Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel score Emmy nominations

Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night shows were repeatedly attacked by President Trump and blimpish politicians, person scored apical Emmy nominations successful the assortment bid category.

CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” which ended its 11-year tally successful May, and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” volition look disconnected Sept. 14 astatine the Primetime Emmy Awards. Also nominated successful the class was HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” and NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” This year, the Television Academy chose to merge the speech bid and scripted assortment bid into 1 category, and portion it widened the entries, yet each the shows are erstwhile nominees.

The conflict betwixt Trump and the 2 hosts sparked changeless headlines for months arsenic the comedians took crisp comedic swipes astatine the president and his medication successful their nightly monologues. Trump repeatedly called for the cancellation of the shows, saying Colbert and Kimmel were untalented and low-rated.

When CBS chose to cancel “The Late Show” successful 2025, Trump took recognition connected societal media posts; the web attributed the cancellation to fiscal difficulties. The bid won the Emmy for speech bid successful 2025, portion “Last Week Tonight” took the trophy for scripted assortment series.

Kimmel has continued to bash Trump astir nightly connected his series. ABC yanked the amusement from the airwaves for 5 days successful September aft Trump and different conservatives were angered by Kimmel’s remarks pursuing the shooting decease of right-wing activistic Charlie Kirk. However, Disney, the genitor institution of ABC, revoked the suspension and the amusement has remained connected aerial since. Kimmel’s declaration was extended astatine the extremity of 2025, and helium is expected to stay big done the 2026-2027 tv season.