An unprecedented late-night TV suspension sparked an unprecedented late-night backlash Thursday. In a near-universal display of unanimity, every major late-night host — or at least those who still have shows — attacked ABC's "indefinite pre-emption" of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

"Tonight, we are all Jimmy Kimmel," said Stephen Colbert, at the outset of Thursday's edition.

On Thursday night, indeed, almost everyone was ("Gutfeld! on Fox, in full flamethrower mode, was the exception; more on that below). Across late night, or at least that part not on Fox News, the hosts rallied to Kimmel's side. NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" largely took a softer approach. Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" did a mock sendup of how an obsequious Jon Stewart mig

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