Jimmy Kimmel Live mysteriously cancelled at last minute leaving viewers baffled

The popular talk show was unexpectedly pulled from ABC’s schedule on Thursday night, just moments before airing. The episode was set to feature actor David Duchovny, Stranger Things star Joe Keery, and musician Madison Beer.

ABC offered no direct explanation for the sudden cancellation. However, according to LateNighter, the decision was related to “a personal matter.” As a result, the network replaced the planned episode with a rerun from October 28, leaving audiences confused.

“Due to unforeseen circumstances, @jimmykimmellive needed to reschedule my performance that was originally scheduled to air tonight to a later date,” wrote Madison Beer on X.

Background on Kimmel’s recent suspension

This episode follows a recent controversy involving the host. In September, Jimmy Kimmel was temporarily suspended after comments he made about the Charlie Kirk assassination on his September 15 broadcast. During the segment, he criticized what he described as “the MAGA gang” for “desperately trying to characterize” the suspect “as anything other than one of them.”

Two days later, Federal Communications Commission chief Brendan Carr reportedly took disciplinary action, and that same day Disney suspended the show. Kimmel returned to the air on September 23.

Author’s Summary

Jimmy Kimmel Live was abruptly cancelled due to a personal issue, just weeks after Kimmel’s return from suspension for controversial remarks about political reactions to an assassination.

London Evening Standard — 2025-11-07