Nexstar Media Group has announced that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to its ABC affiliates beginning Friday night, effectively making Kimmel’s show available once again nationwide.

“We have had discussions with executives at The Walt Disney Company and appreciate their constructive approach to addressing our concerns,” the company said in a statement. “As a local broadcaster, Nexstar remains committed to protecting the First Amendment while producing and airing local and national news that is fact-based and unbiased and, above all, broadcasting content that is in the best interest of the communities we serve.”

The decision by Nexstar, the parent company of KTLA and one of the nation’s largest broadcast ownership groups, came on the same day that Sinclair, another major broadcaster, an

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