Update September 26: Sinclair has announced it’s ending its preemption of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” which had continued for the three new installments of his show that aired following its return to ABC September 23. Sinclair, a media group that owns ABC affiliates in multiple major cities, has long had a conservative reputation, and had initially said that it would air an hour-long tribute show to Charlie Kirk in the usual timeslot of the late night show on Friday September 19. They didn’t actually follow through on that, and instead aired another episode of “Celebrity Family Feud,” which ABC had put in that slot following the network pulling Kimmel.
It was widely pondered how long Sinclair would hold out in refusing to air Kimmel. After a certain window, ABC could offer the series to another station in a market where Sinclair is its go-to affiliate. Sinclair resuming the broadcasts means that…
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