Just as the comedian was returning from summer break on Tuesday, Page Six<\/a> reported that his upcoming season will be his last. <\/p>\n \u201cHis contract is not getting extended,\u201d a source familiar with the matter told the entertainment publication. <\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which has been on air for nearly 24 years, will remain in the ABC lineup at least until May 2027 after the host signed a one-year deal, as reported by multiple outlets last December.<\/p>\n But an ABC spokesperson said in a statement shared with The Independent that Page Six\u2019s reporting that the show will be canceled next year is \u201cinaccurate\u201d and that \u201cany reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimmel has been a longtime critic of Donald Trump<\/a>, but his jokes targeting the president\u2019s MAGA base in the past year or so have grown increasingly controversial. <\/p>\n His show was briefly suspended in September <\/a>following comments he made on air about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk<\/a>. When he returned about a week later, Kimmel shared his regrets for his remarks<\/a>, choking up as he said, \u201cIt was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump, then 79, called for Kimmel to be fired<\/a> in April after the late-night host joked on his show during a parody of the upcoming White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner about First Lady Melania Trump, then 55.<\/p>\n \u201cMrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow,\u201d Kimmel said at the time. <\/p>\n The real event abruptly ended after a gunman tried to storm into the ballroom <\/a>of The Washington Hilton, where Trump, Melania, several members of his administration and D.C. journalists were attending the gala. <\/p>\n \u201cI appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel\u2019s despicable call to violence, and normally would not be responsive to anything that he said but, this is something far beyond the pale,\u201d Trump wrote<\/a> on Truth Social at the time. <\/p>\n![\"ABC](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2279139554.jpg\")
ABC has dismissed claims that Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show is ending next year (Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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‘Any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative,’ an ABC spokesperson said (Getty Images)<\/p>\n