Nexstar continues preempting ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ despite ABC return

Nexstar Media Group, Inc., announced on Wednesday that it would continue to pre -empt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” For the moment, even as Disney Allows the show to return to ABC.

“Nexstar continues to assess the status of” Jimmy Kimmel Live! “On our local television stations affiliated to the ABC, and the program will be pre -empted while we do,” the company said in a press release. “We are involved in productive discussions with managers of Walt Disney Company, emphasizing the guarantee that the program reflects and respects the various interests of the communities that we serve.”

This follows their previous statement on Tuesday where the company said: “We made a decision last week to preempt” Jimmy Kimmel Live! “Depending on what ABC called the comments of Mr. Kimmel,” poorly insensitive “comments at a critical moment in our national discourse.

“In the meantime, we note that” Jimmy Kimmel Live! “will be available nationally on several streaming products belonging to Disney, while our stations will focus on the continuation of the production of local news and other programs relevant to their respective markets” ” Nexstar added.

Kimmel returned to the air Tuesday after a brief suspension of Disney that started last week. He clarified his remarks on the alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk and praised his widow Erika Kirk, but he did not offer direct apologies for having falsely suggested that the accused killer was a supporter of Maga.

He also made fun of the president of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr and President Donald Trump for their criticism of him and defended his right to freedom of expression.

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