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Jimmy Kimmel’s slammed over desperate plea for viewers to boycott CBS: ‘Fire this a—hole’

Nypost · · 422 words · By Anna Young
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Jimmy Kimmel... urged fans to tune into the final episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Thursday night before pushing viewers to ditch the network entirely.”
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While evidence confirms Jimmy Kimmel's show exists and that Stephen Colbert's show is ending, there is no evidence in the provided search results that Jimmy Kimmel specifically urged fans to tune into the final episode or to boycott CBS.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host and comedian. He is best known as the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which has aired on ABC since 200…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The nightly hour-long show tapes and is based out …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From September 17 through September 22, 2025, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, suspended production of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Liv…
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“Colbert’s nearly 11-year “Late Show” run will end after more than 1,800 episodes on CBS”
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Wikipedia confirms The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiered on September 8, 2015. A web search result explicitly mentions the show is ending in 2026, which aligns with a run of nearly 11 years. The episode count is consistent with a nightly show over that duration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that aired in 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. The show is the second and final iteration of CBS' Late Sho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Col…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show and it airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since Septe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…
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“the network’s move last year to axe the cash-draining program.”
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Multiple sources confirm the cancellation of the show. One source explicitly mentions CBS 'axed' the show, and another refers to the 'cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. The show is the second and final iteration of CBS' Late Sho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Col…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night talk show and it airs weeknights at 11:35 pm Eastern/10:35 pm Central on CBS in the United States. The hour-long show has aired since Septe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Ste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show is an American late-night talk show franchise on CBS. It first aired on August 30, 1993, with host David Letterman, who previously hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 1982…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_(franchise)
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“Paramount Global was trying to appease the president while finalizing its merger with Skydance Media.”
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Wikipedia confirms the merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global. However, there is no evidence in the provided text linking the cancellation of The Late Show specifically to an attempt to 'appease the president'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 7, 2024, American media companies Skydance Media and Paramount Global announced a definitive agreement to merge in a deal valued at $8 billion, forming a new entity known as "Paramount Skydanc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merger_of_Skydance_Media_and_P…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paramount Skydance Corporation (doing business as Paramount) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. The company's primary corporate headquarters is located at the Para…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Skydance
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show is an American late-night talk show franchise on CBS. It first aired on August 30, 1993, with host David Letterman, who previously hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 1982…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_(franchise)
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“CBS, which pulled the show in September, has denied politics drove the decision, maintaining it was purely financial given the show’s reported $40 million annual loss.”
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While multiple sources confirm the show was cancelled, the specific detail about a '$40 million annual loss' and the denial of political motives is not corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; it appears as a specific claim within the context of the reporting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Late Show is an American late-night television talk and variety comedy show that originally aired from January 9, 1995, to April 27, 2023, on CBS. Tom Snyder was the show's first host, follow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(American_t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show is an American late-night talk show franchise on CBS. It first aired on August 30, 1993, with host David Letterman, who previously hosted Late Night with David Letterman on NBC from 1982…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_(franchise)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is an American late-night news talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, which premiered on September 8, 2015. The show is the second and final iteration of CBS' Late Sho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Col…
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“Kimmel was yanked off the air for a week last year after affiliates erupted in fury over comments he made about the assassination over conservative activist Charlie Kirk.”
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Three independent sources (Business Insider, NBC4 News, and another web result) confirm that Jimmy Kimmel's show was pulled/suspended 'indefinitely' following comments regarding the death/assassination of Charlie Kirk.
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web search NEUTRAL — ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely after comments on Charlie Kirk's death.Kimmel's comments about Kirk drew backlash, including condemnation from FCC chair BrendanAn ABC spokesperson conf…
https://www.businessinsider.com/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-off-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Wednesday, Kimmel's late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! was suspended 'indefinitely' amid the MAGA backlash over his comments. He was spotted for the first time in public on Thursday afternoon, wear…
https://www.dailymail.com/media/article-15112991/jimmy-kimme…
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web search NEUTRAL — The controvery stemmed from a joke Kimmel made during Monday night’s monologue. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2siPf99ED4M
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