‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Crew Will Be Paid Next Week as Talks With ABC, Disney Continue for Show’s Return

The crew behind “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will be paid next week as conversations continue between the host and Disney executives to find a path for the late night show’s return, TheWrap has learned.

Staffers were notified Friday by the ABC late night show that they would be compensated next week, despite not having a date set for when “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will be back on the air.

Kimmel, Disney executives and the host’s business and legal representatives continued their extensive talks to get the show back on air on Friday, conversations that devoured most of Thursday in the wake of the outrage from ABC, Nexstar and Sinclair’s…