{"id":2519163,"date":"2025-12-09T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-will-stay-with-abc-through-2027-spurning-retirement\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:21:53","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-will-stay-with-abc-through-2027-spurning-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jimmy-kimmel-will-stay-with-abc-through-2027-spurning-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel will stay with ABC through 2027, spurning retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjimmy-kimmel-will-stay-with-abc-through-2027-spurning-retirement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519163&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Late-night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">host<\/a> Jimmy Kimmel has renewed his contract with ABC through 2027,deciding to continue hosting *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* despite public pressure and criticism from former President Donald Trump. Trump has repeatedly called for Kimmel to be taken off the air, including a recent demand on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media<\/a>. Earlier controversies, such as Kimmel&#8217;s comments linking charlie Kirk&#8217;s alleged murderer to the MAGA movement, temporarily sidelined him, but he has as returned to the show and experienced his highest viewership in years. Kimmel has responded to Trump&#8217;s criticism with humor. The renewal positions Kimmel to perhaps retire in 2027 after 25 years on air, coinciding with Stephen Colbert&#8217;s planned exit in 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jimmy Kimmel will stay with ABC through 2027, spurning retirement amid Trump feud<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2439456\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Late-night host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893279\/trump-revives-demands-abc-take-jimmy-kimmel-show-off-air\/\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> will return for one more year after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abc-news\/\">ABC<\/a> renewed his contract through 2027.<\/p>\n<p>There were questions about whether the star of <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> would retire from his show due to pressure from the public and President Donald Trump. Trump most recently said in a Nov. 19 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115580455960616035\">Truth Social<\/a> post, &ldquo;Get the bum off the air!!!&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3910629\/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson-antisemitism-piers-morgan\/\">Nick Fuentes said he expected Tucker Carlson to press him on antisemitism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3910400\/david-ellison-trying-save-theatrical-movie-business-warner-bros-offer\/\">David Ellison is &#8216;trying to save&#8217; theatrical movie business with offer to Warner Bros. Discovery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3909535\/what-netflix-acquisition-of-warner-bros-means-for-the-movies\/\">What Netflix&rsquo;s acquisition of Warner Bros. means for the movies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I am pleased to announce another no-talent year!&rdquo; Kimmel said in an Instagram post on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel landed in boiling-hot water earlier this year after he suggested in September that Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s alleged murderer was part of the MAGA camp. Disney yanked him off the air, and many station owners preempted the show.<\/p>\n<p>His future was in doubt after the controversy, but tempers eventually cooled, and Kimmel was allowed to return to the air. Kimmel&rsquo;s return drew his largest audience ever, with an average of nearly 2 million viewers per night in the third quarter of this year, according to Nielsen data.<\/p>\n<p>He apologized for his comments in his return to the air, saying that &ldquo;it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The decision to bring Kimmel back will likely irk Trump, who mocked Kimmel on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center on Monday. He called Kimmel a &ldquo;terrible&rdquo; host and &ldquo;not-so-great.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel responded with humor. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is very hurtful. I thought we were friends. I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively ... that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know what&rsquo;s going on. He is really fixated. I&rsquo;m starting to think he might have a crush on me,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893279\/trump-revives-demands-abc-take-jimmy-kimmel-show-off-air\/\">TRUMP REVIVES DEMANDS ABC TAKE JIMMY KIMMEL OFF THE AIR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CNN <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/18\/entertainment\/abc-jimmy-kimmel-what-comes-next\">reported<\/a> in September that Disney hoped Kimmel would be back. His return sets up a possible retirement tour that doesn&rsquo;t overlap with fellow late-night host Stephen Colbert&rsquo;s recent decision to step down from his show in May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel has hosted <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> since 2003, and 2027 will be his 25th year hosting the show. He&rsquo;ll leave in May of that year if he lets his contract expire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Kimmel extends ABC contract through 2027 despite Trump feud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2519164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25303175744309.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7261,35768,43710,7620,52130],"class_list":["post-2519163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abc","tag-contract-extension","tag-jimmy-kimmel","tag-retirement","tag-television-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25303175744309.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519163"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519167,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519163\/revisions\/2519167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}