Overview

• Disney said the show resumes Tuesday after intensive conversations with Jimmy Kimmel, adding that some of his earlier comments were inappropriate and declining to say whether any conditions apply to his return.
• Nexstar and Sinclair previously said they would not carry the program; Sinclair indicated it will air a local newscast in the time slot Tuesday and is in talks with ABC about a possible return.
• The suspension followed Kimmel’s remarks about the fatal attack on conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which he framed as being politicized by the MAGA movement.
• President Donald Trump celebrated the suspension on Truth Social, and FCC chair Brendan Carr publicly praised Nexstar, while critics accused regulators of exerting pressure that Carr denies.
• Protests organized by SAG-AFTRA, celebrity support and boycott calls against Disney intensified the backlash that preceded the company’s decision to put the show back on air.