‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Pulled ‘Indefinitely’ After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has been pulled “indefinitely” by ABC.

The news comes after host Jimmy Kimmel made remarks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirke.

On Wednesday, TV station owner Nexstar Media said it would pre-empt ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ for the foreseeable future, beginning with tonight’s show,” explaining that it “strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.”

Earlier this week, Kimmel caused some controversy with his monologue, saying, “We anthem some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”

Last week, Kirk, founder of the conservative group Turning Point USA, was assassinated while speaking at a public event at Utah Valley University.

Kirk died at the age of 31 after he was shot in the neck by alleged shooter Tyler Robinson, who is today in custody.

Amid the political discord in the country, Kimmel wrote on Instagram, “Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human? On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.”

“Extra” recently spoke John Oliver at the 2025 Emmys about juggling humor with politics.

Following his two Emmy wins, John said, “I don’t know if it’s juggling — I think, hopefully, the humor helps the politics go down a little easier. We just try and show people things they haven’t seen before.” 

“So, that’s the distinction with the difference for us,” he emphasized. “So often, you all are seeing the same stuff on social media because everything gets cut up and just thrown around — and so jokes can happen incredibly speedy that way.”