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NEW YORK \u2014 ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show after the network pulled the host off the air indefinitely in the wake of criticism over his comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n The network said executives had \u201cthoughtful conversations with Jimmy\u201d and \u201creached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimmel\u2019s comments did not extensively focus on Kirk, who was a close ally of President Donald Trump, but took aim at Trump and what Kimmel called his \u201cMAGA Gang\u201d of supporters for their response to the Sept. 10 killing.<\/p>\n Two of ABC’s largest affiliate owners, Nexstar and Sinclair, said they will not carry Kimmel’s return on their stations, which represent about 25% of all affiliates. They had stopped airing \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!” in reaction to Kimmel’s monologue before ABC suspended the show.<\/p>\n Sinclair said it will run news programming in that time slot while it continues discussions with ABC and evaluates the show\u2019s “potential return.\u201d Nexstar said it is seeking “assurances that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDisney and ABC caving and allowing Kimmel back on the air is not surprising, but it\u2019s their mistake to make. Nexstar and Sinclair do not have to make the same choice,” Andrew Kolvert, a spokesperson for Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, said in a post on X.<\/p>\n Kimmel has been publicly silent since his suspension. But on Tuesday he posted a picture of himself with the late TV producer and free speech advocate Norman Lear on Instagram. \u201cMissing this guy today,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what we know:<\/p>\n Initially, ABC did not explain why on Wednesday it indefinitely suspended \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!,” which the network has aired since 2003. But Nexstar and Sinclair cited \u201cproblematic comments regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk.\u201d<\/p>\n On Monday, The Walt Disney Co., which owns ABC, offered more of an explanation: \u201cWe made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr called Kimmel’s comments \u201ctruly sick\u201d and had warned that the network and its local affiliates could face repercussions if Kimmel was not punished. On Monday, Carr denied that he threatened to revoke ABC\u2019s local station licenses over Kimmel\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n In putting Kimmel back on air, The Walt Disney Co. said \u201cwe have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimmel called Kirk’s death a \u201csenseless murder\u201d a day after the fatal Utah shooting, and he condemned those who appeared to celebrate it \u2014 as well as Trump for trying to cast blame on the \u201cradical left.\u201d<\/p>\n He also talked about the aftermath during his show the following week, targeting the response from both Trump and the president’s supporters, whom he accused of \u201cworking very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk.\u201d<\/p>\n The comic focused particularly on the man accused of the killing, Tyler Robinson.<\/p>\n \u201cThe MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,\u201d Kimmel said in his monologue last Monday. \u201cIn between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimmel said Trump\u2019s response \u201cis not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he called a friend. This is how a 4-year-old mourns a goldfish, OK?\u201d He also said that FBI chief Kash Patel has handled the investigation into the killing \u201clike a kid who didn\u2019t read the book, BSing his way through an oral report.\u201d<\/p>\n On Tuesday night, Kimmel mocked Vice President JD Vance\u2019s performance as guest host for Kirk\u2019s podcast.<\/p>\n Kimmel\u2019s suspension came alongside wider efforts by Trump and other conservatives to police speech after Kirk\u2019s killing. It also marks the Trump administration\u2019s latest effort to influence the U.S. media landscape.<\/p>\n In a post on his Truth Social platform after Kimmel’s suspension, Trump applauded ABC for \u201cfinally having the courage to do what had to be done\u201d and claimed that Kimmel \u201chas ZERO talent\u201d \u2014 focusing on what he said were bad ratings, while lambasting other names in late-night TV.<\/p>\n Kimmel’s suspension drew both condemnation and praise.<\/p>\n Former President Barack Obama wrote in a social media post Thursday that the current administration had reached a \u201cnew and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn\u2019t like\u201d \u2014 and that media companies needed to stand up to the \u201cgovernment coercion\u201d rather than capitulate to it.<\/p>\n Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly, a former Fox News and NBC personality, maintained that Kimmel’s suggestion that Kirk’s killer may have been a Trump supporter was a \u201cvile, disgusting lie.\u201d<\/p>\n Others expressed shock and concern over what the move meant for free speech, including actor Jean Smart. \u201cWhat Jimmy said was FREE speech, not hate speech. People seem to only want to protect free speech when it suits THEIR agenda,\u201d Smart wrote on social media, noting that she was still \u201csickened\u201d by Kirk’s death.<\/p>\n Congressional Democrats later unveiled a bill aimed at bolstering free speech protections against government officials. While it\u2019s unlikely to gain traction in a Republican-controlled Congress, the move echoed sharp criticism over Kimmel\u2019s suspension. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer also called for Carr\u2019s firing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source baynews9.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NEW YORK \u2014 ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s late-night show after the network pulled the host off the air indefinitely in the wake of criticism over his comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month. 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What did Kimmel say after Kirk\u2019s death?<\/h2>\n
How did Trump respond to the suspension?<\/h2>\n
How have others responded?<\/h2>\n