Jimmy Kimmel Live has officially received a green light to air on TV again after the controversy.
On September 17, the renowned TV -guestheer was banned from his show about his insensitive comments about deceased activist Charlie Kirk.
Although the host has returned and the show has been officially resumed by Disney, but there are still some channels affiliated with ABC, who do not broadcast the program.
70 ABC stations have decided the Jimmy Kimmel Live! Some of them are “Sinclair Broadcast Group” and “Nexstar Media Group”.
On September 23, Nexstar announced by a statement that his property and partner -tv stations “affiliated with ABC Television Network will continue to prevent” Jimmy Kimmel Live! “
“We are in the event of that decision pending the insurance that all parties are committed to promoting an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets that we serve,” they said through their statement.
In the meantime, Sinclair also preceded Jimmy Kimmel Live! Because the station owner wants the 57-year-old to apologize to the Kirk family about his comment and also makes a donation to the organization of the last called “Turning Point USA”.
They announced that “Jimmy Kimmel will be live! About our ABC affiliatie stations and replacing it with news programming.”
Sinclair, however, also shared that “discussions with ABC are going on when we evaluate the potential return of the show.”
The first episode of Kimmel’s Show was broadcast on September 23 after the suspension.
The American actor and comedian made a standing ovation by the public. He even gave an emotional speech on his return.
