Jimmy Kimmel at Jeff Ross’ “Take A Banana For The Ride” Broadway Opening Night held at Nederlander Theatre on August 18, 2025 in New York, New York.
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Nexstar Media Group, one of the largest owners of broadcast TV stations, said it would not air the return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday.
The company joins Sinclair, which said Monday it didn’t plan to air the late night show, and instead would show other programming.
ABC parent Disney announced on Monday it would bring back “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after pausing the show indefinitely last week after host Kimmel made comments linking the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement.
Nexstar was among the first to respond to Kimmel’s comments.
“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,” Nexstar said in a Tuesday statement.
“In the meantime, we note that ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ will be available nationwide on multiple Disney-owned streaming products, while our stations will focus on continuing to produce local news and other programming relevant to their respective markets.”
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