ABC Pulls ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments

This is fascism.

Boo! Fuck these cowards for giving into Trump

I record him every night and watch his opening monologue every morning while having breakfast - he's the only one I find 'laugh-out-loud' funny. Not sure what he said which was so offensive - he seemed to be very careful with what he said and condoned political violence.

Disgusting! Scary! Shameful! I hate what's going on here.

Fuck that free-speech shit, as long as you praise Trump and Jesus!

I hate it here.

Fuck ABC. There isn’t room for them all to be FauxNews-minded. Eventually, they’ll crash and burn from playing along with this idiocy.

R3 You find Jimmy Kimmel laugh-out-loud funny? Dear lord

Thanks for telling us what he said, OP

I can’t believe that his tentacles are so far reaching.

Haha! He’s a cunt.

There is a god!!!

r11 is hoping he's replaced with Rob Schneider

Disney isn't censoring Kimmel. Nexstar is.

What he said:

[QUOTE] The uproar started after Kimmel said suspected Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson was a MAGA Republican. “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.

[QUOTE] Kimmel’s comments about the Charlie Kirk shooting during Tuesday’s show drew condemnation from Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr. That, in turn, prompted one group of ABC affiliates, owned by Nexstar Media Group, to declare they will not air Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the immediate future, which then led ABC to announce the show was being taken off the air “indefinitely.”

r9, this is the rest of the article so far. I don't know if "more to come" means they will update this one or do a new one.

"In his monologue Monday night , Kimmel said that the “MAGA gang” was trying to score political points off Kirk’s murder. Kirk, a prominent conservative activist, was shot and killed Sept. 10 at a debate at Utah Valley University. Three days later, authorities announced they had arrested the suspected shooter.

“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.

More to come..

Fox News openly calls for homeless people to be killed but the right doesn't care

Whoa!

Oh, I got it wrong? First Nexstar banned it so ABC just yanked it totally?! Sheesh

Trump's minions have been pressuring ABC

The 1935 German Nuremberg laws passed and we now enter Germany - 1936 territory. viel Glück

Like Icarus getting to close to the sun, you can't think you are indestructible. There are limits, even on late night, where people have pushed the envelope maybe as far as it will go.

"Like Icarus getting to close to the sun, you can't think you are indestructible"

But if you call for homeless people to be euthanized, it's totally fine, right?

Fox News openly calls for homeless people to be killed but the right doesn't care

The person who said that apologized. Maybe Jimmy was asked to and refused.

I hope all the stars start boycotting ABC

Well now Jimmy may have no reason to stay in the United States; he has said that he wants to move to Italy anyway.

Can they pull The View too?!

I've been waiting for normal Americans who don't follow the news closely to start figuring out what's going on. This will help.

Disgusting but also not surprising. And it’s a warning — SNL better scrap any Trump skits if they want to stay on the air past October.

I just wanna say something. I’m seeing some of you say this is wrong but look at r5 comment.

You seem to want free speech yet supported a man being murdered for free speech…

Who is the idiot poster on here who wants liberal viewpoints silenced?

"The person who said that apologized"

Doesn't change what he said, if he didn't believe it, he wouldn't have said it in the first place

And other people on Fox have said worse things and kept their jobs

Or maybe not. Lorne can dig in an get canned after retire with some dignity.

Speaking as a Chinese lesbian I am appalled

[quote] I’m seeing some of you say this is wrong but look at [R5] comment.

The person at r5 was obviously being sarcastic.

Is the Kirk shooting the Reichstag Fire 2.0?

[quote]Speaking as a Chinese lesbian

That would be fun to do at parties.

I know it's a long way away, but this makes me wonder about the next Oscars and how much they will censor it and the speeches. It airs on ABC and Conan is supposed to host.

Awards shows have already been cutting back on political talk. It was allowed at this years Oscars nor Golden Globes

r36, I'd compare it to the shooting of Ernst vom Rath, which led to Kristallnacht

[quote]this makes me wonder about the next Oscars and how much they will censor it and the speeches.

The networks and the Academy haven't cared about losing a wide swath of the potential audience before now regarding viewership of the Oscars, so maybe that will still be the case.

R40 Thanks

More like Russia and Hungary every single day.

[quote]I'd compare it to the shooting of Ernst vom Rath, which led to Kristallnacht

So you're saying that Kimmel is like a German Nazi diplomat. Okay.

You're pussies ABC, grow some balls!

double thanks R40. Polish assassin Herschel Grynszpan was a snack!

[quote] this makes me wonder about the next Oscars and how much they will censor it and the speeches.

Never change, DL.

You're worried about the Oscars while the country burns down around you.

How is that even offensive or in bad taste?

[quote]More like Russia and Hungary every single day.

But that means that we can alternate between borscht and goulash instead of having only one or the other.

Jimmy used to be so entertaining.

Kimmel on BlueSky the day of Kirk's shooting:

Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human? On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.

Not good enough for the party of not-so-free speech, apparently.

"So you're saying that Kimmel is like a German Nazi diplomat."

