‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Tops Late-Night With Week of Live Shows From Brooklyn Academy of Music

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During the week of Sept. 29, 2025, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” headed to Brooklyn, New York, for live shows originating from the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House — the seventh time the show has traveled to Brooklyn to broadcast from the iconic location.

• Continuing the show’s momentum this season, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” earned 2.20 million Total Viewers and a 0.22 rating among Adults 18-49, topping late-night for the week in both measures.

• Kicking off the week, Monday’s episode featuring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Johnson and musical guest Public Enemy was the most-viewed night of the week, delivering 2.86 million Total Viewers and 0.47 rating among Adults 18-49.
• “Jimmy Kimmel Live”’s Brooklyn Week paced ahead of the show’s 2024-2025 season average by double digits in both Total Viewers (+42% vs. 1.55 million) and Adults 18-49 (+57% vs. 0.14 rating).
• This season’s Brooklyn Week also grew over the show’s last appearance in Brooklyn (week of 9/26/22) in Total Viewers (+35% – 2.20 million vs. 1.63 million).
• Content from Brooklyn Week has also garnered over 34.1 million views and counting on the show’s YouTube channel. 

Source: Nielsen National Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for week of 9/29/25. 24/25 season based on Big Data Plus Panel, while prior seasons are panel-only.

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