{"id":4349,"date":"2026-06-02T13:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jimmy-kimmel-sheds-light-on-late-night-exit-plans-after-stephen-colberts-show-ends\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T13:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T13:15:52","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-sheds-light-on-late-night-exit-plans-after-stephen-colberts-show-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jimmy-kimmel-sheds-light-on-late-night-exit-plans-after-stephen-colberts-show-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel sheds light on late-night exit plans after Stephen Colbert&#8217;s show ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F129487663.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel is thinking about how and when to end his late-night talk show after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/19\/celebrity-news\/why-stephen-colbert-thinks-late-show-cancellation-saved-his-life\/\">\u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d was canceled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel a little bit defeated by it,\u201d Kimmel<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/jimmy-kimmel-profile-donald-trump-late-night-suspension.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> told Vulture<\/a> in an interview published Monday about CBS\u2019 decision to axe Colbert\u2019s program.   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a lot of ways, I feel like I\u2019m looking at my own future,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jimmy Kimmel (seen above) admitted that he feels \u201cdefeated\u201d about Stephen Colbert\u2019s talk show being canceled. <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kimmel (seen above with Colbert) said he\u2019s looking at his own talk-show future in the wake of Colbert\u2019s show ending. <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The comedian, who has hosted \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d on ABC since 2003 and was taken off the air for six days in September for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/17\/entertainment\/jimmy-kimmels-late-night-show-pulled-off-the-air-over-his-controversial-charlie-kirk-remarks\/\">a comment regarding Charlie Kirk\u2019s death<\/a>, pushed back on the \u201csilly\u201d criticism of late-night TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are far more people watching late-night TV than there ever were, if you look at the number of views me and my colleagues get online every day and add in our linear-television ratings,\u201d Kimmel stated. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not just dying of natural causes,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe\u2019re being poisoned.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The comedian (pictured above on ABC\u2019s \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d) pushed back on the \u201csilly\u201d criticism that no one is watching late-night TV. <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption>Kimmel (seen above with Dan Levy) insisted \u201cthere are far more people watching late-night TV than there ever were.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kimmel explained that he\u2019s unsure if he\u2019ll renew his contract with ABC in May 2027 or announce his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to me to be responsible,\u201d he said about how he might end his show. \u201cI know I could go out in a blaze of glory and get a lot of applause for it, but it would be a very selfish thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The father of four also admitted that \u201cprofessionally,\u201d he has \u201cno idea\u201d what he\u2019ll do after he retires from late-night. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreedom is what I want more than anything,\u201d he shared. \u201cI want to be able to go fishing because the fishing\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kimmel (pictured above with Jennifer Lopez) said he\u2019s not sure if he\u2019ll renew his contract with ABC in May 2027. <span class=\"credit\">Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Colbert (seen above) hosted his final late-night show on May 21. <span class=\"credit\">Scott Kowalchyk \/CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kimmel\u2019s longtime producer, Erin Irwin, told Vulture the comedian has \u201cbeen talking about leaving for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Irwin said that while she hopes the show continues through the 2028 presidential election, she doesn\u2019t know \u201cif Jimmy can do it for that long.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s tired,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, Colbert, 62, announced CBS was pulling the plug on \u201cThe Late Night\u201d franchise, which was hosted by David Letterman from 1993 until 2015 when Colbert took over.<\/p>\n<p>The decision came shortly after Colbert criticized Paramount for settling with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/02\/media\/paramount-cbs-agree-to-pay-trump-30-million-in-harris-60-minutes-election-interference-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Trump for $16 million<\/a>\u00a0after he sued the company for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/xn--for%20allegedly%20deceptive%20editing%20of%20a%2060%20minutes%20interview-h420crc.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allegedly editing a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview<\/a>\u00a0with his presidential opponent Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Colbert was joined by his fellow late-night hosts including Kimmel, as pictured above. <span class=\"credit\">Scott Kowalchyk \/CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Colbert criticized Paramount for settling a lawsuit with President Trump before CBS axed the show. <span class=\"credit\">Scott Kowalchyk  \/CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But CBS insisted they canceled the series as a \u201cpurely financial decision\u201d\u00a0that was \u201cnot related in any way to the show\u2019s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/celebrity-news\/how-stephen-colbert-signed-off-in-final-late-show-episode\/\">Colbert\u2019s final show<\/a> aired on May 21. <\/p>\n<p>Fellow ate-night hosts Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver and John Stewart all appeared on the episode with words of wisdom to help Colbert process the end of his show.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/02\/celebrity-news\/jimmy-kimmel-sheds-light-on-late-night-exit-plans-after-stephen-colberts-show-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Kimmel is thinking about how and when to end his late-night talk show 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