Overview

• ABC confirmed it suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely after major affiliate groups Nexstar and Sinclair said they would preempt the show.
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr denounced Kimmel’s remarks and warned of “additional work for the FCC ahead,” telling affiliates they could handle it “the easy way or the hard way.”
• Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner criticized the decision on X as “yet another example of out-of-control intimidation,” a pointed shot at current leadership.
• Late-night hosts rallied to Kimmel’s defense, with Stephen Colbert airing a Beauty and the Beast parody targeting Disney, as Hollywood union members protested outside Disney’s Burbank lot.
• Multiple reports say Bob Iger and Dana Walden were involved in the suspension and that Walden is working on a potential pathway for Kimmel’s return, as Disney and affiliates weigh ongoing regulatory and business pressures.