Jimmy Kimmel to Return Tuesday After Disney Lifts Suspension Richard HallSeptember 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM 3 Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeleson March 10, 2024.
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Richard HallSeptember 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 96th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeleson March 10, 2024. Credit - Rich Polk—Variety/Getty Images
Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show will return on Tuesday after being suspended by ABC last week following pressure from a top federal regulator.
Kimmel was taken off the airwaves for comments he made following the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed on Sept 10.
His removal prompted concerns over free speech and censorship, as it came soon after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr suggested he would take action against ABC.
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ABC's parent company, Disney, said that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return on Tuesday.
"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," Disney said in a statement Monday.
"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," it added.
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The comments that prompted the suspension came in the opening monologue of Kimmel's show on Sept. 15.
"We hit 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 doing everything they can to score political points from it," the host said, before playing footage of President Donald Trump responding to a question about Kirk's death and poking fun at the reaction.
Carr, a Trump appointee, said Kimmel was "appearing to directly mislead the American public" with the comments, which a number of conservative commentators said mischaracterized the politics of the suspect in Kirk's killing, Tyler Robinson.
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," Carr said. "These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead."
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Trump celebrated Kimmel's suspension.
"Great News for America: The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED," the President posted on Truth Social. "Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that's possible."
The move drew widespread backlash, including from a small but vocal group of Republicans that have since challenged what they see at Trump's pressuring of media companies and threat to free speech.
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Experts have warned of a larger Trump Administration silencing campaign against critics, following CBS's cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert earlier this year in a move that was seen by many as politically motivated.
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