Overview

• ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely and is filling the 11:35 p.m. slot with repeat programming, including Celebrity Family Feud and a Kirk memorial special.
• Kimmel and Disney/ABC are reported to be in active discussions about conditions for the show’s return, though no agreement has been announced.
• Nexstar and Sinclair say they will preempt the show for the foreseeable future, a clearance gap that industry executives note covers roughly a quarter of U.S. ABC households.
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr criticized Kimmel’s remarks, floated regulatory options, and said the agency is “not done yet,” prompting rare pushback from figures including Sen. Ted Cruz, who warned against government pressure on speech.
• Protests by writers and entertainers have targeted Disney, former CEO Michael Eisner and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voiced support for Kimmel, and police arrested a man after shots were fired at an ABC affiliate lobby window in Sacramento.