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“Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” a Disney spokesperson said.
That was just the start.
Nexstar Media Group—owner of hundreds of local ABC affiliates nationwide—also announced it was dropping Kimmel from its broadcasts starting Wednesday night.
Andrew Alford, Nexstar’s broadcasting chief, didn’t hold back in explaining why.
“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,” Alford said.
He added: “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 controversy began Monday when Kimmel tried to blame MAGA supporters for Kirk’s assassination—ignoring both FBI findings and prosecutors’ statements that the suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, held “leftist ideology” and had been radicalized in recent years.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said.
This, despite Utah Governor Spencer Cox and the FBI confirming the killer’s left-wing views and reports that Robinson was in a relationship with a transgender partner.
Facts didn’t seem to matter to Kimmel. The narrative did.
The backlash didn’t stop with Nexstar. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr warned Disney there could be consequences if the network didn’t act.
“Look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said on The Benny Show. “These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
He reminded viewers that broadcast networks hold FCC licenses requiring them to serve the public interest—something Kimmel’s comments clearly violated.
For years, the Left thought they controlled the narrative. They smeared conservatives, knowing corporate media would protect them.
But the backlash to Kimmel shows those days may be over. Local stations pulled his show. Regulators issued warnings. And conservative viewers made sure their voices were heard.
This wasn’t censorship—it was accountability.
Kimmel learned that lesson the hard way. And it’s a warning to the rest of the media: the American people are done being lied to.
