Overview
- Page Six published a report Tuesday saying Jimmy Kimmel’s contract will not be extended and that the show would conclude in May 2027.
- ABC and The Walt Disney Company disputed the report as inaccurate and said no final decision about the program’s future has been made.
- Kimmel has a one-year deal that runs through May 2027 and regularly negotiates year-to-year contracts, a fact cited by outlets and sources as central to the timing of the story.
- Anonymous industry sources told Page Six that any end would likely be driven by Disney cost-cutting under CEO Josh D’Amaro rather than Kimmel’s disputes with President Trump.
- The report arrives as late-night TV is shifting after CBS ended Stephen Colbert’s show, guest hosts including Rosie O’Donnell delivered recent ratings boosts, and observers say contract talks and regulatory scrutiny will determine what comes next.