US EditionJimmy Kimmel Fans React After Late Night Show Drops News of Big Change
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will feature about two musical acts weekly starting 2026, reflecting a decline from 800 annual bookings in early 2010s to around 200 in 2023, reports say.
- In 2026, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the ABC late-night program, will reduce weekly musical performances to around two while keeping its runtime at 11:35 p.m. ET.
- Industry reporting shows late-night music bookings fell from around 800 annually to closer to 200 by 2023 amid pressures from shrinking linear television.
- Trade outlets including Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter reported that Jim Pitt, music producer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, informed artist managers, record labels, and promo bookers in recent weeks, while ABC reps did not immediately respond.
- Artists now face fewer weekly slots on Kimmel Live!, the show, reducing a national platform for emerging artists as the two-act-a-week norm sometimes allows more acts, shown by three this week.
- Observers note the reduction follows a tumultuous year including a suspension and Critics Choice award, with some speculating political or financial motives despite Kimmel's contract running through May 2027.
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