"Sinclair Broadcasting will air Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show on its 38 ABC affiliate stations once again, the company announced, after Disney reinstated Kimmel from a suspension earlier this week. Along with fellow broadcast company Nexstar, Sinclair had suspended airing Kimmel's show under pressure from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, but Sinclair initially chose to replace Jimmy Kimmel Live! with "news programming" even after the reinstatement, but the show will be back this evening, with Sinclair airing a rerun of Kimmel's Tuesday episode, Variety reports."
""Our decision to preempt this program was independent of any government interaction or influence," Sinclair said. "Free speech provides broadcasters with the right to exercise judgment as to the content on their local stations. While we understand that not everyone will agree with our decisions about programming, it is simply inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content.""
Sinclair Broadcasting will resume airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! on its 38 ABC affiliate stations after Disney reinstated Kimmel from suspension. Sinclair and Nexstar had suspended the program following pressure from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, and Sinclair initially replaced the show with "news programming." Sinclair will air a rerun of Kimmel's Tuesday episode tonight. Sinclair stated the preemption decision was independent of any government interaction, cited broadcasters' editorial judgment and free speech, and said it proposed accountability measures to ABC, including a network-wide independent ombudsman; ABC and Disney have not adopted those measures. Nexstar has not announced whether it will resume airing the show.
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