ABC Briefly Pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live

ABC briefly pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! in September after concerns about remarks Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer. Kimmel described the suspension as an “emotional rollercoaster,” saying he learned of it during a bathroom phone call with ABC executives who wanted to “take the temperature down.” Stephen Colbert said he learned of the suspension in real time when an executive producer showed him a text and later shared that clip on Kimmel’s Brooklyn set. Kimmel used his return to late night to blast President Donald Trump, who had celebrated the suspension; on Colbert’s show Kimmel called Trump a “son of a [expletive]” and accused him of rejoicing over job losses. ABC/Disney restored Kimmel’s program after a short hiatus, a development that came amid broader late-night upheaval including Colbert’s announced end of The Late Show next year.