Gregg Donovan and Dandidi or “Hollywood Harlequin” show indicators on the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, the place “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is recorded to rejoice the present’s return on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on Sept 23, 2025.
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“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returns to air Tuesday night, roughly one week after the late night time present was suspended by Disney’s ABC broadcast community.
The program was initially pulled “indefinitely” following feedback by host Kimmel throughout a present monologue that criticized President Donald Trump’s MAGA motion for his or her response to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.
The media trade, followers and critics are eagerly awaiting the comic’s pre-taped monologue as it is going to be the primary time he had publicly addressed the matter.
Ahead of the present’s taping, protesters and supporters appeared outdoors the El Capitan Entertainment Centre in Hollywood.
“He should be off the air for another full week if not a full month to think about what he said,” Perry Caravello, a YouTuber who was protesting Kimmel’s return to air, advised CNBC outdoors the studio Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Gregg Donovan, who donned a black prime hat and crimson blazer, carried a laminated signal welcoming Kimmel back.
“This is America,” he stated. “I don’t think free speech will ever really be threatened.”
Live viewers members have been ushered inside shortly. Doors to the theater will shut at 4:30 pm PT with taping set to start at 4:45pm PT. The taping usually takes 90 minutes.
Kimmel’s suspension got here amid statements from Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr that instructed ABC and its affiliate stations could be at risk of losing broadcast licenses over the feedback.
Local station house owners Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair each deliberate to preempt the show’s return on Tuesday. Together, they personal roughly 70 ABC affiliate stations.
Kimmel, ABC and Disney are the latest targets of Trump’s scrutiny of media companies, which has intensified throughout his second time period marked by high-profile defamation lawsuits, the defunding of public broadcasters and regulatory interference from the FCC.
Perry Caravello protests on the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, the place “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is recorded, in response to the present’s return, on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on Sept 23, 2025. “He should be off the air for another full week if not a full month to think about what he said.”
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A Jimmy Kimmel supporter shows an indication on the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, the place “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is recorded to rejoice the present’s return on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on Sept 23, 2025.
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The El Capitan Entertainment Centre, the place “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is recorded, is seen on the day of the present’s return to air, on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on Sept 23, 2025.
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Gregg Donovan shows an indication on the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, the place “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is recorded to rejoice the present’s return on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on Sept 23, 2025.
Gabriel Cortes | CNBC
Dandidi or “Hollywood Harlequin” shows an indication on the El Capitan Entertainment Centre, the place “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is recorded to rejoice the present’s return on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on Sept 23, 2025.
Gabriel Cortes | CNBC
CNBC’s Gabriel Cortes contributed reporting from Los Angeles
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