Viewers and members of the entertainment community were shocked last week when Jimmy Kimmel Live! was abruptly pulled from ABC after comments that Jimmy Kimmel made regarding the shooting of Charlie Kirk.
But the pause in programming wasn’t permanent.
A spokesperson for ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be returning after “thoughtful conversations” with the host.
The movie With Us team has all the details about when and how the show will return — read on to learn more.
After 22 years on the air, Jimmy Kimmel’s eponymous Jimmy Kimmel Live! was abruptly pulled from broadcast in September 2025. “Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be pre-empted indefinitely,” a spokesperson for ABC told Us Weekly in a statement at the time. Kimmel did not immediately address the show’s abrupt pause, which included recently taped episodes being […]
When Will ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Return to TV?
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will resume on Tuesday, September 23, at its usual time of 11:35 p.m. EDT/10:35 CDT.
What Did Disney and ABC Say About Kimmel’s Return?
Jimmy Kimmel Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
A spokesperson from ABC’s parent company, Disney, made the following statement to Deadline:
“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been taken off the air by ABC, following backlash over host Jimmy Kimmel’s recent remarks about the late Charlie Kirk. “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesperson confirmed to Us Weekly on Wednesday, September 17. Variety previously reported on Wednesday that Disney’s ABC decided to remove the late […]
Has Kimmel Commented on ABC and Disney’s Actions?
Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump in 2016. (Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
No, Kimmel has not yet spoken publicly about these events.
What Did Kimmel Say on Air?
https://www.youtube.com/movie?v=-j3YdxNSzTk
Kimmel’s comments on air addressed the shooting of popular far-right influencer Charlie Kirk. “We banger some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said on Wednesday, September 15.
The majority of Kimmel’s comments focused less on the shooter than on Donald Trump’s reaction to the murder. movie the clip above.
How Can You movie ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’?
https://www.youtube.com/movie?v=Mp6C1ALDSOM
You can movie Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, or stream it the next day on Hulu.
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