{"id":8428,"date":"2026-09-08T22:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8428"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:12:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:12:51","slug":"exclusive-jimmy-kimmels-late-night-show-set-to-end-after-next-season-after-24-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8428","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show set to end after next season after 24 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late night show is expected to come to an end in 2027, we hear, with sources telling Page Six that next season of ABC\u2019s late night show \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d will be the last.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis contract is not getting extended,\u201d a source familiar with the situation explained.<\/p>\n

The season begins on Tuesday and would wrap up with his final episode, after 24 years on the air, in May.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told us, \u201c[this] information is inaccurate \u2013 any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimmel famously takes pride in signing year-to-year deals, which is rare in the TV biz and allows him an unusual flexibility.<\/p>\n

The news comes on the heels of Rosie O\u2019Donnell completing a successful four-night guest hosting run on his show that ended up being a ratings success. <\/p>\n

O\u2019Donnell was \u201cin her element,\u201d a source told us. So much so that she went viral for her mocking her longtime nemesis Trump by performing a parody of traditional Irish song \u201cDanny Boy\u201d she dubbed \u201cDonnie Boy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimmel has been fronting the show since 2003, making him one of the longest-running network late night hosts behind only David Letterman and Johnny Carson.<\/p>\n

Insiders say the move is unlikely to be related to Kimmel\u2019s infamously antagonistic relationship with the Trump administration. <\/p>\n

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Kimmel was embroiled in a nasty feud with President Trump last year after he quipped that First Lady Melania Trump \u201chad a glow like an expectant widow,\u201d days before before a third assassination attempt on the president.<\/p>\n

An infuriated Trump immediately called for ABC to fire him. He also criticized the late night host on his remarks about Charlie Kirk\u2019s assasination, which subsequently found him yanked off the air temporarily under Disney CEO Bob Iger.<\/p>\n

But out sources say new Disney boss Josh D\u2019Amaro wouldn\u2019t be swayed by politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not afraid of the administration\u2026 Josh isn\u2019t folding,\u201d the TV insider said.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Amaro has reportedly been offering veteran execs at the company early retirement packages as part of restructuring and cost-cutting across the company. <\/p>\n

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Cost reductions may have played a factor in their decision to part ways with Kimmel because, as one ABC source said, \u201cit wouldn\u2019t have anything to do with Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, ABC and Disney sued the FCC the day after O\u2019Donnell\u2019s \u201cKimmel\u201d debut, accusing it of attacking its free speech by requesting to review ABC\u2019s broadcasting licenses earlier than usual.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a tumultuous time in late night. CBS just ended the \u201cLate Show,\u201d with Stephen Colbert in May.<\/p>\n

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