Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to late-night television Tuesday after a nearly weeklong suspension that triggered a national discussion about freedom of speech and President Donald Trump’s ability to police the words of journalists, commentators and even comics .

Kimmel’s suspension came after comments he made on the shooting death of Charlie Kirk , a conservative activist who was killed on Sept. 10 by a gunman in Utah.

His suspension was heavily criticized by others in the entertainment industry and Democratic politicians, including Gov. Janet Mills , who called it “a terrible affront to our right to free speech,” in an interview last week.

Although the show will return, it will not be airing across all ABC channels, NBC News reported Tuesday morning. Sinclair, a

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