Overview

• During a Brooklyn Week taping, Jon Stewart appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live disguised as a delivery driver, jokingly dubbing Kimmel “Mr. Free Speech” before hugging him.
• Jimmy Kimmel continued sharp critiques of President Trump this week, including coarse remarks on Stephen Colbert’s show and jokes about the FCC’s inactive complaint line during the shutdown.
• ABC returned Jimmy Kimmel Live to air on Sept. 23 after a five-day suspension over remarks about Charlie Kirk’s killing, with Nexstar and Sinclair stations restoring carriage at the end of last week.
• A report from journalist Marisa Kabas said Disney recorded roughly 1.7–2 million short-term streaming cancellations across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN during the suspension window, a figure not independently confirmed by Disney.
• Jimmy Fallon reiterated on CNBC that The Tonight Show will avoid overt partisanship and “hit both sides equally,” drawing online criticism as peers publicly rally behind Kimmel.