Jimmy Kimmel has challenged President Donald Trump to a 'talent competition' after news that his contract with ABC for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' was extended an additional year.

Jimmy Kimmel is set to remain a late-night fixture for at least another year, thanks to a new agreement between the host and ABC. The Jimmy Kimmel talk show extension ensures that Jimmy Kimmel Live! will continue airing through May 2027,

Jimmy Kimmel is excited to stay on the air for another year. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host addressed his one-year contract extension with ABC during the Monday, December 8, episode of his late night show,

When ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! in September, President Donald Trump crowed on social media that the show had been canceled. It wasn’t — Kimmel returned to the air six days later — but during that time, top Disney executives didn’t communicate with the White House.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!” became a flashpoint about free speech in the country after it was temporarily suspended this year.

Jimmy Kimmel has gone scorched earth on Donald Trump after the president raged over scrutiny of his physical health and cognitive decline, RadarOnline. com can reveal.

It would be an understatement to say that this has been an eventful year for long-running talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! This past September, Kimmel’s show was suspended by ABC due to comments he made in relation to the death of political pundit Charlie Kirk.

In December 2025, rumors circulated online that talk show host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel had delivered his "final monologue" on his show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in which he heavily criticized U.S. President Donald Trump.