{"id":363993,"date":"2026-10-01T15:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/disney-president-casts-doubt-on-future-of-jimmy-kimmel-and-late-night-tv"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:32:25","slug":"disney-president-casts-doubt-on-future-of-jimmy-kimmel-and-late-night-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/disney-president-casts-doubt-on-future-of-jimmy-kimmel-and-late-night-tv","title":{"rendered":"Disney President Casts Doubt on Way forward for Jimmy Kimmel and Late-Night time TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Disney President Dana Walden<\/strong> wants to make 2 things clear — she’s a huge Jimmy Kimmel<\/strong><\/a> fan, and trying to make late-night TV make business sense is no joke.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In a chat with Bloomberg’s Screentime Thursday, Walden called late-night programming in general “very challenging” at that time slot … Variety<\/strong><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Disney CCO added … “That’s not to say that Jimmy is not doing a phenomenal job, and his ratings are up, but they’re up relative to a smaller audience that’s watching late night on broadcast television.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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While acknowledging the millions who watch his YouTube segments, Dana said that “is not a lucrative opportunity for a very premium talk show.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Dana added … “I love Jimmy. We have a great friendship. He’s close to a number of the people at Disney, and again, we’re trying to work through it and make sense of both. What does Jimmy want? What’s the right thing to do, and what’s the right thing for our business?”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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As we told you … ABC pushed back <\/strong><\/a>on a report last month that the network would not renew Jimmy’s contract in May 2027.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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However … a source told us at the time that Jimmy was busy pitching other shows and podcasts around Hollywood.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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