Jimmy Kimmel in Los Angeles in 2024. Walt Disney-owned ABC says it will indefinitely stop airing Jimmy Kimmel Live.Richard Shotwell/The Canadian Press
Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it will indefinitely stop airing Jimmy Kimmel Live after remarks the late-night host made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination came under harsh criticism from the head of the Federal Communications Commission.
Earlier, Nexstar Media Group Inc. said it would stop airing the show on its 32 ABC affiliates, citing comments that Kimmel made.
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse,” said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division.
Earlier on Wednesday, FCC Chair Brendan Carr had urged local broadcasters to stop airing the show on ABC.
