Kimmel’s show to return Tuesday, but Sinclair will continue to keep it off its ABC stations

(CNN) — “ Jimmy Kimmel Live! ” will return to ABC on Tuesday night, the network said Monday, ending a nearly weeklong standoff over the late-night talk show.

But not all of ABC’s affiliated stations will be carrying Kimmel’s comeback show. Sinclair, one of the country’s biggest owners of local TV stations, said its ABC affiliates will preempt the show “beginning Tuesday night.” Sinclair said it will air news programming in the time slot instead.

“Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return,” a Sinclair spokesperson told CNN.

Sinclair’s conservative owners condemned Kimmel last week and contributed to ABC parent Disney’s decision to pull the show from the airwaves temporarily.

The Kimmel controversy erupted last week after conservatives criticized