Sinclair, Nexstar ABC stations won’t air Monster Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel's comeback to late-night TV on Tuesday following a weeklong hiatus will be blacked out of dozens of markets after Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar announced their ABC affiliates will not air "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
Nexstar Media Group, which operates 32 ABC affiliates, said Tuesday it will keep "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off its ABC stations following his false claim that Charlie Kirk was killed by a MAGA supporter.
The announcement came just a day after Sinclair Broadcast Group revealed it would preempt the late-night show despite Disney returning Kimmel to the air.
That means ABC's two biggest station owners, overseeing dozens of local affiliates, will not show the late-night host's return to the airwaves on Tuesday.....................
..................Sinclair controls more than 180 stations nationwide - 41 of them affiliated with Disney-owned ABC, making it the largest owner of ABC affiliates..............
..............Kimmel won't be seen in key markets where Nexstar beams ABC content into homes, including Syracuse, Salt Lake City, Hartford and Albany.................