
ABC-owned television stations are set to undergo earlier-than-expected federal licence reviews after backlash surrounding comments made by Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Show host Jimmy Kimmel about First Lady Melania Trump.
The reviews were not scheduled to start until October, but the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it would bring forward the routine reviews for multiple ABC stations from pressure coming from President Donald Trump and his allies after Kimmel's joke referencing Melania Trump in his late night show.