JUST IN: Jimmy Kimmel Inks Contract Extension With ABC Amid Trump Push for His Ouster

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Dec 8th, 2025, 4:19 pm

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has reportedly signed a one-year extension on his contract with Disney’s ABC network, despite President Donald Trump’s attempts to have him fired.

Kimmel’s contract expires in May 2026, with the extension reportedly running until May 2027.

Bloomberg reported that Kimmel announced news of the contract extension to his staff on Monday.

Kimmel was suspended from his show, , in September after comments on the assassin of GOP activist Charlie 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,” Kimmel sa

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