But you are not a big boy, are you? You are a child with zero self-control that attacks people who disagree with you. And you don't want to let it go. The original exchange was over 24 hours ago. You have posted here since and said nothing, then out of the blue you attack me again. That isn't letting it go. That is a child with no self-control.
1.7 million viewers across 200 affiliates is only 8,500 viewers per affiliate. Throw an episode of Friends and Seinfeld on and they can do those numbers.
ABC sells ads based on all 200 affiliates. If a bunch of them no longer show Kimmel they are refunding ad buys while still paying full price to produce his show. Disney obviously has the means to eat those losses, but they won't want to.
You also might end up losing some top tier guests. Why go on a show that doesn't reach a good chunk of the country?
I bet the big affiliates have quiet a bit of power.
They even gave him a chance to fix it and he refused.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/how-jimmy-kimmel-benched-by-disney-dana-walden-1236374959/
Didn't he say that on Fox News? That is cable, and the government doesn't have any say over it. They own the OTA channels like ABC, NBC, CBS, and regular Fox. They do regulate those. Sorry man.