Jimmy Kimmel Is not Coming Again for Everybody. Find out how to See If You Can Watch Tonight

Tens of millions of People are set to overlook Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night TV on Tuesday, as two main house owners of native ABC stations mentioned that they nonetheless plan to not air the present.

Nexstar introduced at present that it’s becoming a member of Sinclair in persevering with their earlier plans to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! indefinitely. Collectively, the 2 firms personal greater than 23 p.c of native TV stations which are affiliated with ABC’s nationwide programming. Viewers counting on these stations will as a substitute need to accept native information.

Nexstar’s announcement comes a day after Disney, which owns ABC, mentioned the late-night talk show would return on Tuesday. The present had been suspended final week following feedback Kimmel made after the demise of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Disney’s determination to briefly pull the present, under pressure from Federal Communications Fee (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, set off a firestorm of its personal and fueled a heated nationwide debate over free speech.

Politicians, free-speech advocates, and Hollywood stars got here to Kimmel’s protection within the days that adopted. And a name to boycott Disney, together with canceling Disney+ subscriptions, additionally went viral on-line, hitting Disney inventory, prompting the Home of Mouse on Monday to announce the present’s return.

Nevertheless, that very same day, Sinclair posted on X that it could be preempting the present whereas discussions with ABC continued.

Nexstar, for its half, mentioned in a press release on Tuesday that it stood by its determination to drag the present, citing Kimmel’s “ill-timed and insensitive” feedback.

Disney didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Gizmodo.

Find out how to know in case your native ABC station will air Jimmy Kimmy Dwell!

In case your native ABC station is owned by Nexstar or Sinclair, you’ll miss out on Kimmel’s return.

Sinclair operates 38 ABC stations, together with these in Washington, D.C., Seattle, and St. Louis. You may see Wikipedia’s full record here.

Nexstar runs 28 ABC stations, together with in Salt Lake Metropolis and Nashville. The Wikipedia record of Nexstar stations is here.

A timeline of the Jimmy Kimmel Dwell! controversy

The controversy started after Kirk’s taking pictures on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Within the days that adopted, when little was identified in regards to the shooter, many conservative politicians and pundits recommended he was motivated by left-wing ideology.

On the evening of Monday, Sept. 15, Kimmel pushed again on these claims.

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately making an attempt to characterize this child who murdered Charlie Kirk as something aside from one in every of them, and doing every part they will to attain political factors from it,” Kimmel said.

Two days later, on Sept. 17, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr advised conservative commentator Benny Johnson: “We will do that the simple manner or the laborious manner. These firms can discover methods to alter conduct and take motion, frankly, on Kimmel, or there’s going to be extra work for the FCC forward.”

The FCC regulates broadcast tv and has the ability to droop a station’s license.

Hours after Carr’s remarks, Nexstar—which is within the strategy of making an attempt to amass TEGNA, one other proprietor of TV stations—and Sinclair introduced they’d preempt the present. ABC quickly afterward took motion and introduced it was suspending this system.

On the time, Sinclair mentioned the suspension was not enough and known as for additional motion from each ABC and the FCC.