Jimmy Kimmel was in the bathroom when execs pulled his show (!) "We want to take the temperature down.... we're concerned about what you're going to say tonight." Yes you read that correctly. Jimmy Kimmel was in the bathroom when he was told by TV execs that they were pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air. Speaking to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kimmel has recounted the day when ABC executives decided he would not air.