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Record ratings for Jimmy Kimmel's return despite ABC affiliates refusing to air show

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has tripled its average ratings - despite about a quarter of ABC stations in the US not airing the show's return.

Euronews

Kamala Harris Rips Business Leaders For 'Meal At The Foot Of A Tyrant' Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: 'An Agenda At Play…'

On Wednesday, former Vice President Kamala Harris criticized entertainment executives for bowing to political pressure in the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, warning that corporate interests may be trading free speech protections for favors from the Donald Trump administration.

Benzinga

South Park takes aim at FCC chair Brendan Carr in first episode since death of Charlie Kirk

President Donald Trump is depicted attempting to abort his child with Satan in the near-the-knuckle new episode

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Jimmy Kimmel comeback breaks his YouTube monologue views record

Preliminary figures show 6.26 million broadcast viewers and more than 15m views on YouTube in first 16 hours

The Guardian - US

Murdoch’s TikTok? Trump offers allies another lever of media control

Under the known terms of the deal with China, TikTok would get a new board, including Murdochs and Ellisons

The Guardian - US

With Kimmel’s suspension, the FCC chair made himself Trump’s chief of comedy

Brendan Carr, head of the Federal Communications Commission, is fulfilling the ‘authoritarian’s dream’ he once decried

The Guardian - US

Trump Threatens to Sue ABC Over Jimmy Kimmel Comeback, Slams Network for Backing 'Failing' Host

Donald Trump threatened legal action after ABC reinstated Jimmy Kimmel, citing a prior £11.84m ($16m) settlement; the network's reversal, affiliate blackouts and FCC interventions raise fresh questions about press independence and regulatory power.

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Google Says Biden Admin Pressured Company To Remove Content

Plus: ICE helps arrest sex workers, the SIM farm "security threat," Waymo car crashes caused by human error, and more...

Reason

Donald Trump beyond enraged as his temporary win is burned down to teach him the world doesn’t revolve around him

Another day, another hit at Trump's ego.

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After A Tearful Monologue, Inside Source Reveals Jimmy Kimmel’s Staff Threatened To Walk Out

Jimmy Kimmel returned from a weeklong suspension with an emotional monologue addressing the controversy over his comments on Charlie Kirk.

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8 Highlights From Jimmy Kimmel's Return Speech Fans Can't Stop Talking About

From emotional clarifications to stinging political jokes, Jimmy Kimmel's monologue has quickly become one of the most talked-about moments in late-night TV this year.

International Business Times UK

The Jimmy Kimmel saga explained — what happened and what did he say?

What did the comic do to get pushed off air in the first place? Here’s everything we know

Evening Standard

Robert De Niro joins Jimmy Kimmel to mock Trump’s FCC chairman

Robert De Niro made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s first episode back after the host was suspended following comments made about the death of Charlie Kirk.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel returns: DeNiro cameos as Disney decides to up its prices

Jimmy Kimmel returned last night and delivered an opening monologue that earned him several standing ovations. He even had Robert DeNiro cameo for a skit about freedom of speech. Amid the suspension fallout, Disney announced a price hike of its streaming services. Talk about poor timing...

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The Independent UK

What Jimmy Kimmel said in his first monologue on return from suspension

Jimmy Kimmel has returned to his late-night show after a suspension following remarks about Charlie Kirk's killing

Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Says Kimmel Is Back But Many Americans Can't Watch Him: Senator Demands Answers On Business Deals That Need Trump Approval

On Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) accused two of the nation's largest TV station owners of potential corruption for blocking Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show while seeking regulatory approval from the Donald Trump administration.

Axios

Kimmel returns with monologue defending free speech: "We have to stand up"

"Our government cannot be allowed to control what we do and do not say on television," Kimmel said.

Euronews

Jimmy Kimmel returns to air, addresses Charlie Kirk comments during emotional monologue

In an emotional mologue, the late-night host thanked those who supported him, addressed the comments he made about Charlie Kirk, and criticised the government and ABC affiliates who took his show off the air.

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The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel says silencing comedians is ‘anti-American’, as his show returns to air after suspension

The host’s monologue noted that the suspension of his late-night programme had ignited a national debate over free speech

Reason

Trump's Vision of Broadcast Regulation Is a Threat to Conservatives

History suggests that Republicans will regret letting the FCC police TV programming.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel breaks social media silence with photo of First Amendment champion Norman Lear ahead of late-night return

The Instagram post is Kimmel’s first public statement since his show was taken off the air

Reason

Free Speech Unmuted: Kimmel, the FCC, and the Government's Power Over Broadcast Speech, with Prof. Ash Bhagwat (UC Davis)

Ash Bhagwat is an expert on federal communications law, as well as on the First Amendment; he is also Jane Bambauer's and my co-Executive-Editor on the Journal of Free Speech Law.

Reason

Brendan Carr Says Networks Must Serve the 'Public Interest.' What Does That Mean?

Congress placed the term in the law but chose not to define it, leaving that task for future regulators.

Benzinga

Jimmy Kimmel Back On ABC Tuesday, But Not Everyone Will Get To See Late Night Show

Fans of late-night talk shows and Jimmy Kimmel are no doubt happy with the announced return of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on ABC. Some consumers, however, won't be able to watch Kimmel's return because one of the largest regional television operators in the country is refusing to air his show.

The Guardian - US

TV hosts celebrate Kimmel’s return to air after ‘massive backlash to Trump’s crackdown on free speech’

Late-night hosts give credit to people who boycotted Disney after corporation had indefinitely suspended Kimmel

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