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Jimmy Kimmel Returns to the ABC

By Jeralyn, Section Colorado News
Posted on Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 04:50:22 PM EST
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Jimmy Kimmel will be back on the air tomorrow night, according to a statement released by Disney, which read:

Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.

There's lots of speculation about what Jimmy will say in his opening monologue. Will he begin with an apology to the Kirk family? Or will he double down on the impropriety of the actions of Disney, ABC and Nextar in removing him, which even a middle-schooler knows were in derogation of his First Amendment constitutional rights?

How will America's authoritarian-in-chief respond?

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    Jimmy Kimmel Returns to the ABC | 8 comments (8 topical)

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    I wonder if the Trump (none / 0) (#1)
    by jondee on Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 04:54:57 PM EST
    and Maga jokes are going to taper off after this?

    I have a feeling Jimmy has too much self respect to knuckle under completely.

    I don't think Jimmy will change much (none / 0) (#2)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 05:04:37 PM EST
    He won.  He can be gracious.  It's interesting that afaik he has said nothing publicly.

    I expect he might say something nice about the wife.

    Just said on another thread I hope he says ok, with that out of the way, let's talk about the Epstein files.  

    A subject Charlie Kirk himself spoke about many times.  Charlie said release the files.  

    Some analyst on CNN (none / 0) (#3)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 05:17:54 PM EST
    said (speculated) that Disney must have spoken to Sinclair and Nexstar. He said they would have handled them before the announcement.

    I've never watched Jimmy Kimmel (none / 0) (#4)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 05:20:33 PM EST
    I guess I have to find a way.   I don't really have network channels.  

    I bet (none / 0) (#5)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 05:21:51 PM EST
    I'm not the only one. It's going to be big audience

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    Ironically (none / 0) (#6)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 05:23:54 PM EST
    I just realized my HULU/Disney subscription I cancelled is still good for another week.

    So I'm sure I can probably find it.

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    It could have been worse (none / 0) (#7)
    by jondee on Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 05:32:49 PM EST
    it could have been Ricky Gervase hosting a late night talk show instead of Jimmy Kimmel.

    I might have to take back (none / 0) (#8)
    by CaptHowdy on Mon Sep 22, 2025 at 06:09:29 PM EST
    some of the things I've said over the years about Michael Eisner.  Who ran Disney in the years when I was a mouseketeer.

    What he said was good.  Good for him.

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