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Disney president Dana Walden says ABC is working through ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ future

Variety reports that Walden called late-night a challenging daypart despite Kimmel’s rising ratings.

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Variety reports that Walden said Disney is weighing Kimmel’s wishes, their partnership and the business as it considers his future on ABC. She said his ratings are up, but the broadcast late-night audience is smaller, and millions watching parts of the show on YouTube does not make it lucrative enough for a premium talk show. Variety says Page Six reported in September that Kimmel would step back after his contract expires in May 2027; ABC denied the report.

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@VarietyDisney president Dana Walden on the future of Jimmy Kimmel on ABC: “It’s a very challenging daypart, late-night. That’s not to say that Jimmy is not doing a phenomenal job, and his ratings are up, but they’re up relative to a smaller audience that’s watching late night on broadcast television. Obviously, there’s a YouTube channel. Millions of people are watching, on demand, parts of that show. That is not a lucrative opportunity for a very premium talk show, so we’re trying to make sense of the business while also honoring a deep partnership. I love Jimmy. We have a great friendship. He’s close to a number of the people at Disney, and again, we’re trying to work through it and make sense of both. What does Jimmy want? What’s the right thing to do, and what’s the right thing for our business?” https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/disney-dana-walden-jimmy-kimmel-abc-moana-box-office-1236894985/
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    @VarietyDisney president Dana Walden on the future of Jimmy Kimmel on ABC: “It’s a very challenging daypart, late-night. That’s not to say that Jimmy is not doing a phenomenal job, and his ratings are up, but they’re up relative to a smaller audience that’s watching late night on broadcast television. Obviously, there’s a YouTube channel. Millions of people are watching, on demand, parts of that show. That is not a lucrative opportunity for a very premium talk show, so we’re trying to make sense of the business while also honoring a deep partnership. I love Jimmy. We have a great friendship. He’s close to a number of the people at Disney, and again, we’re trying to work through it and make sense of both. What does Jimmy want? What’s the right thing to do, and what’s the right thing for our business?” https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/disney-dana-walden-jimmy-kimmel-abc-moana-box-office-1236894985/
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