The future of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire has not been addressed after ABC pulled its host Jimmy Kimmel‘s late night show off the air.
Kimmel’s reboot of the beloved game show, originally hosted by Regis Philbin, was near the end of its fourth season when the network announced its decision to “indefinitely” suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, September 17.
Millionaire, which Kimmel, 57, also executive produces, premiered on a high note in July when Matt Damon and Jeopardy! champion turned host Ken Jennings won the $1 million prize for the Oscar winner’s charity, Water.org. Subsequent episodes featured celebrity contestants including Joel McHale, Adam Devine, Jameela Jamil and Chloe Fineman.
The show aired weekly on Wednesdays until September 3. After that, it took a previously sc