Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show set to end in 2027 after 24 years on air

Next season of ABC’s late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be the last, Page Six is told.

“His contract is not getting extended,” a source familiar with the situation explained.

The season begins Tuesday and would wrap up, after 24 years on the air, in May 2027.

A spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told us, “[This] information is inaccurate — any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.”

Kimmel takes pride in signing year-to-year deals, which are rare in the TV biz and allow him unusual flexibility.

The news comes on the heels of Rosie O’Donnell completing a four-night guest-hosting run on his show that was a ratings success.

O’Donnell was “in her element,” a source told us. So much so that she went viral for mocking her longtime nemesis, President Trump, by performing a parody of the traditional Irish song “Danny Boy” that she called “Donnie Boy.”

Kimmel has been fronting the show since 2003, making him one of the longest-running network late-night hosts.

Insiders say the move is unlikely to be related to Kimmel’s antagonistic relationship with the Trump administration.

Kimmel was embroiled in a nasty feud with Trump earlier this year after he quipped that first lady Melania Trump “had a glow like an expectant widow,” days before a third assassination attempt on the president.

An infuriated Trump immediately called for ABC to fire him. He also criticized the late-night host for his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September 2025, which subsequently found him temporarily yanked off the air under Disney CEO Bob Iger.

But our sources say new Disney boss Josh D’Amaro wouldn’t be swayed by politics.

“He’s not afraid of the administration … Josh isn’t folding,” the TV insider said.

D’Amaro has reportedly been offering veteran execs early retirement packages as part of restructuring and cost-cutting across the company.

Cost reductions may have played a factor in their decision to part ways with Kimmel because, as one ABC source said, “it wouldn’t have anything to do with Trump.”

Coincidentally, ABC and Disney sued the Federal Communications Commission the day after O’Donnell’s “Kimmel” debut, accusing it of attacking its free speech by requesting to review ABC’s broadcasting licenses earlier than usual.

It’s a tumultuous time in late-night television. CBS just ended the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in May.

Via: Page Six