Late Night Icon Jimmy Kimmel Uncertain About His Future

In a surprising revelation, late night TV icon Jimmy Kimmel has admitted that he's been "dodging the question" about his future on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The 57-year-old host made the comments while speaking to reporters at the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys on September 7th, where he won an award for Outstanding Host for a Game Show.

Kimmel's uncertainty about his late night career comes just two months after CBS shocked the industry by announcing the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's The Late Show. Colbert, 61, broke the news to his audience during a taping, saying the 2026 season would be the program's last.

Despite the changes in the late night landscape, Kimmel remains optimistic about the state of the genre. He told Variety last month that "more people are watching late night television than ever before," even exceeding the peak viewership of Johnny Carson's era. Kimmel denied that late night shows are a "rotting corpse," arguing that the medium is simply evolving to meet changing viewer habits.

As for his own future, Kimmel acknowledged that he thinks about it "a lot" and that "things have changed a lot over the last few years." With over two years left on his current contract, the host said he's taking each day as it comes, unwilling to commit to a definitive timeline for his departure. Kimmel's comments suggest late night TV is at a crossroads, with veteran hosts grappling with the industry's shifting dynamics.