Overview
- ABC will keep Jimmy Kimmel Live! on the air through May 2027 after a roughly weeklong pause earlier in the fall.
- Nexstar and Sinclair halted carriage during the fallout, and FCC Chair Brendan Carr issued sharp criticism of Kimmel’s remarks.
- Disney suspended the show, and its return drew about 6.3 million viewers along with more than 26 million views of the opening monologue on social platforms.
- Kimmel told viewers he never intended to trivialize the killing of Charlie Kirk and used his return to make a free-speech appeal.
- The extension runs for one year, shorter than his previous three-year agreements, prompting renewed questions about late-night’s outlook and Kimmel’s long-term plans.