Overview

• Jimmy Kimmel and Disney/ABC are discussing conditions for Jimmy Kimmel Live to resume, with no agreement reported yet, according to Variety and other outlets.
• ABC pulled the show indefinitely after Nexstar and Sinclair said they would preempt it, following FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s public warning about stations’ public‑interest obligations and as Nexstar seeks FCC approval for a Tegna acquisition.
• Kimmel’s monologue asserted the suspected killer of Charlie Kirk was linked to MAGA, while Utah officials have said the suspect exhibited left‑leaning views, a contradiction that intensified criticism.
• Hollywood unions and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner denounced the suspension as a free‑speech setback, and Sen. Ted Cruz criticized Carr’s hard‑line comments as government overreach.
• ABC has filled the 11:35 p.m. slot with alternate programming, and Sacramento police arrested a man after shots were fired at a local ABC affiliate’s lobby window, with motive under investigation.