Overview

• Kimmel is in ongoing discussions with Disney and ABC about conditions for a possible return, with no agreement reported and replacement programming filling his time slot.
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr condemned Kimmel’s remarks and floated regulatory consequences, while Sen. Ted Cruz criticized the approach as a “Goodfellas”-style shakedown and President Trump praised Carr.
• Major ABC affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair said they would preempt the show following Carr’s comments, and ABC then announced the program would be preempted indefinitely.
• Industry backlash intensified as SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America condemned the suspension and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner publicly rebuked the company’s leadership.
• Police arrested a man after shots were fired at the Sacramento ABC affiliate’s lobby window, with authorities saying the motive remains under investigation.