Overview
- FCC chair Brendan Carr publicly rebuked Kimmel's remarks and raised the prospect of license consequences for stations airing the show.
- Nexstar said it would not carry the program for the foreseeable future, while production partners labeled Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk "insulting and insensitive."
- President Trump welcomed the suspension and urged NBC to drop Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, later suggesting station licenses could be reconsidered.
- Late‑night hosts including Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Fallon and Meyers voiced support for Kimmel, and industry unions condemned what they described as censorship pressures.
- Democratic politicians signaled legislative action to safeguard free expression as the Utah case proceeds, with Tyler Robinson charged in Kirk's killing and prosecutors seeking the death penalty.