Overview

• ABC said Wednesday it would pre‑empt Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely following Kimmel’s Sept. 15 monologue about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
• Nexstar and Sinclair, which operate a large number of ABC affiliates, announced they would drop the show, intensifying pressure on the network.
• FCC Chair Brendan Carr warned that unless ABC took action there would be “additional work for the FCC ahead,” adding, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”
• Hollywood union members and other industry figures protested outside Disney’s Burbank lot, calling the suspension an attack on free expression.
• Industry reporting describes unease inside Disney and says Dana Walden is exploring a negotiated path for Kimmel’s return, with any conditions still unsettled.