US EditionABC pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ off air ‘indefinitely’ over Charlie Kirk comments
ABC and Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live after his baseless claim about Charlie Kirk's assassin led to FCC threats and Nexstar pulling the show from 200 stations reaching 39% of U.S. households.
- ABC has decided to pull 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' off the air indefinitely due to backlash over comments made by Kimmel regarding Charlie Kirk's death, according to a spokesperson for the network.
- Nexstar Media Group announced it would not run Kimmel's show on its ABC affiliate stations, citing his remarks as offensive.
- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to take action against ABC if they continued airing Kimmel's show, stating one option could be pulling broadcast licenses.
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Sinclair Says Suspension Not Enough, Will Air Charlie Kirk Special During Kimmel’s Timeslot
The ramifications of Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension are far-reaching and cannot yet be fully assessed. One consequence looks to be particularly painful. In a press release Sinclair makes clear that, as the nation’s largest ABC affiliate group, they will not return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to air unless certain conditions are met. Per the release:
FCC chairman hilariously smacks down Brian Stelter after his 'chilling' warning · American Wire News
Brian Stelter is not happy about the indefinite suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel and issued a warning to Americans on Wednesday night. “This was very sudden this afternoon after [FCC Chairman Carr] spoke out on that far-right podcast,” Stelter began. “Then, some stations that are owned by other companies but affiliated with ABC started to complain to ABC. We know one of them, Nexstar, which has about two dozen stations with the ABC log…
Jimmy Kimmel's suspension makes a great deal of noise across the Atlantic. The star American animator was hit by ABC, after ironizing on Charlie Kirk's assassination. A comment deemed inappropriate, while the United States has been under tension since the death of the far right influencer.
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