Overview

• FCC chair Brendan Carr publicly warned of potential regulatory consequences for stations that continued to carry the program.
• Nexstar said it would not air the show and labeled Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk offensive and insensitive.
• Sinclair announced its ABC stations will air a Charlie Kirk memorial special in the show’s time slot and offered it to other affiliates.
• President Trump praised the suspension on Truth Social and urged NBC to cancel the shows hosted by Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers.
• Press‑freedom advocates and political leaders condemned the moves as a threat to free expression as prosecutors seek the death penalty for alleged shooter Tyler Robinson.