Overview

• Kimmel opened with an emotional monologue clarifying he never meant to make light of Charlie Kirk’s killing or blame a group, calling government threats to silence him un-American.
• Disney said it suspended the show to cool tensions, then brought it back after days of conversations; Kimmel said he was unhappy with the pull but thanked Disney for his return.
• Nexstar and Sinclair are still not airing Jimmy Kimmel Live!, leaving portions of the ABC network dark for the program even as episodes stream on Hulu and Disney+.
• President Donald Trump attacked ABC’s decision on Truth Social and threatened to “test” the network legally, repeating claims about Kimmel’s ratings and political bias.
• FCC chair Brendan Carr had warned stations to take action over Kimmel’s remarks, while entertainers and some Republicans publicly backed Kimmel’s right to speak, and Kimmel highlighted Erika Kirk’s public forgiveness of her husband’s killer.