Kimmel: Ratings Not Politics - September 18th, Hour 1
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
4.0 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Sean Hannity breaks down ABC's decision to indefinitely pull Jimmy Kimmel's show, following controversial comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination and President Trump's reaction. Hannity frames Kimmel's exit as a business move due to "tanking ratings and lost ad revenue" rather than the result of conservative outrage or organized boycotts, despite claims from some political figures. Guest insights highlight the contrast between Kimmel's polarizing approach and traditional hosts like Jay Leno and Johnny Carson, who prioritized broad appeal over politics. This matters as it signals a shift in late-night TV, with entertainment value, not partisan attacks, emerging as the new priority for network survival.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | What I told people, I was making a podcast about Benghazi. |
| 0:08.5 | Nine times out of ten, they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked, why? |
| 0:15.1 | Benghazi, the truth became a web of lies. |
| 0:18.5 | From prologue projects and Pushkin Industries, this is Fiasco, Benghazi. |
| 0:23.6 | What difference at this point does it make? |
| 0:26.6 | Listen to Fiasco, Benghazi, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:33.6 | Well, we're coming to your city. |
| 0:38.3 | Gonna play our guitars and sing you a country sound. |
| 0:43.3 | We'll all be flying higher than a jail liner. |
| 0:48.3 | And if you want a little bang and your yin-yang, come along. |
| 0:52.3 | That rant of false information does not bring this country |
| 0:56.8 | together if you want to work on bringing this country it's my time not yours me disagreeing with you |
| 1:01.6 | me calling you you know i want to be hitler all those things are like not necessarily saying go out and |
| 1:08.4 | hurt somebody although you live here i want you to know as mayor, you are not welcome here. |
| 1:12.6 | And the day you move out of the city, but the day that I launched a parade celebrating the fact that you moved out of the city. |
| 1:18.6 | Freedom is back in style. Welcome to the revolution. |
| 1:23.6 | Yeah, we're coming to your city. |
| 1:29.2 | Gonna play our guitars and sing you a country song. |
| 1:33.2 | Sean Hannity. |
| 1:34.2 | The new Sean Hannity Show. |
| 1:36.8 | More behind the scenes information on breaking news and more bold, inspired solutions for America. |
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