ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday, or in the network's words, he "will be suspended indefinitely," following comments the host made on Monday's episode regarding Charlie Kirk. Here are three takeaways:
Will 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' return?
The word "indefinitely" certainly has a chill about it, or at least an ambiguity that could be interpreted as "shortly" or (worst case) "never." But it's important to point out that this isn't the same word as "cancel," which will happen to "Late Show With Stephen Colbert" next May. The Wall Street Journal, citing a "person familiar with the situation," said there's a "path" for Kimmel's show to return "in the next several days." What that path is is unclear, although Kimmel is still under contract through May. A group of ABC affiliates dropped t