Jimmy Kimmel was suspended indefinitely from his late-night show by ABC on September 17, 2025. This action came after he made controversial remarks about the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a September 15 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" ABC decided to pull the show off the air following backlash from conservative broadcasters, the FCC chairman, and political pressure.
Kimmel was not officially "fired" in the sense of a contract termination at that time; rather, the show was taken off air indefinitely, and his contract was still set to expire in May 2026. The suspension was unprecedented and largely politically motivated due to the backlash over Kimmel's comments criticizing the MAGA movement's response to Kirk's death.