Overview

• Sinclair and Nexstar said Friday they will resume carrying the program on their ABC partner stations, undoing blackouts that affected about a quarter of U.S. households.
• Disney reported more than six million television viewers for Kimmel’s return and tens of millions of online views of his opening monologue.
• ABC had suspended the show last week following Kimmel’s remarks about reactions to Charlie Kirk’s killing, as reported warnings from FCC chair Brendan Carr raised license concerns for affiliates.
• President Trump criticized the reinstatement and threatened ABC in social‑media posts, pointing to a prior settlement and saying he would “test” the network again.
• In announcing their reversals, the station groups stressed audience service and free‑speech principles, while the broader dispute over political and regulatory pressure on broadcasters continues.