“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to ABC on Tuesday night, the network said Monday, ending a nearly weeklong standoff over the late-night talk show.
Standoff? How was that a standoff? ABC made the decision to pull him and now they make the decision to put him back. CNN am dumb!
But not all of ABC’s affiliated stations will be carrying Kimmel’s comeback show. Sinclair, one of the country’s biggest owners of local TV stations, said its ABC affiliates will preempt the show “beginning Tuesday night.” Sinclair said it will air news programming in the time slot instead.
So . . . is Sinclair now violating Jimmy Kimmel's 1AD rights? I'd love to see him argue that in court. Stamp his foot and say, "they HAVE to let me reach their audience, on their dime!"
“Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return,” a Sinclair spokesperson told CNN.
Sinclair’s conservative owners condemned Kimmel last week and contributed to ABC parent Disney’s decision to pull the show from the airwaves temporarily.
I expect a tamer show, from now on, by a now neutered Kimmel. Probably with less invective and more genuine comedy - if they've been able to hire some actual comedy writers in only a week.
Maybe they'll some both sides political satire. Or maybe he'll bring back the Man Show Boy, and the Juggies.
Or maybe they'll call Carr's bluff. See how that works out for 'em. Probably just a fine, though.