Jimmy Kimmel broke his silence after ABC briefly pulled his hit late night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, off the air.

“Missing this guy today,” he captioned an Instagram post on Tuesday, September 23, sharing a photo of himself with the late Norman Lear. (Lear, who died in December 2023, was outspoken about his support for the First Amendment.)

Kimmel’s social media post comes shortly before he’s set to make his TV return. ABC announced on Wednesday, September 17, that Kimmel’s late night should would “be pre-empted indefinitely” following the host’s controversial remarks about the death of Charlie Kirk.

Variety reported earlier that day that ABC decided to remove Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its network after Nexstar Media reportedly threatened to erase the show from its lineup.

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