Archive · 5 Jan 2026
Jimmy Kimmel Wins Critics Choice Award
Jimmy Kimmel and his team won an award for their talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
At the awards, Kimmel joked about thanking President Donald Trump for providing content for his show.
He also thanked important people at his TV network, ABC, and a tech leader named Sam Altman.
Kimmel talked about how his show was briefly taken off the air after he made some comments about Charlie Kirk's death, but it came back thanks to support from others.
He joked about the future of late-night TV and thanked President Donald Trump for providing material for his show.
The show will return after a break on January 5, 2026.
Jimmy Kimmel and the executive producers of Jimmy Kimmel Live! won the Critics Choice Award for Best Talk Show.
Kimmel joked about thanking President Donald Trump for providing content for his show.
He thanked ABC executives, Sam Altman, and others for their support.
Kimmel referenced the brief cancellation of his show after controversial comments about Charlie Kirk's death and the subsequent reinstatement.
He humorously addressed the future of late-night TV and thanked President Donald Trump for providing material for his show.
- Who
- Jimmy Kimmel and the executive producers of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- What
- Accepted the Critics Choice Award for Best Talk Show
- When
- January 4, 2026
- Where
- Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica
- Why
- To acknowledge the award and express gratitude to various individuals and entities
Free Speech Advocates
Conservative Critics
Show Suspension
Free Speech Advocates
The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! was an attack on free speech and was unjustified.
Conservative Critics
The suspension was a justified response to inappropriate comments and poor ratings.
- Event
- Critics Choice Awards 2026
- Award
- Best Talk Show
- Host
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Recipients
- Jimmy Kimmel and three executive producers of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Notable Mentions
- Donald Trump, Sam Altman, Disney, OpenAI
- Show Return Date
- January 5, 2026
- Show Suspension Date
- September 2025
- Show Return Date After Suspension
- September 23, 2025
Sources
Jimmy Kimmel Thanks Donald Trump & Sam Altman, Talks Freedom Of Speech In Accepting Critics Choice Award: “FIFA Peace Prize Would Have Been Better”
Jimmy Kimmel thanks Donald Trump for ‘many ridiculous things’ as he bags win at Critics Choice Awards 2026
Critics Choice Awards 2026: Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at Donald Trump in acceptance speech
‘Most of all, thank you Mr President’: Jimmy Kimmel roasts Donald Trump in Critics Choice acceptance speech
