tune in

Part of being a sports fan is tuning in to watch your team and expecting them to suck.

Some 6.26 million people tuned in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday - about triple its average ratings - despite about a quarter of ABC stations in the US not airing it.

An average of 6.26 million viewers tuned in to watch “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” as the comedian addressed his suspension that became a free speech cause celebre, according to Nielsen.

So, grab your bucket of popcorn, drink a cup of coffee and tune in.

At the height of its popularity, more than half of Russia’s TV viewers tuned in to its episodes, many of which featured a puppet version of former KGB officer turned politician Vladimir Putin.