The move came after ABC affiliates, including Nexstar, said they planned to preempt the comedian's late night show over his recent comments. ABC pulls Jimmy Kim

The move came after ABC affiliates, including Nexstar, said they planned to preempt the comedian's late night show over his recent comments.

ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live from air indefinitely following host's Charlie Kirk comments

The move came after ABC affiliates, including Nexstar, said they planned to preempt the comedian's late night show over his recent comments.

By Wesley Stenzel

September 17, 2025 7:03 p.m. ET

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*Jimmy Kimmel Live* is being pulled from the air.

ABC's late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Kimmel has been preempted indefinitely, a spokesperson for the network told **.

The news comes in the wake of ABC affiliates, include Nexstar Media Group, announcing that they would preempt Kimmel's show in the wake of the host's comments about the death of Charlie Kirk.

Representatives for Kimmel did not immediately respond to EW's request for comment.

Jimmy Kimmel at UCLA's 'Tase for a Cure' event in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 2, 2025.

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"Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets," Nexstar said in a press release.

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On Monday's episode of *Jimmy Kimmel Live*, the host said of Kirk's alleged killer Tyler Robinson, "We had 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 with everything they can to score political points from it."

Andrew Alford, who serves as the president of Nexstar's broadcasting division, called Kimmel's comments about the matter "offensive and insensitive" in a press release. "We do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located," Alford said.

He went on, "Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue."

*This is a developing story. Check back for updates.***

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