NEW YORK — Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC on Tuesday, a week after his late-night show was yanked off the air because of his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Kimmel didn't apologize for those remarks, but he was emotional during his opening monologue, nearly breaking down when he told the audience, “It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man."

The comedian also thanked his supporters and a handful of conservative Republicans who defended his right to free speech.

"And maybe weirdly, maybe most of all, I want to thank the people who don’t support my show and what I believe but support my right to share those beliefs anyway, people who I never would have imagined like Ben Shapiro, Clay Travis, Candace Owens, Mitch McConn

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