LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel will return to ABC on Tuesday night, Sept. 23, the Walt Disney Co. said. The Kimmel suspension put Disney executives in the center of the nation’s divisive politics and the debate over free speech. The remarks prompted a widespread conservative backlash on social media, including demands for Kimmel’s firing. Carr said if action was not taken against Kimmel, there could be consequences for the TV stations that carry his show. ©2025 Los Angeles Times.