ABC cast a shadow over late-night TV when it suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week, following remarks Kimmel made after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

On Tuesday, the show is returning but as they say, you can’t unring a bell.

The late-night genre, already facing declining viewership figures and ad spending, continues to find itself at the center of an FCC firestorm about censorship, free speech, and political influence.

In this week’s episode of Adspeak by ADWEEK—recorded before ABC said they would reinstate Jimmy Kimmel Live!—brand editor Rebecca Stewart and TV, sports, and media editor Bill Bradley break down the political pressures that have been bubbling under the surface since CBS announced plans to cut The Late Show with Stephen Colbert .

Rebecca and Bill also

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