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\n\tJimmy Kimmel\u2018s late-night talk show is being suspended ABC over his viral comments about Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n
\n\tA network spokesperson said Wednesday that Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> will be \u201cpre-empted indefinitely.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe network\u2019s action came just after Nexstar, one of the biggest owners of local TV stations in the coutnry \u2014 including 28 ABC affiliates \u2014 said it will pre-empt the series for the immediate future.<\/p>\n \n\tThe dramatic move follows Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr threatening to take action against ABC affiliates in the wake of Kimmel suggesting Kirk shooting suspect was a MAGA Republication during his Tuesday monologue. <\/p>\n \n\tKimmel\u2019s original comments were as follows: \u201cWe hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThen on Wednesday, Carr went on a podcast where he slammed Kimmel and declared that affiliates should \u201cpush back\u201d on ABC and say, in effect, \u201cListen, we\u2019re not going to run Kimmel anymore until you straighten this out because we\u2019re running the possibility of license revocation from the FCC if we continue to run content that ends up being a pattern of news distortion.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tNexstar issued a statement late Wednesday they would not air tonight\u2019s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live and would pre-empt the show for the foreseeable future. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMr. Kimmel\u2019s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are o\ufb00ensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,\u201d said Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar\u2019s broadcasting division. \u201cContinuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the di\ufb03cult decision to preempt his show in an e\ufb00ort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tNexstar currently operates mostly in small or midsize markets, though they include the ABC stations in New Orleans and Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n The decision by Nexstar comes as the broadcast station is seeking FCC approval for its $6.2 billion mega deal to acquire TEGNA, a deal that would make Nexstar by far the largest owner of local TV stations in the country.<\/p>\n The FCC would have to raise the 40% ownership cap in order to let the deal advance. it is not clear if TEGNA will follow Nexstar\u2019s decision. TEGNA operates 13 ABC stations, including in Austin and Sacramento.<\/p>\n Carr has used his perch to launch investigations into broadcasters that have caught the ire of President Trump, with their DEI policies the most frequent target. However, he has also sent letters about select content, and the FCC investigation into last year\u2019s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris remains open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jimmy Kimmel\u2018s late-night talk show is being suspended ABC over his viral comments about Charlie Kirk. 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