future Jimmy Kimmellate night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, has not been announced yet.
“I will not be making this announcement with you here today,” the Disney chairman and chief creative officer said. Dana Walden He said during a Bloomberg Screentime session on Thursday, October 1: Hollywood Reporter.
Kimmel, 58, hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! Rumors have been circulating lately that the comedian’s contract will not be renewed sooner. ABC debunks speculation. Other reports claimed that the network was seeking significant budget cuts to keep the show on the air.
Walden added on Thursday: “The truth is, this is a very tough day episode. “That doesn’t mean Jimmy hasn’t done a phenomenal job and his ratings are up. “But it’s higher than it would be for a smaller audience watching on late-night broadcast television.”
While Walden acknowledged that Kimmel’s show has been successful on YouTube and social media, those views and clicks don’t generate the same revenue as live ads.
“This is not a lucrative opportunity for a very high-quality talk show,” Walden added. “We’re trying to bring meaning to the business while honoring a deep partnership. I love Jimmy; we have a great friendship. He’s close to a lot of people at Disney.”
He continued: “We’re trying to work on that and figure out what Jimmy wants, what’s the right thing to do, and what’s the right thing for our business.”
Kimmel’s show went off the air in September 2025 after the longtime host made controversial comments about the recent episode. Charlie Kirk in the opening monologue.
“I have five people working with me in my office, so the only private place I can go is the bathroom. So I go to the bathroom and I get on the phone with ABC executives and they say, ‘Listen, we want to turn the temperature down. We’re worried about what you’re going to say tonight, and we decided the best way would be to take the show off the air,'” he recalls. Open Late Show In that case. “I said, ‘I don’t think that’s a good idea,’ and they said, ‘We think that’s a good idea.’ Then there was a vote and I lost the vote.”
He continued, “I thought, ‘That’s it. It’s over. It’s over.'” I said, ‘This will never be on the air again.’ That’s what I really thought.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! He returned six days later with ABC is being renewed Live! one more year.