Disney said Jimmy Kimmel Live will return to its ABC network lineup on Tuesday (Sep 23), six days after it suspended the talk-show host following threats by the Federal Communications Commission chairman over comments the host had made about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer.

This marked the highest-profile move from the private sector to challenge a string of efforts by US President Donald Trump to crack down on his perceived media critics through litigation and threats of regulatory action.

In announcing the decision, ABC's parent company said it had suspended production of the late-night comedy show "to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country". Disney said the company felt some of Kimmel's comments in question "were ill-timed and thus insensitive

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