Jimmy Kimmel is returning

Despite late-night host Jimmy Kimmel returning to the air on Tuesday night, Sinclair Broadcast Group, a politically conservative company. It operates one ABC station in Michigan.

"Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming," Sinclair posted on X. "Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return."

Sinclair lists ABC affiliate WGTU-TV in Traverse City as a property it operates. The ABC station in Detroit is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company, which is not tied to Sinclair.

Deadline Detroit left a message with a person in the newsroom for comment with the Traverse City station but did not receive an immediate response. An email was al

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