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Jimmy Kimmel’s future as ABC’s “face” has put aside late night hosts indefinitely after Disney put aside controversial remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Disney is under increasing pressure on Wednesday, Kimmel “indefinitely” ABC Membership Station nationally and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
According to Kimmel plans to resolve the growing controversy in the night’s monologue. Wall Street Journal. But Disney Entertainment’s co-chair Dana Walden, Kimmel Ally, believes his planned rhetoric “may make things worse”.
Jimmy Kimmel, the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live, spoke on May 13, 2025 at Disney Advertising at North Javits, New York City. (Michael Le Brecht/Disney via Getty Images)
Sources told Fox News Digital that Walden and Disney CEO Bob Iger made the decision. The highest fist obviously wants to protect the Disney brand, but Kimmel is more than just ABC’s late night host.
CBS announced earlier this year that Stephen Colbert’s “late” will be cancelled next year. The decision shocked many industry insiders who were eager to blame the Trump administration and believed that meeting the FCC was some kind of effort before a long-term merger between Paramount and Skydance. But later, Colbert’s plan was reported to be bleeding cash, and observers began to notice “late” poor performance on nonlinear platforms.
“This is not Colbert’s case; we were told Kimmel is profitable. What he did for the network is more than just hosting the show.”
“He’s like the face of the brand,” Belloni added.
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel spoke at the 96th Academy Awards ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2024. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Indeed, Kimmel hosted the American Music Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, and Academy Awards. He also played a key role in Disney’s annual pre-speaking speech to advertisers and hosted the ABC reboot “Who Want to Be a Millionaire.”
“Jimmy Kimmel’s life!” Shed audience In recent years, but the program’s YouTube channel has nearly 21 million subscribers, compared with 10.2 million “late” for the program. Kimmel Social Media.
It is not clear what will happen next for Kimmel. Disney didn’t immediately answer a series of questions, including the next scheduled “Who wants to be a millionaire?” will air, “Jimmy Kimmel is alive!” Make money.
Kimmel suggested in 2024 that he could end his late-night plan at the end of his current contract, which is due to expire in 2026.
“I think it’s my final contract. I don’t even want to say it because everyone is laughing at me right now – every time I think it’s like this, and then it’s not. I have more than two years left on my contract, which seems pretty good. It seems to be enough.” Los Angeles Times.
But Kimmel was shirking earlier this month when asked how long he planned to keep the show.
“I’m not going to answer this question, it’s something I often think about, things have changed a lot in the past few years, the past nine years, and every day it’s a new adventure and I’ll carry them with me,” Kimmel told Deadline.
About 200 protesters lined up outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California on Thursday night to oppose Disney’s pause of ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel. (Christina House/Getty)
Ringer founder and CEO Bill Simmons, who works on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” When the program started in 2001, it maintained a close relationship with his former boss. He responded to the notion that it felt “different from Colbert’s thing,” but felt that ABC could still keep Kimmel around.
“Colbert, I don’t think I’m a CBS face, and Jimmy is. His show has been going on for twenty years,” Simmons said on the podcast Thursday.
“When I grew up we had ‘Cyber Stars’ and things like that, every network had all these different stars that you would be connected to the network. And, once we reached 2025, as they did fewer TV shows, more reality shows, more physical activity, all of which made the network less and less sport,” Simmmons continued to be excited. “Jimmy is one of the few people you have to do with ABC. ”
Simmons said it seems to be true that CBS “want to get out of the late night”, but he doesn’t think that’s the case with Disney.
“When you look at Jimmy’s situation, I just think he means more to ABC,” Simmons said.
“There’s such an effort with Disney this week, and I’ve never thought the show wouldn’t come back…but maybe it’s a reversal. Maybe what Disney realizes is that at some point, you have to represent something.” “Once you start losing your face, you no longer have a soul.”
Entertainment media reported that about 200 protesters were showing outside Disney’s location in Burbank, California, asking Disney to place “Jimmy Kimmel’s Life!” back into the air. Protesters gathered together Outside the studio in Kimmel On Thursday, on Hollywood Avenue, they were recorded there, “ABC bent her knees! Not doing it to the FCC!”
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Simmons believes that ABC may need Kimmel more than the network his friends need.
“You can create your own platform now, without these big places,” he said. “You can figure out the content any way you want.”
Joseph A. Wulfsohn and Gabriel Hays of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
