All about Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC: what is known so far
20 september 2025 в 00:37
Since Jimmy Kimmel Live! show has been «suspended indefinitely», - as ABC said, there is a chance that the comedian’s show will return. Critics and fans are divided over Disney’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel, with some wondering if he will return and when.
Jimmy Kimmel was not fired; he was suspended «indefinitely».
Kimmel was suspended for his comments about suspected shooter Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson. A few days after Kimmel expressed his condolences to Kirk’s family and condemned gun violence, he said on his show on September 15, 2025: «The MAGA gang is desperately trying to portray this guy who killed Charlie Kirk as someone other than one of them, and is doing everything they can to extract political gain from it. There was grief between mutual accusations».
During this episode, the comedian showed how Donald Trump responded to a journalist’s question about how he was dealing with Kirk’s death.
ABC affiliate Nexstar then announced that it would not broadcast Jimmy Kimmel Live! «in the foreseeable future» on its stations, adding that it «strongly objects to Mr. Kimmel’s recent comments regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programs on its ABC-affiliated stations».
Hours before ABC took Kimmel off the air, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel’s comments about «MAGA».
«This is a very, very serious issue for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way», - Carr said on the Benji Johnson show. «Disney needs to see changes here, but individual licensed stations that take their content need to stand up and say, you know, this garbage that’s coming in the future doesn’t serve the needs of our local communities. … There are calls to fire Kimmel. I think you can certainly see a path to suspension because of this».
The FCC threat was the last straw for Disney, according to CNN.
Since ABC Disney said that Kimmel was «suspended indefinitely», - there is a chance he may return, but it is unclear when. A source familiar with the situation told CNN: «Everyone really values him and wants him to come back. But he needs to cool down [his comments about Trump]».
CNN also reported that Disney’s decision to pull Kimmel’s show was not a «spontaneous» decision. The issue had been «heating up» in the week of September 15, 2025. Kimmel did not back down from his comments about the «MAGA gang», - so Disney executives told him to «[cool] down» what was supposed to be his monologue on September 17, 2025, according to another source. When he did not do so, Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney co-chair of entertainment Dana Walden decided to pull the show «in hopes of protecting Kimmel and the Disney brand from further controversy», - according to CNN.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kimmel earns about $ 15 million a year with ABC
Jimmy Kimmel was not fired; he was suspended «indefinitely».
Kimmel was suspended for his comments about suspected shooter Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson. A few days after Kimmel expressed his condolences to Kirk’s family and condemned gun violence, he said on his show on September 15, 2025: «The MAGA gang is desperately trying to portray this guy who killed Charlie Kirk as someone other than one of them, and is doing everything they can to extract political gain from it. There was grief between mutual accusations».
During this episode, the comedian showed how Donald Trump responded to a journalist’s question about how he was dealing with Kirk’s death.
ABC affiliate Nexstar then announced that it would not broadcast Jimmy Kimmel Live! «in the foreseeable future» on its stations, adding that it «strongly objects to Mr. Kimmel’s recent comments regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programs on its ABC-affiliated stations».
Hours before ABC took Kimmel off the air, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel’s comments about «MAGA».
«This is a very, very serious issue for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way», - Carr said on the Benji Johnson show. «Disney needs to see changes here, but individual licensed stations that take their content need to stand up and say, you know, this garbage that’s coming in the future doesn’t serve the needs of our local communities. … There are calls to fire Kimmel. I think you can certainly see a path to suspension because of this».
The FCC threat was the last straw for Disney, according to CNN.
Since ABC Disney said that Kimmel was «suspended indefinitely», - there is a chance he may return, but it is unclear when. A source familiar with the situation told CNN: «Everyone really values him and wants him to come back. But he needs to cool down [his comments about Trump]».
CNN also reported that Disney’s decision to pull Kimmel’s show was not a «spontaneous» decision. The issue had been «heating up» in the week of September 15, 2025. Kimmel did not back down from his comments about the «MAGA gang», - so Disney executives told him to «[cool] down» what was supposed to be his monologue on September 17, 2025, according to another source. When he did not do so, Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney co-chair of entertainment Dana Walden decided to pull the show «in hopes of protecting Kimmel and the Disney brand from further controversy», - according to CNN.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kimmel earns about $ 15 million a year with ABC
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