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3What to Know About the Suspension, and the Return, of Jimmy Kimmel’s Show
The late-night show returned to the air on Tuesday night, nearly a week after ABC suspended it in response to Mr. Kimmel’s remarks about the shooting of Charlie Kirk.
September 24, 2025, The New York Times
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After ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show for nearly a week over a monologue about the fatal shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the show returned to television on Tuesday night, and the host addressed the controversy.
ABC’s decision to pull the program “indefinitely” last week, made under unusual pressure from the Federal Communications Commission, had set off a political firestorm over free speech and the government’s ability to silence commentary it dislikes.
Here’s what led to the suspension, and what Mr. Kimmel did on his return:
What did Kimmel say that led to the suspension?
In his monologue on Sept. 15, Mr. Kimmel discussed the politics of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting Mr. Kirk.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” he said.
He then joked about President Trump’s response to a reporter who asked about how he was coping with Mr. Kirk’s death. Mr. Trump said he was doing “very good” and then quickly shifted to discussing a new $200 million ballroom being added to the White House.
“Yes, he’s at the fourth stage of grief: construction,” Mr. Kimmel said. “Demolition, construction. This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend; this is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish.”
