Sinclair Broadcast Group announced it will not air the return of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday (September 23) night, instead airing its local news programming.

"Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return," the company wrote in a statement shared on its social media accounts.

The Walt Disney Company, ABC ’s parent company, announced Jimmy Kimmel Live! would return to the airwaves Tuesday after it was suspended "indefinitely" last week in a statement obtained by the New York Times on Monday (September 22).

“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further i

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