Jimmy Kimmel’s Late-Evening Present Abruptly Pulled Off Air

Jimmy Kimmel’s long-running late-night program has abruptly gone darkish, leaving viewers and Hollywood insiders scrambling for solutions.

The host’s Thursday evening episode was unexpectedly pulled simply hours earlier than air, reportedly over “a private matter.”

The mysterious cancellation has fueled widespread hypothesis, as neither Kimmel nor ABC has addressed the rationale behind the last-minute change.

The episode was slated to characteristic actor David Duchovny, “Stranger Issues” star Joe Keery, and singer Madison Beer. Nonetheless, it by no means made it to broadcast.

As a substitute, an older October 28 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” aired as a substitute.

The unexplained choice blindsided each the viewers and the present’s visitors.

Beer broke the information on social media at 6:33 p.m. ET Thursday, writing on X, “Attributable to unexpected circumstances, @jimmykimmellive wanted to reschedule my efficiency that was initially scheduled to air tonight to a later date.”

In the meantime, nobody at ABC has commented on the abrupt cancellation, although LateNighter reported that the incident stemmed from “a private matter.”

Followers who had tickets to the taping had been additionally left in limbo.

One viewer shared an e mail allegedly despatched by the present’s viewers workforce, which learn, per the Each day Mail, “Tonight’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Reside has been postponed. Apologies for any inconvenience. Will [sic] will contact you to reschedule for a future taping. Thanks.”

“Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” sometimes movies Monday by means of Thursday at 4:30 p.m. PST and airs later that evening at 11:35 p.m.

The unexplained disruption comes on the heels of an earlier controversy involving the host.

In September, the present was briefly pulled from the air after Kimmel made remarks about Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer.

The comic had criticized “the MAGA gang” for “desperately attempting to characterize” the suspect “as something aside from one among them” throughout a September 15 broadcast.

Following the remarks, Jimmy Kimmel was reprimanded by Federal Communications Fee boss Brendan Carr, prompting Disney to droop the present. It returned on September 23.

This summer season, the host attended anti-Trump protests and later shared his participation on-line.

Throughout a current look on the “We Can Do Arduous Issues” podcast, Kimmel revealed that his son as soon as requested if former President Trump had gotten him suspended.

“I feel I mentioned sure,” Kimmel admitted. His spouse, Molly McNearney, who co-heads the present, added, “We did. We truly each mentioned sure at the very same time.”

The thriller surrounding Kimmel’s newest disappearance from the airwaves has solely deepened, leaving audiences questioning what actually occurred behind the scenes.

Final month, Erika Kirk revealed that she turned down an invite to seem on “Jimmy Kimmel Reside!” after the late-night host reportedly reached out to apologize for controversial feedback he made about her husband, Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer.

Following the right-wing activist’s assassination, Kimmel mentioned on air that the “MAGA gang” was attempting to painting suspect Tyler Robinson as “something aside from one among them.” The remarks sparked vital backlash and led to the comic’s non permanent suspension.

Talking to Fox Information’s Jesse Watters, Erika defined that she was contacted by the present’s community however refused to participate.

“I advised them thanks, we obtained their observe. This isn’t our subject. It is not our mess,” she mentioned.

Erika went on to sentence Kimmel’s strategy, suggesting the gesture lacked sincerity.

“For those who wanna say I am sorry to somebody who’s grieving, go proper forward. But when that is not in your coronary heart, then do not do it. I do not need it. I do not want it,” she mentioned, in keeping with the New York Submit.