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 shelved.

Keep scrolling for everything to know about Jimmy Kimmel Live! being pulled from the network’s lineup:

Why Was ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Pulled From ABC?

Variety reported that ABC, which is owned by Disney, decided to pull the show after Nexstar Media allegedly threatened not to air broadcasts on its affiliate stations. The media company said in a statement that it “strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the ki

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