Jimmy Kimmel at Lionel Richie Hand And Footprint Ceremony held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, USA on March 7, 2018. Photo by Shutterstock Copyright (c) 2018 Tinseltown/Shutterstock.
Jimmy Kimmel (TV Personality)
Jimmy Kimmel is an American television host, comedian, and producer, best known as the host of ABC's long-running late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He is recognized for his everyman comedic style, viral video segments, and pointed political monologues, as well as for hosting major awards ceremonies like the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmy Awards. Kimmel's career is marked by a transition from edgy cable comedy to becoming a fixture of mainstream late-night television. The September 2025 suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! by ABC and Disney followed Kimmel's on-air monologue, which included comments regarding the killing of Charlie Kirk. The comments drew a sharp rebuke from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, and major affiliate station owners, including Nexstar and Sinclair, announced they would preempt the show. ABC suspended the program "indefinitely" before reinstating it less than a week later, after what the network called "thoughtful conversations" with the host. The incident sparked a national debate on free speech, corporate media responsibility, and political pressure in the entertainment industry.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003–Present): As the host and executive producer, Kimmel has made the show ABC's longest-running late-night talk show. It is known for recurring bits like "Mean Tweets," "Celebrities Read Mean Tweets," and his long-standing faux feud with Matt Damon.
The Man Show (1999–2003): Co-hosted with Adam Carolla on Comedy Central, this show's unapologetically masculine and often controversial humor gained a significant cult following.
Win Ben Stein's Money (1997–2000): Kimmel's television breakthrough came as the comedic co-host of this Comedy Central game show, where his irreverent style played off Ben Stein's deadpan delivery, earning him a Daytime Emmy Award.
Major Hosting Gigs: Kimmel has become a go-to host for Hollywood's biggest nights, having hosted the Academy Awards four times (2017, 2018, 2023, 2024) and the Primetime Emmy Awards three times (2012, 2016, 2020).
FCC Chair Brendan Carr has discussed Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show being pulled from ABC on a podcast and during a conference Now, it looks like the Senate Commerce Committee would like Carr to answer some questions they have on the matter A spokesperson for the committee confirmed to Variety that Carr has agreed to[...]
Only hours after Sinclair announced that the late-night host would return to its ABC affiliate stations beginning tonight, Nexstar Media Group followed suit, with Jimmy Kimmel's Jimmy Kimmel Live! also returning to its stations tonight. "We have had discussions with executives at The Walt Disney Company and appreciate their constructive approach to addressing our concerns[...]
Jimmy Kimmel's return to ABC's late-night lineup on Tuesday scored big with viewers to the tune of 6.26 million viewers What's even more impressive is that Kimmel pulled those numbers despite not being on 23% of the nation's television screens That's because Nexstar and Sinclair stuck with their decision not to air Kimmel's show on[...]
When ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! would be returning on Tuesday night after being pulled from the airwaves last week, a whole lot of folks were expecting a whole lot of folks to tune in to see what Kimmel had to say But even after being reinstated following a[...]
Despite Nexstar and Sinclair continuing to preempt the late-night talk show on their affiliate stations, Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned on Tuesday night, nearly a week after ABC pulled the show over comments Jimmy Kimmel made during last Tuesday's monologue After hearing from late-night colleagues Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, and Seth Meyers last night[...]
Despite Nexstar and Sinclair—two media companies that own many ABC affiliate stations around the country—deciding to keep the late-night host off their stations' airwaves, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Kimmel Live! are set to return to Disney-owned ABC tonight ABC's decision to pull the show came after pressure from FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Nexstar, and Sinclair over comments Kimmel made during his[...]
Great news! A week after late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was pulled by Disney-owned ABC, Kimmel's late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! is returning tonight! Unfortunately, not everyone in the U.S will be able to see what the late-night host has to say That's because Nexstar and Sinclair—two media companies that own many ABC affiliate stations around[...]
Despite The Walt Disney Company's ABC making the decision to bring back Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night, Nexstar announced that it is joining Sinclair in continuing to preempt Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show "Nexstar Media Group, Inc (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the company's owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will[...]
Six days after being suspended by Disney-owned network for comments he made during his opening monologue last week regarding supporters of the late conservative podcaster and adviser Charlie Kirk, ABC announced earlier today that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be returning on Tuesday night Shortly after, Sinclair announced that it was[...]
Less than a week after the late-night host was suspended, reportedly over comments regarding the late conservative activist and advisor Charlie Kirk, The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC announced earlier today that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel would return on Tuesday night Disney's decision to remove Jimmy Kimmel Live! from television came after Federal Communications Commission (FCC)[...]
Amid pushback from across the entertainment industry landscape, across the political aisle in Washington, D.C., and across the country, The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC announced earlier today that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel would return on Tuesday night Disney's decision came after Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel's comments regarding the late conservative[...]
Less than a week after the network "pre-empted indefinitely" late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and his late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, following remarks Kimmel made regarding late conservative activist and advisor Charlie Kirk, The Walt Disney Company-owned ABC announced on Monday that Kimmel's late-night show would return this Tuesday night. "Last Wednesday, we made the decision to[...]
