Jimmy Kimmel fought back tears during his final monologue of 2025 as he thanked fans for helping him get through a tumultuous yr, one which began with the L.A. fires and continued through Kimmel’s ongoing feud with Donald Trump. After all the low point of Kimmel’s yr was when ABC pulled his late night talk exhibit the air after two large owners of affiliate TV stations, Nexstar and Sinclair, complained a few monologue wherein Kimmel discussed Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter.
“This has been a wierd yr. It’s been a tough yr,” Kimmel said at the start of the last “Jimmy Kimmel Live” episode of the yr. “We’ve had some lows, we’ve had some highs. For me, perhaps greater than any yr of my life. I’m crying already, I’m sorry.”
Kimmel fought through tears and continued, “I just need to say that we appreciate your support, your enthusiasm, and never only for watching. This yr, you literally pulled us out of a hole, and we cannot thank you sufficient personally.”
But it surely wasn’t just Kimmel’s suspension that made 2025 such a turbulent yr for the late night host. Without naming anyone specific tragedy, Kimmel noted that “many awful and destructive acts” engulfed the USA this yr.
“After I hear from individuals who tell me that they watch our show, and the shows that my friends and colleagues do on the opposite channels, and that it makes them feel less crazy, it makes me feel less crazy too,” Kimmel said. “I also imagine it is vital that we as Americans let our friends in other countries… know that numerous us are usually not pleased with what is occurring. There continues to be far more good on this country than bad, and we hope that you’re going to bear with us during this prolonged psychotic episode that we’re in the midst of.”
Variety reported earlier this month that Kimmel struck a brand new cope with Disney to increase his late night run for an additional yr, which is able to keep “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on the air through 2027. Kimmel’s previous cope with Disney was believed to run out in 2026.
Since returning to the air after his suspension, Kimmel has not gotten any softer in relation to attacking Trump. The host recently condemned Trump’s response to the murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner, who Trump called “deranged” and speculated that his death was “because of the anger” he caused others by being anti-Trump.
“What we’d like at a time like this, besides common sense in relation to guns and mental health care, is compassion and leadership. We didn’t get that from our president, because he has none of it to present. As a substitute, we got a idiot rambling about nonsense,” Kimmel said. “It’s so hateful and vile. After I first saw it, I assumed it was fake. My wife showed it to me this morning. I used to be like, ‘Even for him, that gave the impression of an excessive amount of.’ But nothing is ever an excessive amount of for him.”
Watch Kimmel’s final monologue of 2025 within the video below.