The Federal Communications Commission is asking a federal judge to throw out Disney and ABC’s lawsuit challenging the agency’s unusually early review of the broadcast licenses belonging to eight ABC-owned television stations. Disney and ABC sued the FCC in August,...
For over a week, ABC’s The View maintained radio silence on the Jimmy Kimmel controversy. That silence broke this Monday — the very same day ABC was set to announce that Kimmel would be returning to the air. Coincidence? Or did the network only allow its most outspoken daytime panel to weigh in once the storm had passed behind closed doors?
Disney announced the return of Jimmy Kimmel Live! to the ABC late-night lineup, but not everyone is on board. In a striking move, Sinclair Broadcast Group confirmed on Monday that its ABC affiliates will continue preempting Jimmy Kimmel and replacing his show with news programming — directly defying Disney’s reinstatement.
After weeks of turmoil, Deadline has revealed the blunt truth: Disney and ABC have brought Jimmy Kimmel back on air, and it seems as though they’ve gotten nothing from the “comedian” in return. According to insiders, “Jimmy will say what Jimmy wants to say,” meaning potentially no restrictions on Jimmy Kimmel, no walk-backs, no real concessions from the late-night host whose comments about Charlie Kirk sparked the entire controversy.
There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding the horrible murder of Charlie Kirk and the aftermath regarding Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, the FCC, the affiliates, and who’s got authority over what. As what is laughingly called an “Industry Veteran,” your humble spirit is gonna ‘splain it to you so you can sort out the shillyness from Shinola as you read coverage, memes, and general eruptions of self-righteous fury from most who don’t know better but some who surely should.
Disney has caved to pressure from Hollywood activists and liberal allies, announcing that Jimmy Kimmel will be back on ABC’s late-night lineup just days after pulling the plug on his show. The Mouse House made no mention about the blatantly false claims Kimmel made regarding the Charlie Kirk murder suspect, but rather focused on the “sensitivity” and “timing” of his remarks.
Hollywood’s spin machine is running at full throttle. In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel Live! being “indefinitely suspended” after the late-night host spread misinformation on the tragic killing of Charlie Kirk, celebrities and media outlets have tried to turn this into an investor crisis for Disney. Actor Mark Ruffalo even went so far as to warn Disney that its stock would “drop a lot further” unless Jimmy Kimmel was reinstated.
When Jimmy Kimmel Live! was suddenly yanked off the air, the story reverberated far beyond late-night television. Now, reports indicate that Kimmel’s camp and Disney are actively negotiating to bring the show back. But according to Variety, no agreement is anywhere in sight, leaving the late-night host and his team in limbo while Disney scrambles to contain the fallout.
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner has railed against current leadership for the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. When even Michael Eisner — the man who transformed Disney into a modern entertainment powerhouse — is publicly slamming the company, it’s a sign of just how far...
In all the conversation around Jimmy Kimmel being pulled from the air, there’s one factor no one is really talking about: his show’s ratings.
Jimmy Kimmel’s sudden removal from ABC’s lineup has dominated headlines. Pundits are framing the move as a political flashpoint, with some claiming Disney caved to conservative pressure after the host crossed a line by spreading misinformation on national television about the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk.
But here’s the part of the story most of the media is burying: Jimmy Kimmel had lost nearly half his audience from January 2025 to his removal in September 2025.
On September 17, 2025, Nexstar Media Group announced that all its ABC-affiliated stations would Preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely, objecting to a monologue by Kimmel in which he falsely stated that the killer of Charlie Kirk was a MAGA supporter. This is not supported by law enforcement, the family of the accused, nor allegedly by the accused himself.
On September 17, 2025, Disney made the extraordinary decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely. The move came after Jimmy Kimmel’s false and inflammatory comments about the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk — remarks that accused Trump supporters of twisting the truth while simultaneously exploiting the tragedy. The fallout has now escalated into one of the most significant entertainment controversies of the year.
Jimmy Kimmel has exploded in anger after ABC abruptly pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air this week, following his divisive misinformation about the man who allegedly killed Charlie Kirk. According to a bombshell Daily Mail report, insiders describe the late-night host as “absolutely f***ing livid” and determined to sever ties with the network permanently.