Not long before his scheduled return to television on Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel uploaded a photo of himself with the late Norman Lear on Instagram. Jimmy Kimmel speaks on stage during the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s 50th Annual Gracie Awards at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel on May 20, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Jimmy Kimmel attends the annual Keep Memory Alive “Power of Love” gala benefit for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health honoring Kimmel at MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)During an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Following the news of the show’s return, both declared they will continue preempting the broadcast.