Overview

• ABC/Disney reinstated Jimmy Kimmel Live! one week after suspending it over "insensitive" comments, citing recent conversations with the host and internal approval reported to include Bob Iger and Dana Walden.
• Sinclair and Nexstar said they will not carry the show in many markets, creating a partial blackout even as ABC resumes national scheduling.
• FCC chair Brendan Carr had publicly warned broadcasters over Kimmel’s monologue about Charlie Kirk’s killing, a move that fueled concerns about government pressure on programming.
• The suspension drew a broad backlash, with the ACLU circulating a letter signed by 400+ entertainers and some conservatives, including Ted Cruz, criticizing the trajectory of the response.
• President Donald Trump praised the suspension and, after ABC announced the return, posted that he may sue the network over the decision, according to his Truth Social statement.