COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (WTVO) — Sinclair Broadcasting Group said Monday it will preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! when the show returns to ABC.

“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 said.

The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, announced Monday it would be returning Kimmel's show to the air on Tuesdays.

“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,” the company said in a statement. “It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent

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