Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced Wednesday that its owned and partner ABC affiliates will no longer air Jimmy Kimmel Live! beginning with tonight’s broadcast. The company said the decision follows unacceptable comments Kimmel made about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
The late-night program will be replaced with alternate content across its ABC-affiliated stations.
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division. “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.”
Read the Nexstar Press Release
