The Sinclair Broadcasting Group and Nexstar Media Group announced they will stop preempting " Jimmy Kimmel Live! " on its ABC stations starting Friday evening, Sept. 26, giving Tri-Cities viewers the chance to catch the late-night show again.

Nexstar, which owns ABC affiliate WRIC Channel 8 in Richmond, said Sept. 23 it will keep the program off its affiliate channels pending "assurance" that Kimmel would make amends, including an apology to the family of Charlie Kirk.

The broadcasting giants refused to air the first few episodes of the talk show's return despite Disney and ABC ending Kimmel's suspension , following remarks the late-show host made about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Kirk .

In a Friday announcement, Nexstar said it has had discussions with Di

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