Jimmy Kimmel Randy Holmes/Disney/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text Jimmy Kimmel will remain at ABC for a while longer. The late night host has signed a one-year extension with the network that will take Jimmy Kimmel Live! through the end of the 2026-27 TV season. Kimmel's current deal was set to end in May 2026. The extension, first reported by Bloomberg, comes on the heels of a tumultous few months for Kimmel that saw him briefly suspended in September for comments about the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a record audience for his return and ongoing sparring with President Donald Trump. Related Stories News 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' EP Molly McNearney: "Fight for What We Know Is Right" in Defending Free Speech Person of Interest 'Dancing With the Stars' Was the "Dream" Robert Irwin "Always Knew" It Would Be Kimmel thought that when he was initially suspended by ABC, that his tenure on the network was coming to an end. "I thought that it's over. I was like, I'm never coming back on the air," he told Stephen Colbert. Of course, the preemption ended up begin short-lived, despite some complaints from major ABC affiliates Sinclair and Nexstar. Kimmel's future at ABC had been in doubt, given the May expiration of his contract. He told Bloomberg in October that he had not yet decided on what he would do, but that he keeps answering the question. "I often answer that question, and then I do the opposite of what I said," Kimmel quipped. "I previously said, 'this is going to be like my last one,' the last three contracts. So I've learned not to say anything anymore, because it upsets my staff. It's best that when I make a decision, I will make that decision." Now he has made a decision, albeit a short-term one. Of course that doesn't preclude him from signing another deal a year from now. Kimmel's head writer (and wife) Molly McNearney addressed his suspension at The Hollywood Reporter's Women In Entertainment brunch last week. "Fear is contagious. But the good news is, so is bravery," McNearney. "I've watched Jimmy and my friends and my co-workers hold our leaders accountable without fear night after night. I've watched other late night shows and journalists and lawyers and activists and politicians and civilians in the street stick their neck out there for all of us." "No one - not the FCC, not ABC standards and practices, not even President Trump himself - has taken more action to infringe upon and forcibly limit my speech than Molly McNearney," Kimmel quipped in introducing her. Alex Weprin contributed to this report. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed 'Percy Jackson' Grows Up Golden Globes Charlie Brooker's 'Black Mirror' Journey: From Pig F***ing to First Golden Globe Nomination Stephen Colbert Conan O'Brien Gives Stephen Colbert Advice on Life After Late Night: "There Are So Many Different Things That You Can Do" Live Feed Simu Liu's Brain Has Been Hacked in Peacock's 'Copenhagen Test' Trailer Pixar Why Disney Chose 'Monsters, Inc.,' Which Last Put Out a Movie in 2013, for 2025's 'Funday Football' Game White Lotus Jason Isaacs Thanks Mike White for His "Fabulous" 'White Lotus' Golden Globe Nom - and Issues Industry Rallying Cry: "Cinema Is Under Threat" Live Feed 'Percy Jackson' Grows Up Golden Globes Charlie Brooker's 'Black Mirror' Journey: From Pig F***ing to First Golden Globe Nomination Stephen Colbert Conan O'Brien Gives Stephen Colbert Advice on Life After Late Night: "There Are So Many Different Things That You Can Do" Live Feed Simu Liu's Brain Has Been Hacked in Peacock's 'Copenhagen Test' Trailer Pixar Why Disney Chose 'Monsters, Inc.,' Which Last Put Out a Movie in 2013, for 2025's 'Funday Football' Game White Lotus Jason Isaacs Thanks Mike White for His "Fabulous" 'White Lotus' Golden Globe Nom - and Issues Industry Rallying Cry: "Cinema Is Under Threat"