Presley and we  have  been   following a lot of  breaking   news  over  the past  several  hours,  and we  do  have   more  that  is now  coming   into  The Newsroom, this   coming  in  courtesy  of the   Associated  Press as  well   as  Reuters,  a story that   we  have been following here   as  ABC has now Suspended.  

Jimmy Kimmel’s. Late  night  show. indefinitely.  following.  comments  that   he  made  about Charlie  Kirk’s  killing the Network’s  decision  came  Next  star   announced that  its ABC  Affiliates  would preempt  Jimmy Kimmel  Live   indefinitely  over  his  comments. quote.  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  community  communities in which  we  are  located.  That’s  according  to  Andrew  Alfred  president  of  next star’s broadcasting   division  As  we  mentioned  nexstar  star, made the announcement  about its stations  about  ABC.

  followed  that  by   pulling the plug. in.  Definitely  on  Jimmy  Kimmel’s  late  night show   Now we  also  have  just  a  little  bit more  information  here  as  we  know  that   earlier in the  day the FCC  chair Brandon Carr  had urged  local broadcasters  to  stop   airing  the show. on  ABC.   So  again nexstar made  the  decision  to  pull  it  from   their stations  and then   after that  ABC said, we’re  going to  suspend the Late   Night show  all together.

 and  this  is  all related,  Of   course  to  the comments   that  were  made  about  Charlie Kirk’s  killing the  conservative  political  activist. shot  and killed   in  a targeted  attack. 1  week  ago today.  as  he  was  at  Utah  Valley  University   speaking. in  front of   thousands of  people  a crowd  estimated to  be  3,000 when   he  was shot.

 We  know  that   he was  rushed  over  to  the  hospital  there President  Trump,  making  the  announcement  just  hours  later that Kirk Had died   from  his injuries. ABC then   suspending  Jimmy Kimmel’s   late  night show  1 week   later.  indefinitely. we’ll  keep  an  eye here  on  the  developments  and keep  you  updated on  what  happens  next. 

ABC pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ indefinitely after offensive Charlie Kirk comments

Jimmy Kimmel is taking an involuntary hiatus.

ABC said it is pulling the comedian’s late-night talk show off the air “indefinitely” following his controversial comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesperson confirmed to The Post Wednesday, Sept. 17.

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Jimmy Kimmel at the Walt Disney Television 2019 upfront event. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

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Charlie Kirk at the Cambridge Union in Cambridge, UK, in May. Getty Images for The Cambridge Union
Kimmel, 57, faced backlash after he said Monday night that the “MAGA gang” was trying to score political points off Kirk’s murder after the conservative activist was shot dead on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Sept. 10.

“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them,” Kimmel said during his monologue.

Nexstar Media Group, the major broadcast company that serves as a primary affiliate for ABC, confirmed that it would “preempt” Kimmel’s program in the wake of his remarks.

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Jimmy Kimmel during an episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Disney via Getty Images

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Kirk at SiriusXM Studios in New York City in 2020. Getty Images
“The company’s owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will preempt ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ for the foreseeable future, beginning with tonight’s show,” Nexstar said in a press release.

“Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets,” it continued.

Andrew Alford, the president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, added that Kimmel’s “comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse.”

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Kimmel taping “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in June. Disney via Getty Images
“We do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” he said. “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.”

The Post reached out to Kimmel’s rep for comment.

His remarks, meanwhile, also caught the eye of the Federal Communications Commission, with Chairman Brendan Carr suggesting Wednesday that the late-night host’s remarks may land him and the network in hot water.

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Kirk during the finale of the Tucker Carlson Live Tour in Glendale, Arizona, in 2024. AFP via Getty Images
Carr, in an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, described the comedian’s monologue as “some of the sickest conduct possible,” before hinting at possible FCC action.

“Any license granted by us at the FCC, that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest,” Carr said, explaining federal regulations governing licensed TV stations which prohibit “news distortion.”

“Frankly, when you see stuff like this, I mean, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr continued. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly on Kimmel, or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

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Jimmy Kimmel WireImage
The FCC chairman said a public apology from Kimmel would be “a very reasonable, minimal step” for the comedian, ABC and parent company Disney to take.

“There are calls for Kimmel to be fired,” Carr noted. “I think, you know, you could certainly see a path forward for a suspension over this. And, again, you know, the FCC is going to have remedies that we could look at. This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney.”

Kimmel, however, isn’t the first late-night host and comedian to have his show pulled following political controversy.

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Kimmel and Stephen Colbert Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
In July, it was announced that Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show” would be ending after its next season.

Although CBS stated that it was “purely a financial decision,” some speculated that the move was in response to the host’s controversial remark that Paramount’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” interview was a “big fat bribe.”