Jimmy Kimmel returns to the air Tuesday night, six days and four shows after production was “indefinitely” suspended — and without a single problem actually solved.
ABC’s suspension kicked off when the network’s late-night host claimed conservative organizer Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin was “anything other than” a conservative MAGA supporter, prompting broad outrage and cable channel owners Sinclair and Nexstar to refuse to air his program on their combined 71 ABC affiliates before further discussions.
A smug, unfunny show losing millions while alienating Christians, Republicans, and affiliates simply isn’t a good business model.
The only thing that’s changed here is ABC’s (and parent company Disney’s) decision. There have reportedly been no talks with either Sinclair or Nexstar, a