Overview

• Disney said it suspended the show last week because some comments were ill-timed and insensitive and announced the return after "thoughtful conversations" with Kimmel.
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC affiliates’ licenses over Kimmel’s remarks, and station groups Nexstar and Sinclair preempted the program before ABC paused it.
• Hundreds of entertainers signed an ACLU-organized letter condemning the suspension as a free speech threat, while Hollywood unions also criticized Disney’s move.
• Sinclair has sought an apology, a meeting, and a donation to Turning Point USA before restoring carriage, and both Sinclair and Nexstar may still block the broadcast in their markets.
• Charging documents from Utah authorities described the accused shooter as having recently leaned left politically, complicating Kimmel’s on-air implication about the killer’s ideology.