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Late-Night Show Indefinitely Preempted Following Controversial Comments on Charlie Kirk Assassination
ABC has indefinitely suspended the popular late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! following controversial remarks made by the host concerning the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
His remark:
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said.
The show will be “preempted indefinitely,” a network spokesperson confirmed, in a move that follows similar actions by major affiliate station groups.
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The decision comes shortly after Nexstar, one of the largest owners of local TV stations in the U.S., announced it would preempt the show. According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, ABC had also been contacted by at least one other station group, suggesting that an affiliate revolt may have influenced the network’s decision.
Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar’s Broadcasting Division, commented on the decision. “Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” Alford said. “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform… is simply not in the public interest at the current time.”
Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr also weighed in on the controversy. In a statement on Kimmel’s initial comments, Carr said that the remarks “appear to be an action by Jimmy Kimmel to play into the narrative that this was somehow a MAGA or Republican-motivated person.” Carr added that broadcasters have an “obligation to operate in the public interest” and that a failure to “change conduct” could lead to “additional work for the FCC ahead.”
Carr later thanked Nexstar for their decision, stating, “I hope that other broadcasters follow Nexstar’s lead.” The controversy stemmed from Kimmel’s comment that, “We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
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