Nope. I was saying that, when a Jewish man shot a Nazi, the Nazis used it as a pretext to demonize all Jews and crack down on dissent. Just like conservatives are using Kirk's murder to crack down on dissent

R44 no dimwit its a loose comparison but provocative. A polish jew killed nazi vom Rath and the response was Kristallnacht on jews in Germany. The loose analogy being the response to Kirk's murder might be the right exacting revenge on the "left" beause trump and his ss are determined to pin this on left extremism.

But they SWORE they would only cancel TRANS!!!!

Gimme a break, I sure deserve one.

We the American people need to revolt. Start by picking one day for no one to show up for work. Exceptions only to Hospitals, Fire Depts and Police Depts.

[quote] But that means that we can alternate between borscht and goulash instead of having only one or the other.

Both taste horrible with soy beans once destined for China

I am going to cancel my Disney+ subscription "indefinitely."

[quote] Like Icarus getting to close to the sun, you can't think you are indestructible. There are limits, even on late night, where people have pushed the envelope maybe as far as it will go.

Dump and MAGA are Icarus...

AI hoax?

There aren't a lot of third rails in American politics, but for the moment, Charlie Kirk is a third rail. People should bite their tongue until all this passes.

He spoke his mind and for that his corporate bosses will fire him, because they are caving (no surprise) to the pressure of an authoritarian-bent government.

Jimmy Kimmel said nothing that could be construed as offensive about a horrible murder.

You mean until they come with a new forbidden topic r61, which will eventually be a very, very long list. But then again, as a natural serf and a cult member, I'm sure you'll be fine with that.

r62, define "virtue-signaling"

And do you think Scott Baio and all the conservative stars are windbags, too?

Charlie Kirk was a fucking white supremacist Christian Nationalist fascist. FUCK ABC!

This is the comment that ultimately caused ABC to cancel Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.

Comment was made shortly after the 9/11 attacks, but ABC quickly cooled toward the show, cancelling it in June 2002.

[quote]"We have been the cowards, lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, [it's] not cowardly."

[Quote] You're worried about the Oscars while the country burns down around you.

well maybe California

Nexstar wants FCC approval of its $6.2 billion merger with rival Tegna. Either FCC Chief Brendan Carr pressured them to preempt Kimmel on their stations or they did it proactively to curry favor.

The love of money is indeed the root of all evil.

I don't give a shit about Kirk. He's dead, move on.

R27 - I don’t know how The View could survive this regime and ABC’s automatic capitulation to DUMP. Their hot topics depend on talking about Dump. They might as well just pull it off the air.

And damn straight celebrities need to start boycotting ABC/Disney. See how far they get casting Kevin Sorbo and Scott Baio in everything.

I don’t think people still understand where we are headed.

Everything keeps happening that we said would happen.

Do you get it yet?

[quote]See how far they get casting Kevin Sorbo and Scott Baio in everything.

I'd be happy to be cast in anything, but I'm busy right now with my new job with ICE

r47, eh,I'm definitely worried about the country burning down as well. I was just thinking about the future (if there is one). If something this mild can get you pulled off the air indefinitely, it seems like all the old rules are out the window and I just don't see how the Oscars or anything else will be able to censor itself enough to satisfy the Dictator Wannabe. Dark times.

[quote]I don’t think people still understand where we are headed.

True, but as far we know, the expanding universe is infinite, so we're not going to hit anything.

OMG. Fascism.

I hope Seth Meyers continues to rip Trump a new one

And I hope SNL does, too

Kirk is just the excuse. Trump is the real reason this happened.

I hope Colbert burns it all down tonight in his monologue.

[quote]If something this mild can get you pulled off the air indefinitely, it seems like all the old rules are out the window

Can you imagine his monologue, maybe any of his monologues, being done by any host on national television 20 or 30 years ago? The old rules went out some time ago.

The right wing are the champions of virtue signaling. For example, them raising the confederate flag.

If SNL was really smart, they would go hard-core South Park this season. Balls to the wall.

Now I hate the MSM too, but for a different reason. I was avoiding CBS because of them caving in, now ABC which I still trusted. Are NBC and PBS long to resist. Even Meet the Press has become very tentative.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Apparently, this is no longer valid...

for ya R61

Charlie Kirk was as beautiful on the inside as he was on the outside.

Speaking of South Park, they didn't air their show this week. Was supposed to be today. They say it's because they weren't finished with it, but if that's the truth, it's only the second time in the show's history that they've ever not done a show when planned because it wasn't complete. I think they weren't finished because there is a battle going on internally with Paramount regarding the content.. Even that show feels the power of Trump during these dark times.

The American people need to put their differences aside and come together. It's possible because it happened with 9/11.

Legacy media cannot die soon enough.

FCC Head Brendan Carr wants to see more of this ... and likely will. Any bets on who/what is next to go down?

Yes, we need to come together against Trump, the Cult, and the growing fascism in this country. Agreed r87.

Can The Data Lounge be far behind?

100 bucks says his show never comes back. This is a permanent cancellation.

