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Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 25 Finale Debrief: U2, Sheryl Crow, a Rebuilt House Band and What Comes Next

The Season 25 finale of Jimmy Kimmel Live! aired on Thursday, November 12, 2026, and it felt like a fitting close to one of the most important stretches in the show's history. Booking U2 alongside comedian Bobby Lee and musical guest Sheryl Crow, with Sy Smith sitting in with The Cletones, the episode did what Kimmel's show has always done best: it mixed rock-star glamour, comedy and real warmth without ever seeming to try too hard. If you watched it last night and you're still thinking it over, here is our breakdown of what this season achieved and where ABC's longest-running late-night host could go next.

A season shaped by a changing late-night landscape

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