ABC’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show last month drove a surge in cancellations of Disney+ and Hulu streaming services by consumers outraged over the move. However, both services also saw an increase in the number of sign-ups during the month of September, which helped offset those nixing their subscriptions, according to data released Monday.

On Sept. 17, ABC said “ Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would be suspended “indefinitely.” That came following remarks the host made on his show two days prior about “the MAGA gang” trying to score political points over the suspect charged with the murder of conservative activist Kirk, resulting in outrage on the right that led two big ABC affiliate groups — Nexstar and Sinclair — to announce they were pre-empting Kimmel. Disney brought

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