The ABC late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be back on the air Tuesday evening, after production was suspended last week following the host’s comments about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Disney, the parent company of ABC, made the announcement Monday and also explained why it suspended the show.

“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,” according to a Disney statement. “It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.”

Even though the

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