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00:00Everything that happened after Jimmy Kimmel Live was pulled off the air,

00:04ABC indefinitely pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live after a monologue in which Kimmel discussed Charlie

00:10Kirk's assassination and mocked Donald Trump. The network replaced the show with Celebrity

00:15Family Feud on September 17, while Nextstar announced it would substitute other programming

00:20across its ABC affiliates. The decision followed FCC chair Brendan Carr's threat to review affiliate

00:27licenses, sparking a nationwide debate over free speech, politics, and network pressure. Jimmy

00:34Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers defended Jimmy Kimmel, praising him personally and calling

00:39for free expression. David Letterman cautioned against managed media, while a wide range of

00:45figures, including Barack Obama, Gene Smart, Maren Morris, Sophia Bush, Candace Owens, and Ben Stiller,

00:51supported a Disney boycott. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and Megyn Kelly celebrated Kimmel's suspension.

00:58SAG-OFTRA condemned the suspension and said society depends on freedom of expression. WGAW and WGAE

01:06said they stand with Jimmy Kimmel and his writers and warned that silencing dissent impoverishes the

01:12whole world. The union concluded SAG-OFTRA stands with all media artists and defends their right to

01:18express their diverse points of view and everyone's right to hear them. Aboard Air Force One on September

01:2318th, Donald Trump cited coverage that was 97% negative and said, I would think maybe their

01:30license should be taken away. On Truth Social, he wrote, great news for America. The ratings

01:36challenge Jimmy Kimmel show is canceled. A source said Kimmel had a cordial Los Angeles meeting with

01:42ABC executives after his show was suspended indefinitely on September 10th, but no resolution was

01:48reached. Another source claimed he is unwilling to apologize for his remarks, and an insider said he

01:54is absolutely expletive, livid, and seeking to part ways with ABC. On September 26th, Sinclair announced

02:01Jimmy Kimmel Live would return to its ABC affiliates that night. The company proposed appointing an

02:07independent ombudsman to improve accountability and viewer dialogue, emphasized its preemption was made

02:12without government influence, and pledged to collaborate with ABC on programming that reflects diverse

02:18community interests.