Jimmy Kimmel and his late night stomping ground have popped up in the news a lot recently, in part due to ABC's temporary suspension. But that controversy is no doubt preferable to the tragic news that shook everyone up this week.

Jimmy Kimmel announced Tuesday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will pause for the remainder of the week following the death of Cleto Escobedo III, the show’s bandleader and Kimmel’s childhood friend. Escobedo was 59.

Kimmel announced the show will be taking a few nights off the air, and some viewers recalled ABC’s suspension of him. Here’s the real reason behind his show’s brief hiatus this

Kimmel returned to air on Sept. 23 after the preemption was lifted, which marked the highest viewership the show had seen in a decade. The episode's 6.2 million viewers represented four times the show's average prior to suspension, the biggest tune-in numbers for a regularly scheduled episode since March 12, 2015.

The late-night host didn’t address his absence from last Thursday’s show, which was scheduled to feature guests David Duchovny, Joe Keery, and Madison Beer. In its place, ABC re-aired the October 28 episode featuring guests Tessa Thompson , Daymond John, and The Beths.

Jimmy Kimmel’s monologues haven’t gone over well with his in-laws. The late night host’s wife, Molly McNearney, 47, revealed that she has “lost relationships with people” in her conservative extended family in St.

Jimmy Kimmel and his wife, Molly McNearney, opened up about how they told their kids about 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' being suspended in September