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The Battle of Jimmy Kimmel is over, but the war between networks and affiliates wages on. Kimmel is once again on the air throughout the country now that rebellious affiliate owners Nexstar and Sinclair have backed down and agreed to resume airing his ABC late-night show after a weeklong standoff. Kimmel was benched for three nights by ABC after Brendan …

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 …

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 …

NEW YORK (AP) — Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show back to its local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens of cities across the U.S. The companies suspended the program over remarks the comedian made in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing. The move …

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 …

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 …

While “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” has returned to ABC a week after Disney pulled it from the air, some broadcasters still refuse to air the late-night show.  Nexstar and Sinclair, which own more than 70 ABC affiliates throughout the U.S., began preempting the show after Kimmel made remarks about the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.  Nexstar’s decision comes amid plans …

Nexstar, Sinclair will not resume airing ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’  Reuters Local TV Giants Boycott Jimmy Kimmel’s Return to Late Night  The New York Times Jimmy Kimmel posts photo with Norman Lear ahead of his return to late night  NBC News Nexstar ABC Affiliates To Continue Preempting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”  Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Kimmel’s show to return — but not everywhere  CNN Source link