# ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel show indefinitely because of comments about GOP response to Charlie Kirk death. (Kimmel will be back on air Tuesday 2025-09-23) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 17, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138 "2025-09-17T23:27:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/284 "2025-09-22T04:36:26Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > He’ll turn 58 in a few weeks, and unless he’s been a complete idiot with his money, he’s likely an extremely wealthy man. He absolutely does not need _that_ show, and he could easily and very comfortably retire if he so chose – or if he wanted to continue to make political or entertainment commentary, he could set himself up on a podcast or streaming program and get a much bigger audience than he had on ABC. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” channel [has over 20 million subscribers on YouTube, and he is by far the most popular late night host among Millennial-aged viewers (and slightly edged Colbert out in the overall 18-49 demographic in the second quarter of 2025)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2025/09/19/jimmy-kimmel-ratings-over-the-years-he-was-no-1-with-young-adults/). Given that network ‘late night’ is a kind of dying format anyway, if he wanted to keep working he could easily do a Conan O’Brien-like transition into a streaming format that is far less effort and stress than a five-nights-a-week talk show, or do a Letterman-like gig where he just does a limited series of longer form interviews, or whatever he wants while sleeping on the giant pile of money ABC is going to have to pay him if they cancel his contract outright. Mocking Trump and the MAGA asshats may have been his best career move. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/285 "2025-09-22T05:01:23Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Kimmel knows that kissing the right’s ass like that would destroy his reputation. There was an episode of _WKRP in Cincinnati_ where a reverend came to Mr. Carlson to complain about some of the songs they aired, threatening a boycott if they weren’t pulled. Carlson listened to him, and over the objections of his program director, agreed to remove some of the songs to avoid a potential boycott and on account that he also thought the lyrics were offensive. Later on the reverend came back and asked Carlson to remove John Lennon’s \*“\*Imagine” from the air on account that it said God didn’t exist. Carlson points out that the lyrics don’t say that, it just says imagine there was no God, but the reverend says that’s close enough. Carlson realizes at this point the reverend is just going to keep making demands for what WKRP can air, so he refuses to take the song out of rotation and tells the reverend to boycott if he must. I feel like Kimmel is in a similar situation. So are a lot of people really. If you capitulate to people like Trump, they’re just going to keep making more and more demands, and eventually you’re going to be so used to caving in that you’re going to have a hard time saying no. (WKRP also taught me that turkeys cannot fly.) ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/286 "2025-09-22T07:23:49Z")
So, you’re just skipping over this post @Magiver? > [@Magiver](#): > > He clearly follows a left-wing ideology. > > > [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > > > Specifically, what left-wing ideology does he follow? > > I expect you will respond with things that are not left-wing ideology so your work is clear. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/287 "2025-09-22T07:37:57Z")
Just an FYI that John Oliver’s show yesterday was about the Jimmy Kimmel cancellation. Hosts like Oliver and Bill Maher seem relatively safe if only because HBO doesn’t depend on broadcast licenses or sponsors. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/288 "2025-09-22T11:35:22Z")
Oliver then cited news stories that Paramount/Skydance is in talks to buy HBO’s parent company. Followed by a Pit-worthy string of expletives. Oliver ended this show with a plea to Disney CEO to not cave to the Trump administration’s endless demands, and instead say Eff you, make me! That might have registered better with conservatives if he’d said “Molon Labe” with AR-15 emojis for the letter Ls. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/289 "2025-09-22T11:36:17Z")
And here it is. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ohPToBog_-g/maxresdefault.jpg "Jimmy Kimmel & the FCC: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohPToBog_-g) Fuck You, Make Me ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/290 "2025-09-22T12:58:34Z")
See also: > **[Paramount Acquisition of Warner Brothers Should Be Rejected – Will Trump Let...](https://www.citizen.org/news/paramount-acquisition-of-warner-brothers-should-be-rejected-will-trump-let-it-slide/)** > > WASHINGTON, D.C. – Paramount Skydance is preparing a majority cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery that is reportedly backed by… This would be an impactful decision by the Trump administration. Shall we opine aloud about the sort of criteria on which they might _base_ such a decision? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/291 "2025-09-22T19:35:56Z")
Kimmel coming back on air tomorrow. > ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/292 "2025-09-22T19:42:22Z")
It’s interesting that Kimmel has stayed silent this whole time. I imagine he and his writers are quite busy at the moment. I do wonder what he’ll have to say when he returns. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/293 "2025-09-22T19:42:40Z")
And it’s worth noting that they suspended him to “avoid further inflaming a tense situation”, not because “his ratings were down”. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/294 "2025-09-22T19:45:26Z")
Brought back before more people drop Disney+ is probably the reason Brian ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/295 "2025-09-22T19:50:33Z")
**NY Times verifies this. Kimmel will be back tomorrow.** I’ll update the title of the thread. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/296 "2025-09-22T19:51:59Z")
Yeah, well, still not resubscribing. There’s nothing I really feel like I have to watch and it’s far too expensive anyway. Whole thing was a good reminder to go cancel all the other services I barely use. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/297 "2025-09-22T19:59:30Z")
Kimmel’s return now also confirmed by CNN. I suspect this will give Kimmel a big popularity boost. Not, of course, among right-wing nutjobs. He may have to be more careful about controversial areas he ventures into, but I hope and trust that the usual Trump-bashing will continue. No one does it better than Kimmel. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/298 "2025-09-22T20:05:55Z")
Better than John Oliver & Jon Stewart? I’ll agree to disagree, but I won’t agree with your statement. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/299 "2025-09-22T20:08:00Z")
I’ve never watched Kimmel or any other late night host since a little bit of Letterman when I was in college in the 80s. I may try to catch this monologue though if it’s on YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/300 "2025-09-22T20:09:28Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > It’s interesting that Kimmel has stayed silent this whole time. I imagine he lawyered up and then dummied up. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/301 "2025-09-22T20:10:09Z")
This is why I still keep a digital antenna, I will have to switch at night from the HDMI setting to that one for late night now. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/302 "2025-09-22T20:14:41Z")
I live in a little valley. I’d have to get an old school aerial antenna on the chimney for that. ---
**Author:** ![CoolHandCox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coolhandcox/32/16233_2.png) [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138/303 "2025-09-22T20:19:00Z")
If Disney was able to engineer a path for a Disney deal to go through and also for Kimmel to stay on the air, I think taking 7 days is fine to work through that. 0 days + Fuck Off would be better, but one week is still ok. It was actually a complicated situation from Disney’s perspective. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023138.md?page=16)