Headline Roundup • September 24th, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Returns to ABC
Arts And Entertainment,Jimmy Kimmel,Cancel Culture,Rhetoric,1st Amendment,ABC News,Disney,Assassination Of Charlie Kirk
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned to ABC’s stage on Tuesday night after the show’s controversial suspension and reinstatement by ABC’s parent company, Disney.
The Show: In reference to his comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination that led to his suspension, Kimmel tearfully told viewers that it was not his intention to “make light of a murder of a young man.” He said, “For those who think I did point a finger, I get why you’re upset. If the situation was reversed, there’s a good chance I’d have felt the same way.” Kimmel additionally took the stance that efforts to take the show off the air are “un-American.”
For Context: Disney indefinitely suspended the show in an effort to “avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.” The suspension followed Kimmel’s comment that President Donald Trump’s response to the assassination was “not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend” but “how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish.” Disney reinstated the show after “thoughtful conversations with Jimmy.”
Trump’s Response: Trump called Kimmel “yet another arm of the DNC” and announced potential plans to test ABC on what would be a “major Illegal Campaign Contribution… Let’s see how we do. Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative. A true bunch of losers! Let Jimmy Kimmel rot in his bad Ratings.”
How The Media Covered It: Outlets on the left focused more on Kimmel’s “eloquent and emotional” monologue, as CNN Business (Lean Left bias) called it. Outlets on the right alternatively highlighted some conservatives’ criticism of his reinstatement.
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