praised Kimmel and vowed to keep doing his show as usual. Then an announcer spoke over him and replaced most of his critiques about President Donald Trump with flattery.

Greg Gutfeld's show averages 3.1 million viewers and outperforms Stephen Colbert's Late Show, which has seen a bump to 2.4 million after cancellation news.

Trump stated, "The word is, and it's a strong word at that, Jimmy Kimmel is NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter, Fallon will be gone." This reflects his belief that the late-night hosts' cancellation is nearing completion and is a victory for him. He continued to criticize their talent, noting, "These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for... destroying what used to be GREAT Television." He expressed satisfaction with their potential departures, saying, "It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!"

"So, right now, you're handling your adversity very well. You're failing ... miserably, because you're not even close to dunking the basketball. But you have time to get it done."

MJ Lenderman, who previously announced he would stop actively touring with the band, performed alongside Karly Hartzman and the rest of Wednesday for their late-night debut.

Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel both used excellent footage of a cardinal sealing the doors to the Sistine Chapel, implying that a big dance party was taking place once the doors were shut.