US EditionChristine Flowers: Don’t Feel Sorry for Unfunny Jimmy Kimmel
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating following the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show after controversial comments, raising questions about government influence on private media.
- ABC placed Jimmy Kimmel's show on indefinite suspension following his Monday-night remarks concerning Charlie Kirk's assassination and the ensuing public controversy.
- Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr pressured ABC with threats to revoke licenses if the show was not suspended for alleged misinformation.
- Legal experts note that while ABC can suspend programming, government coercion to do so would likely violate the First Amendment under recent Supreme Court precedents.
- Kimmel's show faced declining ratings and criticism for politicized content, while some syndicates stopped airing it to avoid boycott pressures.
- The suspension underscores tensions over media freedom, government influence, and the balance between private network rights and public broadcasting rules.
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Christine Flowers: Don’t feel sorry for unfunny Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel is not a very funny man. He reminds me of the prep school boys I used to teach back in the 90s, with their snorty kind of humor, that ironic “I’m so smart, ha ha” type of affect that annoys the heck out of people who have to teach them AP French on a Friday afternoon. They weren’t bad kids, not at all. They reminded me of my three younger brothers, who had that same “I’m cool, really I am” attitude. It’s kind of cute in a pathetic w…
The US broadcaster ABC stops the broadcast of the talk show by Jimmy Kimmel. The owners of the channel want to take over other channels and are dependent on the supervisory authority FCC. Their boss, on the other hand, had made undisclosed pressure with regard to Kimmel.
By Alex Leeds Matthews and Brian Stelter, CNN Just hours before “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was set to tap on Wednesday, ABC stunned Hollywood and the U.S. by indefinitely pulling the show and its famed host off the air. The move marks the latest development in a feud between late-night comedians and the Trump administration. Here’s a timeline of what happened leading up to Kimmel’s suspension: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2025 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner …
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