Overview

• Variety-sourced reports say Disney and Jimmy Kimmel representatives are exploring a compromise that could restore Jimmy Kimmel Live! to ABC, with neither side commenting publicly.
• More than 200 staffers face uncertainty, and CNN reports the next payroll is scheduled for next week with no clarity on what follows.
• High-profile figures including Tatiana Maslany and Damon Lindelof urged cancellations of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN, while Pedro Pascal voiced support for Kimmel's free expression.
• Protesters gathered at Disney’s Burbank headquarters as SAG-AFTRA and the WGA condemned the suspension, and Nexstar said its ABC stations will not carry the show for now.
• Serienjunkies reports users are posting subscription cancellations, an FCC commissioner criticized Kimmel and pressed stations to act, and a Disney source told CNN the company is hopeful about a path to return.