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Sinclair & Nexstar Won’t Run Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to ABC

Watch The Full Philip DeFranco Show: https://www.youtube.com/defranco?sub_... Subscribe for more Quickie News: https://www.youtube.com/defranco?sub_... Jimmy Kimmel is coming back tonight, but not everyone is going to be able to watch him. Right, we briefly touched on this yesterday, ABC announced he will return to air, releasing a statement saying: “Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.” For a TLDR on this whole saga, Disney and ABC had been facing a ton of pushback for suspending Kimmel over comments he made following Charlie Kirk’s death. Many argued this was at odds with free speech, that Disney was caving to the FCC after its chairman suggested he might take regulatory action against the network. Kimmel’s suspension also came after two major station owners, Nexstar and Sinclair, denounced Kimmel and said they would not air him last week. And now, it seems both companies are sticking with that decision even though ABC is bringing him back. Yesterday, Sinclair said Kimmel’s show would be replaced with news programming and “Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return.” Which some found unsurprising, because in addition to pre-empting the show last week, Sinclair also demanded that Kimmel apologize to Kirk’s family, and make a “substantial” donation to the family and Turning Point USA. Then, this morning, Sinclair was followed by Nexstar, which said: “We made a decision last week to preempt ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s ‘ill-timed and insensitive’ comments at a critical time in our national discourse. We stand by that decision pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve.” And this could really limit Kimmel’s audience, right, Nexstar owns around 30 ABC stations, and Sinclair owns and controls around 40. In fact, between the two, Deadline reports that they make up around 25% of ABC’s affiliate reach. So that is less eyeballs watching Kimmel’s return. And you might think, that’s no big deal, right anyone who wants to see it can probably watch it on streaming or even YouTube. But for advertisers, that could be a problem, because they buy time during the broadcast, and now their reach has gone down a big chunk. So we will have to see where this fallout leads us, because both Nexstar and Sinclair might face viewer backlash from those who want access to this program, Disney will also be likely exploring what actions it can take here. Nexstar in particular is already catching a ton of heat for its decision today because it is currently in the middle of a $6 billion merger that will need FCC and Trump administration approval, so you have people like Elizabeth Warren writing: “If approved, Nexstar would control TV stations reaching 80% of households — violating the cap set by Congress to protect against monopolies. This censorship of Kimmel reeks of corruption.” But then, as for how Kimmel came back on air, reports say he had been meeting with Disney execs since Thursday to discuss his return. He has not publicly addressed the situation yet, right, we will have to see what he says tonight to get his thoughts on the matter. But there were a ton of people speaking out in his favor, as well as many efforts to boycott Disney and cancel streaming subscriptions in hopes that withholding dollars could force the company into changing course. And Anna M. Gomez, the sole Democratic commissioner of the FCC, actually gave a lot of credit to those boycotts, writing yesterday: “I am glad to see Disney find its courage in the face of clear government intimidation. More importantly, I want to thank those Americans from across the ideological spectrum who spoke loudly and courageously against this blatant attempt to silence free speech.” “we must combat these efforts to stifle free expression.” “It will continue to be up to us as citizens to push back against this Administration’s growing campaign of censorship and control. I will keep fighting ensure local broadcasters have the independence to stand up to government threats.” —————————— Produced by: Cory Ray, Philip DeFranco Edited by: James Girardier, Maxwell Enright, Julie Goldberg, Christian Meeks, Matthew Henry Art Department: William Crespo Writing/Research: Maddie Crichton , Philip DeFranco ———————————— #JimmyKimmel #DonaldTrump #Disney