Two major broadcast owners said today they will end preemption of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and the show will return this evening on their 70 ABC-affiliated stations covering nearly a 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 week-long suspension.

Both had faced pressure from some lawmakers over the decision to not air the program. Sinclair’s ABC stations represent about 14% of U.S. households and include the markets Washington, D.C.; Seattle; Little Rock, Arkansas; Portland, Oregon; St. Louis; Rochester, New York; and Lincoln, Nebraska.

Nexstar Media Group had opted to keep Kimmel off the air on its 32 owned-and-operated ABC stations, which account for about 9% of U.S.

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