US EditionJimmy Kimmel Explains How He Learned He Was Being Yanked Off the Air — and Thought He’d Never Return
- Jimmy Kimmel learned on September 17 that ABC executives decided to pull his show off the air indefinitely amid controversy over a recent monologue.
- The suspension followed Kimmel's critical comments about Charlie Kirk supporters, and ABC cited a need to 'take the temperature down' amid FCC pressure.
- Kimmel took the call discreetly in his office bathroom, lost a vote among executives about continuing the broadcast, and had to dismiss the audience who were already seated during the taping.
- He returned to air on September 23 with a highly rated emotional monologue, joking the taping was 'the show the FCC doesn't want you to see' and invoking Stephen Colbert as a guest.
- The incident highlighted tensions between late-night shows and the Trump administration, with some attributing the suspension to political motives linked to Paramount's merger approval.
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