Sinclair and Nexstar, the broadcast station owners that took “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air amid criticism of the host’s comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, said that the show will return Friday night on their ABC affiliates.

“Our objective throughout this process has been to ensure that programming remains accurate and engaging for the widest possible audience,” Sinclair said in a statement on Friday afternoon.

“We take seriously our responsibility as local broadcasters to provide programming that serves the interests of our communities, while also honoring our obligations to air national network programming,” said the company, which operates 30 ABC affiliate stations in 27 markets.

Roughly three hours later, Nexstar said it was also bringing back Kimmel’s program on

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