• Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC after a suspension over controversial comments. • Kimmel praised Disney execs, especially Dana Walden, for their support during the suspension. • Walden is a potential successor to Disney CEO Bob Iger, adding weight to Kimmel's praise.

Jimmy Kimmel praised Disney execs, reflecting on the recent suspension of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and had especially kind words for potential Bob Iger successor Dana Walden.

"I don't think the result would have been as positive if I hadn't talked to Dana as much as I did," he said of Disney's entertainment co-chairman. "It helped me think everything through and where everyone was coming from."

The long-running late-night host spoke during the Bloomberg Screentime media conference on Wednesday.

Comments about Walden have pa

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