After being one of the most-talked about cancellations of the year, Jimmy Kimmel Live! 's controversy resulted in millions of Disney+ subscriptions being cancelled. Following the already-divisive cancellation of Stephen Colbert's The Late Show in July 2025, Kimmel's show found itself paused indefinitely for one week due to a monologue bit regarding President Donald Trump's reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination.

After a lot of pushback from conservative critics, and threats of punitive action from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, ABC was forced to suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely . This decision was also bolstered by the studio after the Sinclair and Nexstar broadcast groups refused to air the show on their networks.

This resulted in even more pushback from fans and th

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