{"id":497617,"date":"2026-01-06T23:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/497617\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T23:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:45:16","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-live-to-decrease-music-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/497617\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ to Decrease Music Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIn a move that reflects the downsizing of late-night TV, ABC\u2019s \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d<\/a> will be decreasing its music performances in the coming weeks, a source confirms to Variety.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe news was first reported late Monday by the Hollywood Reporter,<\/a> which cited sources saying music performances will be cut back to twice a week, but Variety\u2019s source said that the number is more likely to vary. However, the show will no longer feature musical performances every night it airs.<\/p>\n

\n\tReps for the show did not respond to requests for comment; no reason was cited for the decision but it seems likely that budget considerations played a role.<\/p>\n

\n\tMusical performances have been a cornerstone of the show since its inception and have ranged from superstars like One Direction, Eminem (performing live from the Empire State Building) and the Weeknd to countless up-and-coming artists.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe move reflected a sadly common trend as late-night TV has diminished in general, with shows hosted by Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert losing their house bands and\/or number of musical performances. Only Jimmy Fallon\u2019s \u201cTonight Show\u201d will still regularly feature musical guests.<\/p>\n

\n\tVariety reported last month that Kimmel and ABC parent company Disney struck a new deal that will keep him as the host of ABC\u2018s \u201cJimmy Kimmel<\/a> Live\u201d for another year, according to three people familiar with the matter. Kimmel\u2019s current deal with Disney was believed to expire in 2026; the comedian confirmed the deal renewal in an Instagram post, writing, \u201cI am pleased to announce another no-talent year!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe renewal came after Disney pulled Kimmel\u2019s show off the schedule for a few days in September after two large owners of affiliate TV stations, Nexstar and Sinclair, complained about a monologue in which the comedian discussed Charlie Kirk, the young Republican figure who was assassinated earlier that month.<\/p>\n

\n\tVariety will have more on the situation as it develops.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdditional reporting by Michael Schneider and Brian Steinberg. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a move that reflects the downsizing of late-night TV, ABC\u2019s \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d will be decreasing its…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":497618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[171,11171,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-497617","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-jimmy-kimmel","10":"tag-tv","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115850819982736102","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}