It depends on the affiliates. I suspect if he doesn’t apologize, he is gone for good. The more his “friends” run their mouths, the less chance he has coming back.
Yeah this is how it went down
Kimmel states killer is MAGA.
Affiliates say we’re not putting him on the air anymore.
ABC say apologize or you’re gone.
Kimmel who has FU money says FU
ABC seeing the show is no longer viable without the affiliates pulls the plug.
That is where things stand today like you said. Maybe there are wheels turning behind the scenes for some other scenario of Kimmel popping up elsewhere. He’s been invited to go on Colbert to vent or rant or whatever.