Nexstar evaluating present standing for ABC stations

Nexstar Media Group mentioned Wednesday it’s persevering with to judge whether or not it is going to convey “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” again to its ABC-affiliate stations, a day after the late night time present returned to the Disney-owned community.

Nexstar’s broadcast TV stations affiliated with ABC didn’t air Kimmel’s return to late night time on Tuesday.

“Nexstar is continuous to judge the standing of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!’ on our ABC-affiliated native tv stations, and the present will likely be preempted whereas we accomplish that,” Nexstar mentioned in a press release. “We’re engaged in productive discussions with executives at The Walt Disney Firm, with a deal with guaranteeing this system displays and respects the varied pursuits of the communities we serve.”

Nexstar, together with fellow station proprietor Sinclair, mentioned it will preempt Kimmel when Disney returned the present to broadcast on Tuesday, leaving prospects in lots of markets unable to observe the present on their native station.

A Sinclair consultant did not instantly remark Wednesday on the state of discussions between Sinclair and Disney, and whether or not it will equally proceed to preempt Kimmel.

Two of the most important broadcast station house owners, Nexstar and Sinclair collectively personal about 70 ABC affiliate stations within the U.S.

The comic addressed the state of affairs throughout his monologue Tuesday.

“We’re nonetheless on the air in many of the nation, besides, mockingly, from Washington, D.C., the place we’ve got been preempted,” Kimmel mentioned after a industrial break. “After nearly 23 years on the air, we’re immediately not being broadcast in 20% of the nation, which isn’t a state of affairs we relish.”

Final week, ABC mum or dad Disney mentioned it will quickly droop manufacturing on “Jimmy Kimmel Dwell!” following feedback by host Kimmel that linked the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to President Donald Trump‘s MAGA motion.

Kimmel’s suspension got here shortly after an announcement from Nexstar that it will not air this system — in addition to feedback from Federal Communications Fee Chair Brendan Carr suggesting ABC affiliate stations might be liable to dropping broadcast licenses over Kimmel’s feedback.

“It was by no means my intention to make mild of the homicide of a younger man,” Kimmel mentioned in Tuesday’s emotional monologue. “I do not assume there’s something humorous about it.”