Disney boss dodges key question on future of Jimmy Kimmels late night show

Disney president Dana Walden did very little to quell a recent Page Six report that Jimmy Kimmel Live will be coming to an end next year.The 61-year-old executive – who was named as the Mouse House’s president and chief creative officer back in February – offered her first public comments on Kimmel’s future at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference in Los Angeles on Thursday.While she did not confirm nor deny the report, she would not definitively say whether the 58-year-old talk show host would be back on ABC after his contract is up in May 2027.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story “It’s a very challenging daypart, late-night.That’s not to say that Jimmy is not doing a phenomenal job, and his ratings are up, but they’re up relative to a smaller audience that’s watching late night on broadcast television,” Walden began.“Obviously, there’s a YouTube channel.

Millions of people are watching, on demand, parts of that show.That is not a lucrative opportunity for a very premium talk show, so we’re trying to make sense of the business while also honoring a deep partnership,” she added.The Jimmy Kimmel Live YouTube does boast 22.3 million followers, with one of the videos from Wednesday night’s episode filmed in Brooklyn – featuring Robert De Niro – already earning 3.5 million views in less than 24 hours.Walden added, “I love Jimmy.

We have a great friendship.He’s close to a number of the people at Disney, and again, we’re trying to work through it and make sense of both.”California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sig...