A rumor that ABC had fired comedian Jimmy Kimmel from hosting the game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" circulated online in mid-September 2025, largely through social media posts on Facebook. Snopes readers also searched the site looking for more information about the claim.

Will ABC bring Jimmy Kimmel back -- or will it kick him off the air for good? The network faces a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't situation.

Jimmy Kimmel has become a cultural fixture over two decades in late-night television, blending humor with political satire.

"We don't know anything," the unidentified employee tells PEOPLE exclusively on Friday, Sept. 19, just two days after ABC made the decision to "indefinitely" pull Jimmy Kimmel 's show off the air after the host's recent remarks about the late right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk. "We're all on standby."

Bill Maher addressed ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, comparing it to his own cancellation over two decades ago by the same network.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr told Hannity that ABC affiliates were right to drop Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday, saying broadcasters must serve the public interest and not politics.

Ted Cruz slammed the FCC’s “mafioso” approach to silencing Jimmy Kimmel “dangerous as hell” and warned Republicans there could be consequences.