#affiliate-preemption

#affiliate-preemption

On September 22, Disney announced that ABC's long-running late-night franchise will return on Tuesday night, roughly one week after the show was pulled from the Disney-owned network's lineup in the wake of threats from the head of President Trump's Federal Communications Commission. "Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country," Disney said in a statement released around 12:30 p.m. Pacific time on Monday afternoon.

Jimmy Kimmel's television future hung in the balance Thursday after ABC suspended his late-night show following the host's comments about Charlie Kirk's killing, which prompted dozens of stations to say they wouldn't air the show, a move that was cheered on by a top federal regulator. The veteran late-night comic made several remarks on Monday and Tuesday about the reaction to the conservative activist's assassination, including saying that "many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk."