Overview

• Nexstar and Sinclair stopped carrying the program, and Sinclair said a return would require direct apologies to the Kirk family plus a significant personal donation to the family and Turning Point USA.
• FCC chair Brendan Carr warned ABC’s broadcast licenses could be at risk and praised the suspension, while President Trump celebrated the decision and said networks that oppose him should lose licenses.
• Disney executives Bob Iger and Dana Walden approved the indefinite pause; Kimmel has not been fired and managers plan to speak with him before any possible return.
• Late‑night hosts including Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon publicly defended Kimmel and raised free‑speech concerns, and Barack Obama and some lawmakers criticized the pressure campaign.
• The media furor followed the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, with 22‑year‑old Tyler Robinson arrested and charged with aggravated murder.