Charlie Kirk's Killer Charged, Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off Air | Last Year Today #shorts

What happened on September 18, 2025 — the day Charlie Kirk's accused killer was formally charged and ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air?

CHARLIE KIRK SUSPECT CHARGED • JIMMY KIMMEL SUSPENDED BY ABC

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CHARLIE KIRK MEMORIAL SET AFTER SUSPECT CHARGED
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot and killed on September 10, 2025 while speaking to students at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. By the week of September 18, prosecutors in Utah County had charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder, and County Attorney Jeff Gray announced he would seek the death penalty. The arrest followed a multi-day manhunt that drew in the FBI and became one of the most closely watched investigations of the year. Coverage that week centered on Robinson's first court appearances and the lead-up to a public memorial service for Kirk held on September 21, 2025 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, attended by tens of thousands of mourners along with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and other senior political figures. The case is still moving through the Utah court system as it heads toward trial.

ABC SUSPENDS JIMMY KIMMEL INDEFINITELY
On September 17, 2025, ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely after host Jimmy Kimmel made on-air comments about the political reaction to Charlie Kirk's killing. The suspension came after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr publicly pressured parent company Disney and ABC over the remarks, and major affiliate groups Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Inc. announced they would preempt the show in their markets regardless of the network's decision. The move triggered a nationwide debate over free speech, government pressure on broadcasters, and corporate control of late-night television, dominating headlines for days. ABC reinstated Jimmy Kimmel Live! less than a week later, on September 23, 2025, though some Nexstar and Sinclair stations continued to preempt the show for a period afterward.

One year on, both stories are still shaping American politics and media — the Kirk case in the courts, and the Kimmel saga in ongoing scrutiny of broadcast regulation.

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