{"id":194613,"date":"2025-09-22T20:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/jimmy-kimmel-to-return-to-abc-on-tuesday-in-stunning-reversal\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T20:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T20:13:28","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-to-return-to-abc-on-tuesday-in-stunning-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/jimmy-kimmel-to-return-to-abc-on-tuesday-in-stunning-reversal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel to Return to ABC on Tuesday In Stunning Reversal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Less than one week after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/jimmy-kimmel-livid-after-being-suspended-for-charlie-kirk-comments-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> amid pressure from the FCC, the network announced today that the comedian\u2019s talk show will return to the airwaves on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes just one day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-says-she-forgives-charlies-shooter-as-trump-doubles-down-on-hate-for-opponents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Donald Trump blasted Kimmel as \u201cuntalented\u201d <\/a>during his speech at the memorial for Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>ABC\u2019s parent company Disney confirmed the news in a statement issued Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2201392408-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel attends as Keep Memory Alive hosts star-studded lineup at annual \" power=\"\" of=\"\" love=\"\" gala=\"\" at=\"\" mgm=\"\" grand=\"\" garden=\"\" arena=\"\" on=\"\" february=\"\" in=\"\" las=\"\" vegas=\"\" nevada.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535828 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2201392408-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2201392408-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2201392408-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2201392408-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2201392408-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2201392408-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2201392408-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2201392408-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimmy Kimmel attends as Keep Memory Alive hosts star-studded lineup at annual \u201cPower Of Love\u201d gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg\/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-disney-announced-kimmel-s-return-to-the-airwaves\">Disney announced Kimmel\u2019s return to the airwaves<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cLast 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,\u201d the Walt Disney Company said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/jimmy-kimmel-returns-late-night-disney-tuesday-1236525670\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision is sure to be a controversial one, as many Americans still believe that Kimmel\u2019s joke about Trump\u2019s reaction to the shooting was somehow sufficient cause to prompt a government intervention.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-799x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage at The Alliance For Women In Media Foundation's 50th Annual Gracie Awards Gala at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 20, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. \" class=\"wp-image-535829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-1597x2048.jpg 1597w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-749x960.jpg 749w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-842x1080.jpg 842w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-936x1200.jpg 936w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-scaled.jpg 1997w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-799x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage at The Alliance For Women In Media Foundation's 50th Annual Gracie Awards Gala at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 20, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. \" class=\"wp-image-535829 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-768x985.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-1597x2048.jpg 1597w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-749x960.jpg 749w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-842x1080.jpg 842w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-936x1200.jpg 936w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-scaled.jpg 1997w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2216189022-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage at The Alliance For Women In Media Foundation\u2019s 50th Annual Gracie Awards Gala at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on May 20, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But for the most part, the move was an unpopular one, that led even staunch Trump allies like Ted Cruz to speak out against what he described as a dangerous revocation of First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-037b4e\">The American Civil Liberties Union issued an open letter signed by more than 400 celebrities, in which Disney\u2019s decision was characterized as a \u201cdark moment for freedom of speech in our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-20aa15\">\u201cWe the people must never accept government threats to our freedom of speech,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/defend-free-speech-letter-kimmel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0the letter says<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-20aa15\">\u201cEfforts by leaders to pressure artists, journalists, and companies with retaliation for their speech strike at the heart of what it means to live in a free country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel attends the ABC Walt Disney Television Upfront on May 14, 2019 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-535830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-960x638.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Kimmel attends the ABC Walt Disney Television Upfront on May 14, 2019 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-535830 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-960x638.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1149153761-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jimmy Kimmel attends the ABC Walt Disney Television Upfront on May 14, 2019 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-c905f9\">The list of stars who signed the letter included such names as Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Billy Crystal, Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Selena Gomez, Tom Hanks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, Meryl Streep, and Kerry Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t go around firing somebody because you\u2019re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian, criminal administration in the Oval Office,\u201d ex-late night host David Letterman remarked, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/media\/jimmy-kimmel-abc-return-tuesday-rcna232335?taid=68d1a61b319ca900014b0bcf&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel has yet to address ABC\u2019s decision publicly, but you can be sure he\u2019ll share his thoughts during his opening monologue tomorrow night.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/jimmy-kimmel-to-return-to-abc-on-tuesday-in-stunning-reversal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Less than one week after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel amid pressure from the FCC, the network announced today that the comedian\u2019s talk show will return to the airwaves on Tuesday. 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