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Nexstar, Sinclair to end boycott of Kimmel show on its ABC stations Friday  Reuters Sinclair and Nexstar to reinstate Kimmel on ABC stations  BBC How consumer pushback beat Trump’s pressure campaign on Kimmel  CNN Nexstar and Sinclair Lost Their Game of Chicken  The Atlantic Sinclair and Nexstar End Jimmy Kimmel Boycott on Local ABC Stations  The New York Times Source link

(TNND) — Our parent company, Sinclair, announced it will resume airing “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on its ABC affiliates starting this evening, following a temporary preemption. The decision comes after receiving feedback from viewers, advertisers, and community leaders, as well as witnessing recent acts of violence, including a shooting at an ABC affiliate in Sacramento. Sinclair emphasized its commitment to providing …

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is returning to Sinclair ABC affiliates Friday night, the station group announced in a lengthy statement. Nexstar Media Group, which also has been preempting the show for more than a week, has not said whether it would restore it but earlier this week reported having had “productive” talks with ABC and Disney. Kimmel was suspended by Disney …

Jimmy Kimmel to return to Nexstar and Sinclair’s ABC affiliates Friday  Axios The Jimmy Kimmel blackout is completely over: Nexstar and Sinclair back down  CNN Nexstar and Sinclair Lost Their Game of Chicken  The Atlantic Sinclair and Nexstar End Jimmy Kimmel Boycott on Local ABC Stations  The New York Times Nexstar and Sinclair bring Jimmy Kimmel’s show back to local TV stations  AP News Source …

Jimmy Kimmel, whose late night show is doing its seventh annual Brooklyn episodes next week, quipped in his monologue last night that the show has to “stay on the move so the FCC can’t get us.” He’ll be in good company: A starry lineup of guests has been announced. In addition to the previously announced Stephen Colbert, guests for Jimmy …

Sakshi Venkatraman and Aleks Phillips Getty Images Jimmy Kimmel Live! will now appear again across the US, after two of America’s largest local TV station owners said they would resume showing the programme. Sinclair and Nexstar – which own dozens of stations affiliated with national broadcaster ABC – had taken the show off air for more than a week over …

The local TV station boycott of ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live! appears to be ending. Sinclair and Nexstar each said Friday that they would end its preemption of the late night show Friday night. Sinclair said it made the decision after “thoughtful feedback from viewers, advertisers, and community leaders representing a wide range of perspectives.” That said, while Sinclair appears to …

Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to Sinclair’s ABC stations  The Washington Post Local TV Giant Sinclair Ends Jimmy Kimmel Boycott  The New York Times Sinclair gets nothing it asked for, puts Jimmy Kimmel back on anyway  Ars Technica Lower Than Cowards  The Atlantic The TV Boss Who Kicked Kimmel Off His Stations and Started a Firestorm  The Wall Street Journal Source link

Comedians will be the first to tell you that you shouldn’t take them seriously. Jon Stewart, the Walter Cronkite of Comedy Central’s fake newsroom, says so every time “The Daily Show” is hailed for its perceived trustworthiness in the news and information space. John Oliver expresses similar sentiments whenever someone praises the sound journalism employed in “Last Week Tonight.” Even …

Sinclair is putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air on its 38 ABC TV stations, after preempting his late-night TV show in protest over Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s killer. Sinclair said in a statement that it will end its preemption of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and the show will return Friday evening on Sinclair’s ABC affiliates. The Sept. 26 airing of the …