{"id":33310,"date":"2025-09-18T11:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=33310"},"modified":"2025-09-18T11:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:57:26","slug":"heres-why-drag-race-stars-fear-for-the-shows-future-after-jimmy-kimmels-show-was-pulled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/09\/18\/heres-why-drag-race-stars-fear-for-the-shows-future-after-jimmy-kimmels-show-was-pulled\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s why Drag Race stars fear for the show&#8217;s future after Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s show was pulled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/09\/16\/drag-races-katya-slams-charlie-kirk-supporter-asking-people-to-pray-for-evil-suspect\/\">RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race<\/a> queens, as well as its viewers, are fearing for the show&#8217;s future after Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s show was pulled from <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2024\/06\/17\/kylie-jenners-rise-and-shine-abcs-sequel-goes-down-like-a-lead-balloon-with-online-trolls\/\">ABC<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2024\/10\/15\/house-of-villains-star-kandy-muse-with-or-without-minimal-makeup-looks-gorgeous\/\">Kandy Muse<\/a> started a conversation on social media after Kimmel&#8217;s comments about the killing of <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/2025\/09\/17\/charlie-kirks-wife-was-on-reality-tv-before-they-met-and-shes-changed-so-much\/\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, which led to its removal.<\/p>\n<p>A statement was quickly released after the talk show was pulled, which reads: \u201cNexstar\u2019s owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight\u2019s show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They claimed they &#8220;strongly object&#8221; to Kimmel&#8217;s comments, after the host said the &#8220;MAGA gang are desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and with everything they can to score political points from it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just want you all to know that this is literally going to be the future of television under this administration, unfortunately. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iovRSDXvt0\">https:\/\/t.co\/iovRSDXvt0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KANDY MUSE (@TheKandyMuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKandyMuse\/status\/1968473693283106824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, people are worried about the future of Drag Race, with Kandy writing that it&#8217;s &#8220;going to be the future of television under this administration, while an entire Reddit thread has been launched to discuss how &#8220;free speech is becoming a thing of the past.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote: &#8220;With the recent \u201cindefinite hold\u201d (let\u2019s be real and call it what it is: cancellation) of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, I\u2019m scared of losing our show because it elevates and promotes queer people and views. Especially in these dark times when we need a feel good show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another person said: &#8220;As someone who does not live in the US and has been following this closely, I do not think the show will survive. I honestly thought months ago that it was a good thing that the franchises exist because soon they\u2019ll be the only places to see drag.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some people think WOW, the network that produces Drag Race, will move to a different network, even though Paramount has been connected to the show since it was first made. And many people now remember when RuPaul predicted this may happen.<\/p>\n<p>When Donald Trump was first elected for president in 2016, RuPaul predicted the show might be cancelled and expressed that drag would have to go underground again because he said \u201che had seen this pendulum swing before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality Shrine has contacted ABC, Paramount, and WOW for comment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Reality Shrine<\/a><\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\"><a class=\"c-link c-link--underline\" 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