https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-08/jimmy-kimmel-extends-deal-with-disney-s-abc-for-at-least-a-year
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Jimmy Kimmel
sheetsadam1 — 3 months ago(December 09, 2025 08:58 PM)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-08/jimmy-kimmel-extends-deal-with-disney-s-abc-for-at-least-a-year
Walt Disney Co. is bringing Jimmy Kimmel back for at least one more year.
The late-night star, who was suspended in September over remarks about slain GOP activist Charlie Kirk, will continue to host Jimmy Kimmel Live! until May 2027 under a new, one-year deal with Disney’s ABC network, four people familiar with the matter said.
Kimmel announced the news to his staff Monday, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the deal isn’t public. His current contract expires in May of next year.
Kimmel, 58, and Disney agreed on the extension months ago and delayed announcing their plans out of respect for fellow late-night host Stephen Colbert, according to the people. CBS announced in July that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert would end in May 2026. Kimmel’s plans changed again amid the controversy that followed his comments about Kirk, which prompted criticism from President Donald Trump and led to a brief suspension.
A former radio personality, Kimmel has been hosting his late-night talk show since 2003. He and Disney have ties that extend beyond late night. Kimmel has emceed the Oscars, appeared regularly at the company’s annual presentation to advertisers and is the host of the rebooted Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Like all late-night comedy shows, Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been losing viewers. The show employs a couple hundred people and has trimmed costs to offset the decline in advertising sales.
Kimmel attracted his largest regular late-night audience ever after his suspension was lifted and averaged about 1.9 million viewers a night in the third quarter, according to Nielsen data, placing second among the three major late-night shows.
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/.ㅤ — 3 months ago(December 10, 2025 10:21 AM)
They probably planned on firing him before the Trump stuff due to poor ratings but now they can't or it will look like they are caving to Trump so they are just buying another year before they give him the axe.
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