Overview

• Disney and ABC indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! following the host’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s death after the FCC chair publicly pushed for preemptions.
• Nexstar and Sinclair, two of the largest station groups, said they would preempt the show, limiting ABC’s ability to keep it on air.
• Fresh off an Emmy for Andor, Dan Gilroy criticized the suspension and warned that Hollywood faces coercive tactics he links to the current political climate.
• Writers Guild members and other creatives demonstrated at Disney’s Burbank headquarters to oppose the suspension.
• Some creatives and subscribers called for boycotts of Disney and ABC, according to reporting from Gizmodo.