File this under ‘not that surprising’ but ABC is replacing its traditional Friday night re-run of Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Following the suspension of Kimmel’s late-night show on Wednesday, ABC has been airing repeats of Celebrity Family Feud in its slot and it will continue to do so. At the time, the Disney-owned network said it would air the Steve Harvey-fronted game show in place of Jkl! through Thursday but this has now been expanded to tonight.
Given that the situation with Kimmel is a live concern and the comedian will likely restart talks with Disney execs today after a day of virtual meetings yesterday, the network is taking things day-by-day and has not confirmed a plan for next week.
There is still hope that Kimmel and Disney come to an agreement that allows him to return to the airwaves following the controversial benching, which has had late-night hosts,…