The reason Jimmy Kimmel agreed to return to ABC after suspension revealed: report

Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to ABC on Tuesday for the sake of his staffers, according to a new report.

The Daily Mail claimed Monday that the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host made the decision to return post-suspension “out of respect … for everyone that works for him.”

A source alleged, “He wanted everyone in his crew not to miss any pay and any more work than they already have missed.”

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The 57-year-old reportedly wanted “the people he works with [to] have some time to figure out their next steps.”

The insider claimed that while Kimmel “might not be leaving ABC now, he will once his contract is up [in 2026] unless they offer him a boatload of money.”

If it wasn’t for his team, the Daytime Emmy winner allegedly “wanted to leave ABC and expected not to be coming back at all.”

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Kimmel’s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

The comedian’s show, which premiered in 2003, was “pre-empted indefinitely” last week following Kimmel’s monologue regarding Charlie Kirk’s death.

TV station conglomerate Nexstar Media “strongly object[ed]” to his comments, which included claims that “the MAGA gang [were] desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”

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Kimmel subsequently celebs condemning his suspension as a “dark moment for freedom of speech.”

Howard Stern joined the Disney+ subscribers who boycotted the network by canceling their subscriptions in protest.

News broke Monday that Kimmel’s show will return in the wake of “thoughtful conversations” — but Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns several ABC affiliate stations, will continue to replace “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with news programming.

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Kimmel has yet to speak out regarding the scandal.

The Daily Mail reported Monday that while staffers don’t know what Kimmel is planning for Tuesday’s monologue, he is “not going to roll over and just take it” since “the last week has made his balls bigger.”

The outlet claimed he is expected “to come out swinging.”