On Wednesday, ABC announced that it had "pre-empted indefinitely" Jimmy Kimmel, a move that came at the end of a day that began with Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr urging local network affiliates to remove Jimmy Kimmel Live! from their stations over Kimmel's comments regarding Tyler Robinson, the suspect who has been charged with[...]
ABC announced that it had "pre-empted indefinitely" Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday evening, a move that came at the end of a day that began with Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr urging local network affiliates to remove Jimmy Kimmel Live! from their stations over Kimmel's comments regarding Tyler Robinson, the suspect who has been charged[...]
Less than 24 hours after ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel addressed the shooting of conservative activist and advisor Charlie Kirk, the network has "pre-empted indefinitely" Jimmy Kimmel Live! (according to reporting from The Hollywood Reporter) The network's decision is the latest headline in what has proven to be a still-evolving story On Tuesday night, Kimmel[...]
But before we get to that, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel had more than a few things to say about Trump's move.
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"Trump's now aiming his wrecking ball at Hollywood," Kimmel noted to his audience and viewers, reading over Trump's post where he ranted about his decision – taking particular[...]
During POtuS Donald Trump's entire first term and pretty much every day of his second term, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel hasn't let up on Trump and the damage that his policies are doing within the U.S and our standing with the rest of the world And if you're one of those folks who hate themselves[...]
On the unscripted side, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, CBS's After Midnight, and CBS game show The Price Is Right have also shuttered their tapings for at least today Here's a look at other events that have been impacted.
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The Critics Choice Awards: Originally set to take place this Sunday, January 12th, and[...]
Maybe he thought Jimmy Kimmel Live! host Jimmy Kimmel would still be "walking wounded" from the previous night Maybe he thought that he suddenly became witty overnight – or he had a ton of projecting that he needed to get off his chest Whatever the reason, Kimmel drew a line in the sand very early[...]
With that in mind, here's a look at what CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! (with guest host Lamorne Morris), and CBS's After Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson had to say on the big moves that went down on Sunday and Monday:
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Taking some time out from her monologue as guest host of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Hahn wanted us to know that she feels your pain To help relieve the suffering, Hahn shares a historical rundown of the MCU – and she does it to song As you can tell from the screencap below, we have[...]
If there was one person who definitely benefitted from the timing of when ex-reality show host, multi-impeached ex-POTUS & convicted felon Donald Trump learned that he was officially a convicted felon, it was ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel Aside from the personal satisfaction that we're sure Kimmel felt, it turns out he was the only[...]
We still had Trump's favorite late-night host of all time offering his thoughts, and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel didn't hesitate.
"Weeks of sleep farting all down the drain You've got to hand it to him; no president has ever been convicted more than Donald Trump How long before he starts bragging about this?" Kimmel shared with the[...]
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Triumph the Insult Comic Dog/Donald Trump, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Vince McMahon/WWE, Prime Video's Fallout, NBC's Suits: L.A., Prime Video's The Boys, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, TBS's AEW Dynamite, Stephen Colbert/Jimmy Kimmel, CW's Superman & Lois, Prime Video's Wytches, Adult Swim's My Adventures with Superman, AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon: The Book[...]
The media dust-up between ABC's 96th Annual Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel and ex-reality show host & multi-impeached ex-POTUS Donald Trump was something that was well-reported – about five weeks ago With a minute or so to kill before Al Pacino made a total mess of announcing the nominees & winner for "Best Picture," Kimmel read[...]
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, CBS's Ghosts, Reacher Star Alan Ritchson/FOP, TBS' AEW Dynamite, The Flash Star Grant Gustin/James Gunn, AMC's Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, Netflix's Stranger Things 5, DC Studios' Superman, Donald Trump/Jimmy Kimmel, Adult Swim's Smiling Friends, Lionsgate TV & Park Chan-wook's Oldboy, Apple TV+'s For[...]
We all remember what went down last month near the end of ABC's 96th Annual Academy Awards broadcast between late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and ex-reality show host & multi-impeached ex-POTUS Donald Trump With a minute or so to kill before Al Pacino made a total mess of announcing the nominees & winner for "Best Picture,"[...]
Well, there's no better time than his birthday for Shatner to get a chance at a do-over of that moment – and it came courtesy of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel Checking in with Kimmel during Thursday night's edition of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Shatner further elaborated on his issue with his performance –[...]
Dre, Snoop Dogg, and 50 Cent were stopping by ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! in support of Dre receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week, we knew Jimmy Kimmel was going to have something planned for them Did we think it would be a send-up of Grey's Anatomy called "Dre's Anatomy"? Nope,[...]
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Stephen Colbert & Kristen Stewart, Disney+'s X-Men '97, Aaron Rodgers/RFK Jr., FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, CBS's Ghosts, BBC's Doctor Who, WWE/Vince McMahon, Disney+'s Agatha, SYFY & USA Network's Chucky, WWE/AEW, AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Daredevil: Born Again/Punisher, Jimmy Kimmel & Donald Trump,[...]
