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Jimmy Kimmel Returns to ABC After Suspension, but Major Affiliates Keep Show Off the Air

Local boycotts plus regulatory threats leave distribution gaps that raise questions about editorial independence.

L'animateur de télévision américain Jimmy Kimmel, le 23 septembre 2025, sur le plateau de son émission, à Los Angeles (Californie).
L'humoriste Jimmy Kimmel à Los Angeles, le 7 août 2019
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Manifestation jeudi 18 septembre contre la suspension de l’émission de Jimmy Kimmel devant le studio où est enregistré le show à Los Angeles.

Overview

  • Disney said Jimmy Kimmel Live! resumed Tuesday following “thoughtful conversations” with the host after a weeklong suspension.
  • Nexstar and Sinclair, which own dozens of ABC-affiliated stations, are continuing to withhold the show, creating significant local blackouts.
  • FCC chair Brendan Carr publicly condemned Kimmel’s comments and suggested broadcasters carrying the program could face license consequences.
  • President Donald Trump attacked ABC over the show’s return and hinted at taking action against the network on his social platform.
  • Disney framed the original suspension as an effort to avoid inflaming a tense national moment, as petitions by 400-plus Hollywood figures and public backlash mounted.