Politics Sep 26 Sinclair brings Jimmy Kimmel’s show back to its ABC affiliate stations, ending blackout By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
Arts Sep 23 Watch 6:21 Why some stations won’t air Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late night Jimmy Kimmel returns to late-night less than a week after ABC suspended his show following his comments on the killing of Charlie Kirk. But two of the largest station ownership groups, Sinclair and Nexstar, say they won’t carry the program… By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz
Nation Sep 23 Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to his late-night show after ABC lifts suspension, but some stations won’t carry him ABC said Kimmel would return after the network had "thoughtful conversations" with the host. By David Bauder, Associated Press
Arts Sep 22 ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, says his late-night show will return Tuesday ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network said Monday. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Nation Sep 22 Hundreds of stars sign ACLU letter defending free speech after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension Signatories include Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, and Meryl Streep, among others. By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Sep 19 After Jimmy Kimmel’s show was suspended, a key question is: Does the FCC have the power to regulate speech? By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact At issue in the Kimmel case is how much influence the FCC can bring to bear under its statutory authority and First Amendment protections for free speech. Continue reading
Sep 18 4 things to know about ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air, indefinitely — an unprecedented move that followed backlash over the comic's remarks after last week's killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Here’s what we know. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 10:23 What the move to pull Kimmel off the air says about free speech under Trump By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins, Jonah Anderson, Kayan Taraporevala The political fallout from the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk continues. Wednesday, Disney suddenly suspended ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" following comments Kimmel made about how President Trump’s supporters were responding to the killing. That suspension was cheered by Trump… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 5:21 Disney dispute leaves DirecTV customers without popular sports channels By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas More than 11 million DirecTV customers were left in the dark after Disney pulled ESPN, ABC and other channels from the provider on a busy sports night. Viewers were cut off in the middle of a U.S. Open tennis match… Continue watching
Aug 26 Harris and Trump squabble over upcoming debate, raising questions about whether face-off will take place By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The Harris campaign says it's told ABC they want microphones to be live, not muted when it's the other candidate's turn to speak, which is different from the rules for the June debate between Trump and President Joe Biden. Continue reading