Company says in statement that ‘thoughtful conversations’ paved the way for Kimmel’s return to television. Jimmy Kimmel will be back on late-night television as soon as Tuesday. The ABC talk show host will return to the airwaves following a brief but widely debated suspension, according to a statement released on Monday afternoon by the network’s parent company, Disney. It was not immediately clear why Disney executives suddenly reversed their decision to pull Mr. Kimmel off the air. The network’s decision to pull Mr. Kimmel’s show followed a warning from the Federal Communications Commission chairman, Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee, who suggested his agency might have additional “work” to do if the companies failed to address the substance of Mr. Kimmel’s remarks.