Overview
- Jimmy Kimmel won Best Talk Show at the Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 4 and mockingly thanked President Donald Trump, saying his team owes the win to the president’s “ridiculous” daily actions.
- In his speech, Kimmel praised writers, actors, producers, and unions for backing him during his show’s hiatus, casting their support as a stand for free expression.
- ABC/Disney temporarily suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! in September 2025 over remarks about Charlie Kirk’s killing after pushback from Nexstar and Sinclair and a public enforcement threat from FCC Chair Brendan Carr.
- The show returned within days with a major audience bump, with coverage citing roughly 6.3 million viewers for Kimmel’s first episode back.
- Kimmel resumed new episodes on Jan. 5 with fresh monologues targeting Trump, and reporting indicates his Disney contract now keeps the show on air through 2027.