Jimmy Kimmel’s long-running late-night program has abruptly gone darkish, leaving viewers and Hollywood insiders scrambling for solutions.

The host’s Thursday night time episode was unexpectedly pulled simply hours earlier than air, reportedly over “a private matter.”

The mysterious cancellation has fueled widespread hypothesis, as neither Kimmel nor ABC has addressed the explanation behind the last-minute change.

The episode was slated to characteristic actor David Duchovny, “Stranger Issues” star Joe Keery, and singer Madison Beer. Nonetheless, it by no means made it to broadcast.

As an alternative, an older October 28 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!” aired instead.

The unexplained choice blindsided each the viewers and the present’s friends.

Beer broke the information on social media at 6:33 p.m. ET Thursday, writing on X, “Attributable to unexpected circumstances, @jimmykimmellive wanted to reschedule my efficiency that was initially scheduled to air tonight to a later date.”

In the meantime, nobody at ABC has commented on the abrupt cancellation, although LateNighter reported that the incident stemmed from “a private matter.”

Followers who had tickets to the taping had been additionally left in limbo.

One viewer shared an electronic mail allegedly despatched by the present’s viewers staff, which learn, per the Each day Mail, “Tonight’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Stay has been postponed. Apologies for any inconvenience. Will [sic] will contact you to reschedule for a future taping. Thanks.”

“Jimmy Kimmel Stay!” usually movies Monday by means of Thursday at 4:30 p.m. PST and airs later that night time at 11:35 p.m.

The unexplained disruption comes on the heels of an earlier controversy involving the host.

In September, the present was briefly pulled from the air after Kimmel made remarks about Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer.

The comic had criticized “the MAGA gang” for “desperately making an attempt to characterize” the suspect “as something apart from one in every of them” throughout a September 15 broadcast.

Following the remarks, Jimmy Kimmel was reprimanded by Federal Communications Fee boss Brendan Carr, prompting Disney to droop the present. It returned on September 23.

This summer season, the host attended anti-Trump protests and later shared his participation on-line.

Throughout a current look on the “We Can Do Exhausting Issues” podcast, Kimmel revealed that his son as soon as requested if former President Trump had gotten him suspended.

“I believe I mentioned sure,” Kimmel admitted. His spouse, Molly McNearney, who co-heads the present, added, “We did. We really each mentioned sure at the very same time.”

The thriller surrounding Kimmel’s newest disappearance from the airwaves has solely deepened, leaving audiences questioning what actually occurred behind the scenes.

Final month, Erika Kirk revealed that she turned down an invite to seem on “Jimmy Kimmel Stay!” after the late-night host reportedly reached out to apologize for controversial feedback he made about her husband, Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer.

Following the right-wing activist’s assassination, Kimmel mentioned on air that the “MAGA gang” was making an attempt to painting suspect Tyler Robinson as “something apart from one in every of them.” The remarks sparked vital backlash and led to the comic’s non permanent suspension.

Chatting with Fox Information’s Jesse Watters, Erika defined that she was contacted by the present’s community however refused to participate.

“I informed them thanks, we obtained their notice. This isn’t our challenge. It isn’t our mess,” she mentioned.

Erika went on to sentence Kimmel’s method, suggesting the gesture lacked sincerity.

“In case you wanna say I am sorry to somebody who’s grieving, go proper forward. But when that is not in your coronary heart, then do not do it. I do not need it. I do not want it,” she mentioned, based on the New York Submit.