NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after the network pulled the host off the air indefinitely in the wake of criticism over Kimmel's comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month.

Officials with the network said in a statement Monday that they had "thoughtful conversations with Jimmy" and that they "reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."

Kimmel's comments did not extensively focus on Kirk, who was a close ally of President Donald Trump. They took aim at Trump and what Kimmel called his "MAGA Gang" of supporters for their response to the killing. Reacting to Kimmel's comments, two of ABC's largest affiliate owners, Nexstar and Sinclair, said they would be pulling the show from their affiliated stations. A

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