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Jimmy Kimmel will be back on air Tuesday night — but not everywhere

By Chloe Veltman

Published September 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM EDT

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is back on the air tonight -- but roughly a quarter of ABC stations in the country won't be showing it.

Chloe Veltman

Chloe Veltman is a correspondent on NPR's Culture Desk.

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