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Nexstar and Sinclair announced Friday they would resume airing "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on their ABC stations.

The decision follows Disney's reinstatement of Kimmel after political and public pressure.

Sinclair and Nexstar had faced potential financial penalties and FCC considerations in their decision.

IRVING, Texas — Two major broadcast owners said on Friday they will end preemption of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and the show will return in the evening on their 70 ABC-affiliated stations covering nearly one - quarter of U.S. households.

Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media Group previously had declined to resume airing the show this week after Disney lifted a nearly weeklong suspension.

Both had faced pressure from some lawmakers over th

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