All about Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC: what is known so far
22 september 2025 в 17:13
Since Jimmy Kimmel Live! show has been «suspended indefinitely», - as ABC stated, there is a chance that the comedian’s show will return. Critics and fans are at odds over Disney’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel, with some wondering if and when he will return to the air.
Despite false assumptions circulating online, Kimmel has not been fired; he has been 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 crowd is desperately trying to portray this guy who killed Charlie Kirk as someone other than one of them, and they are doing everything they can to extract political advantage from it. Amid the accusations, there was grief».
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 be airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! «in the near 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».
Several hours before ABC took Kimmel off the air, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel’s comments about «MAGA».
«This is a very, very serious issue for Disney. We can make this easy or hard», - Carr said on the Benji Johnson show. «Disney needs to see changes here, but individual licensed stations that take their content need to step up and say, you know, this garbage that may be 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’s threat was the last straw for Disney, according to CNN.
Since ABC Disney stated that Kimmel has been «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 «spontaneous». The issue had been «brewing» in the week of September 15, 2025. Kimmel did not back down from his comments about the «MAGA crowd», - 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-chairman of entertainment Dana Walden decided to pull the show «in hopes of protecting Kimmel and the Disney brand from further controversy», - according to CNN.
Three sources close to the matter also told Variety that Kimmel’s legal representatives are discussing a compromise with Disney and ABC.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kimmel earns around $ 15 million a year with ABC
Despite false assumptions circulating online, Kimmel has not been fired; he has been 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 crowd is desperately trying to portray this guy who killed Charlie Kirk as someone other than one of them, and they are doing everything they can to extract political advantage from it. Amid the accusations, there was grief».
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 be airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! «in the near 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».
Several hours before ABC took Kimmel off the air, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel’s comments about «MAGA».
«This is a very, very serious issue for Disney. We can make this easy or hard», - Carr said on the Benji Johnson show. «Disney needs to see changes here, but individual licensed stations that take their content need to step up and say, you know, this garbage that may be 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’s threat was the last straw for Disney, according to CNN.
Since ABC Disney stated that Kimmel has been «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 «spontaneous». The issue had been «brewing» in the week of September 15, 2025. Kimmel did not back down from his comments about the «MAGA crowd», - 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-chairman of entertainment Dana Walden decided to pull the show «in hopes of protecting Kimmel and the Disney brand from further controversy», - according to CNN.
Three sources close to the matter also told Variety that Kimmel’s legal representatives are discussing a compromise with Disney and ABC.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kimmel earns around $ 15 million a year with ABC
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