NEW YORK : Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television Tuesday after a nearly weeklong suspension and nearly broke down in tears, saying he wasn’t trying joke about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “I have no illusions about changing anyone’s mind, but I do want to make something clear, because it’s important to me as a human and that is, you understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” Kimmel said, his voice breaking.

The late-night comic's show will return to air after Disney said it had "thoughtful coversations" with him.

The US president threatened to ‘test ABC’ for reinstating Kimmel’s show after a nearly week-long suspension.