Jimmy Kimmel is returning to ABC.
Final week, ABC halted manufacturing on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! after the FCC brazenly threatened to take motion in opposition to the community and its license following Kimmel’s feedback about Charlie Kirk’s loss of life. This sparked a lot controversy and debate, with many Hollywood organizations and figures criticizing this because the Trump Administration attacking free speech.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, ABC, which is owned by The Walt Disney Firm, and Kimmel have come to an settlement, as Jimmy Kimmel Reside! is returning to broadcast on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
What did Disney say within the assertion about Jimmy Kimmel?
The Walt Disney Firm stated in an announcement, “Final Wednesday, we made the choice to droop manufacturing on the present to keep away from additional inflaming a tense scenario at an emotional second for our nation. It’s a choice we made as a result of we felt a few of the feedback had been ill-timed and thus insensitive. Now we have spent the final days having considerate conversations with Jimmy, and after these conversations, we reached the choice to return the present on Tuesday.”
The Hollywood Reporter’s article notes that it’s not but clear if the present shall be broadcast throughout all the nation.
“[Affiliate group] Sinclair, for its half, had stated that it will not return to working Kimmel’s present on its stations till the late night time host apologized for his feedback, met with Sinclair representatives, and made a donation to Turning Level, the group that Kirk based,” the article states. “Sinclair, it needs to be famous, owns the ABC station within the Washington D.C. metro space, amongst different markets. Nexstar, equally, may additionally select to proceed to preempt the present, although after all it will nonetheless be accessible on-line throughout the nation after it runs on ABC.”
In response to The Hollywood Reporter, Kimmel’s contract with ABC ends subsequent yr. “Whether or not the suspension by ABC means that he’s extra more likely to exit, or double down and stick with the corporate, stays to be seen,” the article notes.