"Well, guys, the big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the FCC, leaving everyone thinking, 'WTF?'" Fallon joked.

Jimmy Fallon, host of "The Tonight Show," canceled a Thursday appearance on a Fast Company panel about his new NBC reality series, "On Brand."

Jimmy Kimmel was the talk of late-night television on Thursday, September 18, despite his own show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, being taken off the air by ABC earlier this week. ABC pulled the talk show from its schedules on Wednesday,

The cancellation comes as the late-night television world reels from ABC’s indefinite suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Jimmy Fallon addressed the controversy surrounding Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension on The Tonight Show. He acknowledged that nobody — including himself — really knows all the facts behind ABC’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said — ABC made the decision to “indefinitely suspend” Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show. Kimmel is the second late night stalwart to be axed in recent months following Stephen Colbert and The Late Show‘s cancellation on CBS.

Jimmy Kimmel was taken off air indefinitely on Wednesday, with ABC accused of bowing to pressure from the Trump administration. Now fellow late night hosts Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and Jon Stewart have addressed the issue, offering Kimmel their support while condemning censorship.

Late-night fans were shocked to learn that Jimmy Kimmel Live! was suddenly pulled off the air, sparking questions about whether the beloved talk show was officially canceled and how long the hiatus will last.

ABC confirmed it has indefinitely pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show following comments he made regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Kirk, a right-wing political activist, was assassinated on September 10, 2025, while speaking at a TPUSA public debate event at Utah Valley University. Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson was arrested and charged with his death. Kimmel’s comments about Kirk’s death came during the Monday, September 15, broadcast of Jimmy Kimmel Live!.