# Who/What will take Kimmel's place on ABC Late Night television? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-will-take-kimmels-place-on-abc-late-night-television/1023237 "2025-09-20T20:07:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 36
**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, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-will-take-kimmels-place-on-abc-late-night-television/1023237/36 "2025-09-22T21:34:30Z")
As @Czarcasm suggested we close this and I agree, closed. Still the P&E and BBQ thread open. > [@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)](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): > > [Breaking story is here.](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/media/abc-jimmy-kimmel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk8.acyn._zWYdwnFsK17&smid=url-share) (Gift link). I’m not clear what he said but it upset FCC head Brendan Carr enough to threaten penalties to ABC and affiliates. > [@Jimmy Kimmel pulled indefinitely from the air after comments about GOP response to Charlie Kirk’s death (Kimmel will be back on air Tuesday 2025-09-23)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-indefinitely-from-the-air-after-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-s-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023140): > > ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air indefinitely after he made comments about Charlie Kirk’s death that caused Republicans to lose their shit. In his [opening monologue for Monday night’s show](https://abc.com/episode/e3a6b644-b2c5-4d2b-aa32-2d77ce427304/playlist/PL557226598), Kimmel suggested that [Tyler Robinson](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-charges.html), the man accused of [fatally shooting Kirk](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/14/charlie-kirk-shooting-utah-gov-cox-.html) last week at a [Utah university](https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/09/10/trump-ally-charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-college-event.html), was aligned with President [Donald Trump](https://www.cnbc.com/donald-trump/)’s Make America Great Again movement. “The MAGA Gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other th… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-what-will-take-kimmels-place-on-abc-late-night-television/1023237)._