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Kimmel returned to air on Tuesday night but the ABC affiliate continues to pre-empt the show.

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  1. Nexstar Says It Made Decision To Preempt Jimmy Kimmel “Unilaterally” And With No Communication With FCC Or Government Agencies

    Headline from Deadline ·

  2. Nexstar says it will continue to pre-empt Kimmel ahead of late night return

    Headline from The Hill ·

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    Map Shows Where Jimmy Kimmel Won’t Be Aired by Nexstar Me...

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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  1. Variety

    ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Nexstar, one of the biggest owners o US f TV stations in, said will pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late night show due to the host's Charlie Kirk remarks

  2. Deadline

    Nexstar Says It Will Drop Jimmy Kimmel’s Show From Its ABC Stations “For The Foreseeable Future” Following Charlie Kirk Comments (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    The station

  3. Forbes

    Nexstar Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ From ABC Over Charlie Kirk Comments (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The talk show will be replaced immediately by another ABC program.

  4. Deadline

    Nexstar Says It Made Decision To Preempt Jimmy Kimmel “Unilaterally” And With No Communication With FCC Or Government Agencies (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Nexstar said it had no communication with the FCC or federal agencies

  5. CBS News

    ABC pre-empts "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over Kimmel (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    ABC's announcement came as media giants Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show indefinitely on all their stations over his remarks.

  6. Variety

    Nexstar Denies Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Was Due to FCC Pressure (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Nexstar on Thursday denied that its decision to pull 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' off the air was due to comments hours earlier by FCC Chair Brendan Carr.

  7. FOX Business

    What to know about Nexstar as ABC pulls Kimmel indefinitely (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Nexstar Media Group said it would preempt Jimmy Kimmel's show for the foreseeable future after his controversial remarks following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

  8. The Hollywood Reporter

    How Jimmy Kimmel Might Have Just Been Sacrificed for a Multibillion-Dollar TV Deal (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    You may not be too familiar with Nexstar CEO Perry Sook. But he and his company are a big reason Kimmel is off the air.

  9. Deadline

    Jimmy Kimmel Impasse Follows Years Of Growing Tensions Between Local TV Stations And Broadcast Networks (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    The decision by Nexstar and Sinclair to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air followed years of tensions between networks and local TV affiliates.

  10. New York Post

    Nexstar refuses to air Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC over Charlie Kirk controversy (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The announcement came just a day after Sinclair Broadcast Group revealed it would preempt the late-night show despite Disney returning Kimmel to the air.

  11. Rolling Stone

    Nexstar ABC Affiliates Will 'Continue to Preempt' 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' and 'Monitor' Return (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    'Jimmy Kimmel Live' return broadcast will be blocked on Nexstar ABC-affiliate stations in favor of local broadcasting while his comeback is monitored.

  12. Blaze Media

    Nexstar stands its ground, keeps blocking Kimmel's show (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Sinclair and Nexstar aren't backing down.

  13. Fox News

    Nexstar to preempt ABC's ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ despite Disney ending suspension (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Nexstar Media Group announced on Tuesday that it will continue to preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" despite Disney allowing the show to return to ABC.

  14. RedState

    ABC Reinstates Jimmy Kimmel, but Nexstar Is Saying 'Nope' (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Jimmy Kimmel

  15. NBC News

    Nexstar's ABC affiliates will keep Jimmy Kimmel show off air for now (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Nexstar Media Group said Tuesday that the ABC stations it owns and partners with will not resume airing "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" even as Disney brings the program back nationally."We made a decision last week to preempt 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' following what ABC referred to as Mr.

  16. The Daily Caller

    Major Broadcaster Refuses To Back Down On Jimmy Kimmel (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Nexstar Media Group announced on Tuesday that it will continue its suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” upon the program’s return to late night television.

  17. Los Angeles Times

    Nexstar TV stations will not run 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after return to ABC (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Television station giant Nexstar Broadcasting said it will not run "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" as the Walt Disney Co. brings the ABC comedian back to television Tuesday night.

  18. Fox News

    Nexstar, Sinclair expect apology from Kimmel before agreeing to reinstate show: Source (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Sinclair and Nexstar, two major ABC affiliate owners who are still preempting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!,' want an apology from the host for his remarks on the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk.

  19. The Hill

    Nexstar says it will continue to pre-empt Kimmel ahead of late night return (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Nexstar Media Group will not carry Jimmy Kimmel's late night show on ABC after his controversial comments. Kimmel was suspended and then reinstated.

  20. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    McGovern: Nexstar’s Kimmel decision threatens free speech - Daily Hampshire Gazette (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    Daily Hampshire Gazette's feed description

    U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) has sent a letter to Nexstar Media Group in response to its announcement to no longer broadcast “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on its ABC-affiliated stations, leading to a brief suspension of the show by ABC and accusations of bowing to pressure from the Trump administration.

  21. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Nexstar joins Sinclair in saying it will not air Jimmy Kimmel’s return (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    ABC, which suspended Kimmel’s show last Wednesday following criticism of his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, announced Monday that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return.

  22. The Federalist

    66 ABC Affiliates Won't Air Jimmy Kimmel After Nexstar Holds Firm (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    Nexstar is holding firm on its pledge not to show Jimmy Kimmel's late night show after the host lied about Charlie Kirk's assassin.

  23. Newsweek

    Map Shows Where Jimmy Kimmel Won’t Be Aired by Nexstar Me... (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Kimmel returned to air on Tuesday night but the ABC affiliate continues to pre-empt the show.

  24. Fox2 Detroit

    Nexstar, Sinclair to keep Jimmy Kimmel off its ABC stations despite show reinstatement (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Jimmy Kimmel will return to late-night television on Tuesday following a weeklong suspension that set off a national debate over free speech.

  25. Blaze Media

    Nexstar keeps Kimmel off the air despite Elizabeth Warren's incessant whining (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Democrats tried their apparent best to get Nexstar to play along — and failed.

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