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Nexstar and Sinclair are bringing back Kimmel, but many viewers may have found alternatives while he was blacked out

Experts say blackouts can push viewers to streaming services, potentially undermining a boycott altogether.

Fortune

Sinclair and Nexstar end boycott of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and will air show again

The two station owners’ preemption of the late-night show left about 25% of TV viewers in the US unable to watch it

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel is back, but how much longer will late-night comedy last?

Champions of free speech will have breathed a sigh of relief when The Walt Disney Company returned Jimmy Kimmel Live! to air on its US broadcast network, ABC, on September 23. Disney claims to have made this decision for the “right reasons” – but it was also driven by reports…

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One Reason Disney Paused Jimmy Kimmel Allegedly Had Nothing To Do With Business And Everything To Do With Employee Safety

Sources drop claims about what was happening.

Cinemablend

Kimmel controversy highlights ‘wildly dangerous’ consolidation of TV broadcasting

Rush to ‘preempt’ Kimmel’s talkshow after FCC chair’s threats comes as broadcasters seek merger approvals

The Guardian - US

Behind the fall and resurrection of Jimmy Kimmel is a $6.2 billion merger and the companies that serve rural, conservative audiences

FCC pressure and multibillion-dollar mergers aren’t even the full story. The future of linear TV is up for grabs.

Fortune

Democrats to Trump: Stop Jawboning, That's Our Job!

Democrats are vowing to break up media companies that kowtowed to Trump if they take back power.

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Disney investors demand details into company’s Jimmy Kimmel suspension

Shareholders want ABC owner to turn over documents related to decision to temporarily suspend late-night show

The Guardian - US

FCC Threats Against Jimmy Kimmel Echo a Century of Speech Control

From the Fairness Doctrine to Nixon’s “raised eyebrow,” government licensing power has long chilled broadcast speech—proving the First Amendment should apply fully to the airwaves.

Reason

Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Only Donald Trump would try to prove he wasn’t threatening ABC by threatening ABC’

Late-night hosts react to Trump’s ongoing threats against ABC for airing Kimmel and discuss his bizarre UN address

The Guardian - US

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

The Independent UK

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

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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

International Business Times UK

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.

Reason

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...

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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.

International Business Times UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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.

Euronews

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...

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

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