Jimmy Kimmel signs one-year extension with ABC

Jimmy Kimmel has signed a one-year extension at ABC to continue hosting the channel's flagship late-night talk show, according to a source familiar with the matter

Jimmy Kimmel has signed a one-year extension at ABC to continue hosting the channel's flagship late-night talk show, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The news comes just months after the Disney-owned network briefly took the show off the air due to conservative fury over comments the host made during a monologue about the reaction to Charlie Kirk's death.

Under the extension, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is scheduled to run through May 2027.

Bloomberg News first reported Kimmel's extension.

Kimmel drew criticism after speculating on the political motivations of the person who authorities say fatally shot Kirk. Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Communications Commission, described the monologue as “the sickest conduct possible.” Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, two major owners of ABC broadcast affiliates, then announced they would pre-empt Kimmel’s show.