{"id":2048749,"date":"2025-09-25T09:50:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2048749"},"modified":"2025-09-25T09:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T09:50:20","slug":"sinclair-broadcasting-isnt-our-father-dropping-kimmel-on-abc-6-is-outrageous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sinclair-broadcasting-isnt-our-father-dropping-kimmel-on-abc-6-is-outrageous\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinclair Broadcasting isn&#8217;t our &#8216;father.&#8217; Dropping Kimmel on ABC 6 is outrageous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Sinclair doesn&#8217;t know best for Columbus<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now that the ABC network has decided to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/09\/22\/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-ends-return-to-abc\/86298338007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reinstate broadcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reinstate broadcast<\/a> of Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s show, Sinclair, the owner of our local ABC affiliate, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-prompts-protest-173542274.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:WSYX ABC6;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">WSYX ABC6<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jimmy-kimmel-live-will-not-air-nations-largest-abc-affiliate-sinclair-11814897\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:has indicated;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">has indicated<\/a> that it will preempt that show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead, Sinclair will broadcast expanded news coverage.\u00a0 That is on top of about seven hours of news it already broadcasts on week days,<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Apparently Sinclair believes that Columbus viewers lack the sophistication to enjoy Kimmel\u2019s show or do not know how to switch off the television.\u00a0I am not sure how much more news Sinclair thinks we need.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_5at56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_5at56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; 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