Jimmy Kimmel is off the air—indefinitely. ABC announced Wednesday evening that it would cease airing new episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live! until further notice. The network, and its parent company, Walt Disney, acted after complaints from conservative viewers and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) accused the late-night host of inaccurate reporting regarding the assassination of right-wing personality Charlie Kirk .
The abrupt move—which ABC’s George Stephanopoulos concisely described as having a “sharply polarized response” on Good Morning America this Thursday morning—resulted in a battle between political figures and celebrities over how the current administration and the FCC are taking direct action to police networks that do not align with the MAGA movement . Kimm