Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show will continue to be blacked out in dozens of cities nationwide after one of the largest owners of ABC affiliates appeared unconvinced by his teary-eyed monologue from Tuesday.Nexstar Media Group will continue to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on its ABC stations, extending a blackout that began after the late-night host’s controversial remarks about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.“Nexstar is continuing to evaluate the status of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on our ABC- ...

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. ET and features a diverse lineup of guests that include celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band.Nexstar Media Group said Wednesday it is continuing to evaluate whether it will bring "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" back to its ABC-affiliate stations, a day after the late night show returned to the Disney-owned network. Nexstar's broadcast TV stations affiliated with ABC ...

A major TV company says it will continue not to air Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after the host's return, though it said it is in "productive discussions" with Disney. Nexstar Media Group, one of the nation's largest owners of local TV stations, said it would continue to preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday after declining to air Kimmel's return on Tuesday night."Nexstar is continuing to evaluate the status of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on our ABC-affiliated local television stations, and the show will be p ...

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Other than Jimmy Kimmel himself, the only person who had as much to gain or lose on Tuesday night from the comedian’s return to late-night television was Bob Iger, the chief executive officer of Walt Disney Co. It had ultimately been Iger’s call to sideline Kimmel — a decision that would have seemed unthinkable three years ago when he returned to Disney for a second run at the top job. Since then, Iger had morphed from outspoken CEO to capitulating yes-man. It’s a transformation th ...

Kimmel was briefly suspended over comments he made in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination. Here are key facts about the two companies, which collectively own about a quarter of ABC affiliates, including in some bigger cities like Washington, D.C. Live Events It added "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will be available nationwide on multiple Disney-owned streaming products, and Nexstar's stations will focus on "continuing to produce local news and other programming relevant to their resp ...

Disney's decision to reinstate "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has raised the tension of ABC's showdown with local TV broadcasters. Although ABC is bringing Jimmy Kimmel back on Tuesday night, Sinclair and Nexstar — which together own nearly a third of ABC affiliate stations in the US — said they won't air Kimmel's show and will instead show local news.ABC had suspended Jimmy Kimmel "indefinitely" last week for his comments about Charlie Kirk's killer after pushback from Sinclair and Nexstar and pressure from FCC cha ...

"Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the company's owned and partner television stations affiliated with the The statement further added:"We made a decision last week to preempt 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel's 'ill-timed and insensitive' comments at a critical time in our national discourse. We stand by that decision pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets ...

ToplineNexstar, which owns dozens of ABC stations, said it will not air “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” when the late-night show returns to the network Tuesday, joining Sinclair Broadcast Group in boycotting the show amid controversy over the host’s comments critical of Republicans and Donald Trump following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. ABC announced on Monday Kimmel would return to the air Tuesday night.Disney ...

Nexstar Media said on Tuesday it will not resume airing "Jimmy Kimmel Live!†on its ABC affiliates and will instead run other programming, after ABC parent Walt Disney announced on Monday that it will... ...

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the company's owned and partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will continue to preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!†We made a decision last week to preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live! †following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel's "ill-timed and insensitive†comments at a critical time in our national discourse. We stand by that decision pending assurance that all parties are committ. ...