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Like many TV personalities, Kelly Ripa<\/a> and Mark Consuelos<\/a> were happy to see Jimmy Kimmel<\/a>\u2018s TV suspension lifted on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n \u201cJimmy Kimmel returned to his show last night. And, you know, we know him personally, and when I tell you he\u2019s one of the kindest, most generous people that I know,\u201d Consuelos stated on the Wednesday, September 24, episode of Live With Kelly and Mark<\/a><\/em>. \u201cHe cares about his family, takes care of his crew, his staff, everybody. He really, really cares.\u201d<\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a> <\/em>returned<\/a> to ABC on Tuesday, September 23. The network\u2019s parent company, Disney, previously suspended<\/a> the talk show following backlash about comments Kimmel made about the killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk<\/a>. Despite the show\u2019s return, the broadcasting companies Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar will continue to preempt<\/a> the series.<\/p>\n Many viewers viewed Kimmel\u2019s suspension as an attack on free speech by the FCC, which is led by President Donald Trump<\/a> appointee Brendan Carr. \u201cOne thing we can all agree on as a country is that the First Amendment is really, really important,\u201d Consuelos said on Live<\/em>. \u201cAnd we do a light show here. We don\u2019t talk about any politics here. We just don\u2019t do it. We know that our fans at home want an escape from all of that, and we agree. We want an escape from all of that. But I think it\u2019s important, too, that we all are free, \u2019cause you never know.\u201d<\/p>\n Consuelos noted, \u201cWe could say something crazy, and tomorrow we\u2019re gone,\u201d to which Ripa jokingly replied, \u201cI say crazy things all the time here!\u201d<\/p>\n