Jimmy Kimmel announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> will conclude on January 20, 2026 \u2014<\/p>\n the day of the next presidential inauguration.<\/p>\n He also revealed plans to leave the United States permanently, stirring widespread discussion.<\/p>\n During an emotional on-air segment, Kimmel reflected on more than two decades of hosting,<\/p>\n saying he feels \u201cexhaustion, division, and feeling disconnected<\/p>\n from the country\u201d he has long commented on through humor and critique.<\/p>\n The 58-year-old cited rising hostility and breakdowns in civil discourse as key factors.<\/p>\n Reports suggest he is considering moving<\/p>\n to Canada or Europe after months of reflection following the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n Since its 2003 debut, Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> combined celebrity interviews, comedy, and pointed commentary.<\/p>\n Kimmel became \u201cone of late night\u2019s most outspoken voices during election seasons,\u201d<\/p>\n leaving his exit to mark both a personal choice and the close of a significant era in American entertainment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jimmy Kimmel Live! to End Jimmy Kimmel announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live! will conclude on January 20, 2026 \u2014 the day of the next presidential inauguration. He also revealed plans to leave the United States permanently, stirring widespread discussion. A Personal Goodbye During an emotional on-air segment, Kimmel reflected on more than two decades of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4706,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4704\/revisions\/4706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}A Personal Goodbye<\/h3>\n
Reasons Behind the Decision<\/h3>\n
Legacy and Impact<\/h3>\n