“Jimmy Kimmel Live” has been canceled Wednesday night, because of the fires that have been raging throughout Los Angeles since Tuesday, Variety has confirmed. Kimmel’s Wednesday guests were slated to include Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”), Brian Jordan Alvarez (“English Teacher”) and musical guest Victoria Canal. Should “JKL” also shut down on Thursday, guests currently lined up include Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”) and musical guest The Lumineers.
CBS has also canceled tapings for “After Midnight,” hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, for the remainder of the week due to the ongoing Los Angeles fires. The show, which tapes at the Paramount studio lot, will now air repeats on Wednesday and Thursday. (A rerun was already scheduled for Friday.) Wednesday’s episode of “After Midnight” was originally set to include comedians Heather McMahan and Zach Noe Towers, as well as actor-reality star Lisa Rinna. And Thursday’s episode was set to include comics Dustin Nickerson, Russell Howard and Aparna Nancherla.
After high winds began in the city on Tuesday morning, a fast-moving fire emerged in the Pacific Palisades that quickly engulfed the neighborhood, burning down homes, businesses and schools. Because the winds have continued and aren’t expected to let up until Wednesday evening, the fire hasn’t been at all contained. Later on Tuesday, the Eaton Fire started in Altadena, causing similar destruction there that has also spread to Pasadena. The Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley also broke out later Tuesday. All of Los Angeles County is on high alert for more fires and evacuations, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Tuesday.
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The fires have caused the entertainment industry to shut down. Tuesday night’s premieres for the movies “Unstoppable” and “Wolf Man” were canceled, as were Wednesday’s planned premieres for the movie “Better Man” and the Max TV series “The Pitt.” The SAG Award nominations were announced over email instead of being in person. Universal Studios shut down. A premiere for “The Last Showgirl” scheduled for Thursday at the Chinese Theatre Multiplex in Hollywood has been canceled, and the annual BAFTA Tea set for this weekend has been canceled. Production on movies and television shows has been shutdown throughout, and the Critics Choice Awards ceremony, which was meant to take place on Jan. 12 in Santa Monica, has also been postponed.
This story has been updated.