Overview

• Bloomberg reports Kimmel will meet Disney leaders on Sept. 25 to discuss whether and under what conditions Jimmy Kimmel Live could return.
• ABC suspended the show indefinitely after Kimmel’s Sept. 15 monologue about Charlie Kirk drew backlash from major affiliates, with reports that about 66 of roughly 200 ABC stations threatened to drop the program.
• FCC chair Brendan Carr condemned Kimmel’s remarks and raised the prospect of holding Kimmel, ABC and Disney accountable, intensifying pressure on broadcasters sensitive to licensing and deal approvals.
• President Donald Trump praised the suspension and suggested TV licenses might be revoked, later asserting Kimmel’s show suffered from poor ratings without providing data.
• Industry figures including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart and David Letterman criticized the suspension as censorship, while The Hollywood Reporter said Disney staff faced doxxing and death threats.