Jimmy Kimmel Live viewerswere in for a shock last night when the show aired a rerun without warning.
Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show was postponed as a result of a “personal matter” involving the host.
The episode was slated to feature Malice star David Duchovny, Stranger Things star Joe Keery, and musical act Madison Beer. However, ABC aired a rerun of Oct. 28’s episode instead.Jimmy Kimmel hosting his show on Nov. 4, 2025.
According to Deadline, the first to report this news, a message was sent to fans attending the taping at the El Capitan Theatre that the episode was “postponed” and that they would receive tickets to a future taping.
Beer posted on social media about the episode getting postponed, telling her fans that she “can’t wait” for them to finally see it.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jimmy Kimmel Live needed to reschedule my performance that was originally set to air tonight to a later date,” Beer said. “I’ll share more details on timing when I can, I can’t wait for you all to see it.”
However, EW has confirmed that next week’s slate of episodes will happen as planned, and do not feature Duchovny, Keery, and Beer. It is unclear when the postponed episode will take place, but a representative for the show said they are currently working on rescheduling it.
Next week’s Jimmy Kimmel Live guests include George Clooney, Mike Tyson, musical guest Christopher Cross, Eddie Murphy, Morgan Fairchild, musical guest Men at Work, musical guest Howard Jones, Debbie Gibson, Jason Bateman, Mr. T, and musical guest Susanna Hoffs.
Kimmel’s late-night show recently dominated headlines after ABC’s politically motivated suspension in September due to the host’s brief remarks regarding the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. The preemption resulted in a massive wave of Disney+ subscription cancellations from nearly 3 million American viewers upset over the move.
The network pulled Kimmel’s late-night show from the air for six days in September following pressure from President Donald Trump‘s administration, and after affiliate groups Nexstar and Sinclair preempted the show, following a remark the host made about the suspect identified in the Sept. 10 shooting of Kirk.
“We had some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said in his Sept. 15 monologue, which drew immediate ire from conservative politicians, pundits, and viewers.
Kimmel returned to air on Sept. 23 after the preemption was lifted, which marked the highest viewership the show had seen in a decade. The episode’s 6.2 million viewers represented four times the show’s average prior to suspension, the biggest tune-in numbers for a regularly scheduled episode since March 12, 2015.
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