Jimmy Kimmel off air for Stephen Colberts Late | TV Shows

Jimmy Kimmel will not be delivering any viral monologues packed with Donald Trump jabs this week, as his late-night discuss show Jimmy Kimmel Live! goes darkish.

ABC, the community behind Jimmy Kimmel Live!, has announced that reruns will air this week, starting Monday, May 11, as a show of respect for Stephen Colbert‘s last late-night broadcast. Although 58-year-old Kimmel will not be at the helm of new episodes this week, he is not completely absent from the late-night panorama.

Kimmel’s visitor spot on the reunion show marked his last look on The Late Show before its curtain call, set for Thursday, May 21. Kimmel informed LateNighter that his “ABC show will not produce a new episode next Thursday out of deference to Colbert’s sendoff.”

It was revealed last yr that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert would wrap up on May 21, after CBS was compelled to make cuts due to “financial reasons.”

In a show of solidarity with Kimmel and in tribute to The Late Show’s last days on air, the remaining Strike Force Five hosts will also be broadcasting reruns at the top of the week.

As a consequence, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night With Seth Meyers won’t broadcast any new episodes, opting instead to air reruns while their hosts make appearances on The Late Show, studies the Mirror US.

Although no new episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live! might be broadcast, ABC will air a rerun that includes Steve Carell, Mike Tyson and a musical efficiency from The Avett Brothers, along with Mike Patton. That episode initially aired on May 6.

For Tuesday’s slot, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! rerun showcases nation star Jelly Roll and comic Nicole Byer, taken from the May 4 episode. Wednesday’s rerun will function Sharon Stone, Caitriona Balfe and a efficiency from punk rock icons Social Distortion, initially broadcast on May 7.

Thursday’s lineup consists of an episode with John Mulaney and actress Eiza González, which first aired on May 5. Rounding out the week on Friday is a star-studded rerun that includes Goldie Hawn, Deli Boys stars Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh, along with music legends Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers, from the April 29 broadcast.

Jimmy is scheduled to return to Los Angeles with brand-new episodes kicking off Monday, May 18, but for now, he is stepping apart to let the highlight shine on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which is approaching its last curtain call.