Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has been suspended indefinitely following the host's comments on the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week.

Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday, Sept. 17, that it will indefinitely stop airing "Jimmy Kimmel Live" after the late-night host's comments about Kirk's assassination came under harsh criticism from the head of the Federal Communications Commission. "'Jimmy Kimmel Live' will be pre-empted indefinitely," a spokesperson for the network said to USA TODAY in a statement.

USA TODAY has reached out to Kimmel's representatives for comment.

Earlier on Wednesday, Nexstar Media Group Inc. said it would stop airing the show on its 32 ABC affiliates. "Mr. Kimmel's comments about the death of Mr. Kirk a

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