In news that is sure to inspire another Truth Social rant from the President, a new YouGov poll shows that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is more popular than Donald Trump. The poll was conducted amid Kimmel’s return to late-night following his temporary suspension. On September 17, ABC and Disney pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air amid backlash over comments …
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The Battle of Jimmy Kimmel is over, but the war between networks and affiliates wages on. Kimmel is once again on the air throughout the country now that rebellious affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair have backed down and agreed to resume airing his ABC late-night show after a weeklong standoff. Kimmel was benched for three nights by ABC after Brendan …
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In March, hundreds of broadcast TV executives gathered at the Salamander DC, a luxury hotel just a few minutes’ walk from the Washington Monument, to talk politics and policy. The National Association of Broadcasters was hosting its annual State Leadership Conference, and speakers included Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington). According to an attendee, the mood was upbeat …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel’s audience was already in their seats when ABC called to tell him that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was suspended. Kimmel appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday night and talked about the moment he got the call telling him the show would be pulled. Disney, which owns ABC, “indefinitely” suspended Kimmel’s show on September 17 after …
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Stephen Colbert is opening up about what happened behind the scenes when he learned CBS was ending The Late Show — and released a video showing the exact moment he learned ABC had suspended his friend Jimmy Kimmel‘s show. Colbert appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night, with both hosts appearing on each other’s programs in …
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest Jimmy Kimmel during Tuesday’s September 30, 2025 show. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS hide caption toggle caption Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Late night TV hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert were guests on each other’s shows Tuesday night, to trade stories about how their shows were canceled — temporarily in Kimmel’s case, or permanently for Colbert. In …
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Jimmy Kimmel stopped by his late-night friend Stephen Colbert‘s show for his first interview since Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned to the air after being suspended by ABC on Sept. 17. During Tuesday night’s episode of The Late Show, Colbert first asked Kimmel to recall how he initially learned his show was “indefinitely” suspended, which he called an “emotional roller coaster” …
Read More »Kimmel and Colbert, Joined in New York, Show a United Front The New York Times ‘Hi Donald’: Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers unite for Trump dig USA Today Jimmy Kimmel came to Brooklyn. Brooklyn came to cheer. The Washington Post Jimmy Kimmel announces guests for Brooklyn shows, including Stephen Colbert, Spike Lee and Emily Blunt CNN Late Night Brotherhood With Kimmel and …
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EXCLUSIVE: Disney‘s risking a high-stakes courtroom showdown about what really went down over Jimmy Kimmel‘s much-criticized suspension unless the Bob Iger-run media giant coughs up some serious documents and information in the next 24 hours. Filming from Brooklyn this week, the sharp-tongued Kimmel’s been back on ABC’s airwaves since September 23 after a weeklong MAGA-induced benching. However, for all the …
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Stephen Colbert is set to be one of Jimmy Kimmel’s guests when he takes his emboldened ABC show to Brooklyn next week. It turns out that it’s part of a double crossover that will also see Kimmel join The Late Show as a guest. Kimmel will appear on The Late Show on Tuesday, September 30 with pop star Sam Smith …
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