dropped significantly following the huge viewership bump for the show’s return to the air last week. Kimmel’s Tuesday night return was watched by 6.3 million viewers — more than tripling its normal TV viewership. But Fox News reports that by Thursday the show had dropped back down to an average of 2.3 million viewers, a fall of 64 percent. Before being briefly taken off the air, Kimmel’s show was averaging about 1.77 million viewers during the second quarter of this year. Jimmy Kimmel’s viewing figures fell by 64% following an initial spike ( Disney )After initially refusing to air Kimmel’s return, cable operators Nexstar and Sinclair announced Friday they were ending their boycott of Kimmel’s show.