No it won’t R28. He barely manages 1.5 million viewers and frequently less. He can only get around 200k from 18-49. That’s terrible. Late night is dead. It’s an echo chamber.

I don't understand how a network affiliate could get a show cancelled or suspended nationally.

Whoopi, you in danger, girl.

The new fall season on ABC will be great! Dancing with the MAGA Stars! Submit to the Bachelor. The only VIEW you need to know about. General Hospital for Muricans Only! Grey's Creationisim, The Rookie...who shoots the coloreds.

r94, they own a large number of affiliates. Pre-empting it essentially removes the ad revenue. Very few affiliates are owned and operated by ABC. Nexstar is a very conservative organisation.

"Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump...Must Obey Trump..."---------------->>Corporate America

Well, was he lying?

I watch Kimmels monologues. He wasn't over the top or offensive this week. This is ABC looking for an excuse to ax Jimmy like CBS did Colbert.....He ain't cheap.

Given the media companies' eagerness to curry favor with Trump, it seems like an increasing number of outlets are competing for a decreasing (to judge from the polls) audience of Trump fans. How will that work out economically?

The mainstream media also caved for years after 9/11. The result was the fast growth of the anti-Bush blogosphere.

We have many more tools than we had in the 2000s. So do they. But Americans don’t typically react well to this kind of censorship.

You all need to realize as r97 said local news is the real villains. These conservative corporations have been buying local new stations for a long time now. They are all little malicious Fox New’s.

Damnit, they've gone too far now! I'm a big Jimmy Kimmel fan! Adios Disney and Hulu!

It's up to you Steven Colbert (for the duration) and SNL.

Sic 'em!!

*are the real villains

[bold] I don't think we come back from this. ALL of it. Trump. The GOP fear of him. The The Supreme Court. Charlie Kirk. The Maga national takeover with rigging the elections with gerrymandering. This isn't something Democrats will recover from. The people with the tanks almost always win in uprisings. [/bold] That's not us.

If anyone wants to know where this country is headed, all you have to do is watch the movie "2073". Every days news is stuff directly from it. Best advice: buy that movie before it's too late and it's removed.

Trump said "Kimmel's next" when Colbert's show was axed. Get used to this stuff.

Everyone should re-read (perhaps I should say READ) Shirer's [italic]The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,[/italic] because what he describes in the latter years of the Weimar Republic is very close to what America is dealing with right now.

Unlike Russia/USSR and its former satellites, Weimar was a strong effort at creating a genuine democracy. Hitler actually gamed the democratic system and levers of government to gain power. Ultimately the people voted in their own destructor.

Use freedom of speech to enthrall audiences.

Use freedom of assembly to hold massive marches and rallies to demonstrate their numbers and intimidate trade unions and "good government" believers.

Use freedom of the press to push your message out, until you get where you want--then shut out all voices other than yours.

Use the voting system to gain a little more in each election, until you've created a huge bloc of party faithful. Then when you have the numbers in the Reichstag, strong-arm the government, worm the top guy into the second-in-command, then look for the opportunity to nudge the #1 out, then Presto! You're now a Fascist regime!

[quote] [R94], they own a large number of affiliates. Pre-empting it essentially removes the ad revenue. Very few affiliates are owned and operated by ABC. Nexstar is a very conservative organisation.

OK. But it diminishes ad revenue for the affiliate AND the network, right? So does Nexstar have to pay Disney for the ad revenue it generates from the program that it runs instead of Kimmel?

R96 You need to try and get a job with Colbert while he's still on the air. Those jokes are better than his. (and i love Colbert)

Tonight’s guests on “Late Night with Stephen Miller” are James Woods and Scott Baio with a special musical performance from Lara Trump.

Dear Leader Trump can’t bare the humiliation by late night.

This one is going to bite them in the ass in a major way. Stupid chicken shit fucks.

I would be very nervous at The View studio right now. You know they won't be allowed to even mention Kimmel tomorrow.

I fear DL and similar platforms are next.

CNN walking on eggshells right now just trying to convey this story.

I wasn't this scared after 9/11.

I wasn’t this scared on 9/11 and I was on the 81st floor of the South tower after the second plane hit!

Charlie Kirk was all about free speech, and if you disagree you’ll be muzzled.

R19-you quite that!

He needs to create a YT channel and talk all the shit he wants - as much as YT will let him get away with at least

There was no way DL was gonna even get a chuckle out of me. I'm too stunned. Frozen.

But damn R112 made me laugh.

Every day is worse than the one before.

This Trump 2.0 term is worse than we imagined, and we imagined the worst. Just like Trump 1.0.

For everyone but especially R112 in case he hasn't seen it........

Didn't Shitler boast after Colbert was cancelled Kimmel was next? Sure Jimmy was expecting this yet he did not self censor. Bravo.

R34 In the song "It Aint' Etiquette"" by Cole Porter, he asks "Is it true what they say about Chinese girls?" 34 Can you tell us if it's true?

He ain’t lying!

Jimmy's got more money than God so I doubt he's too worried about this.

Fuck every Trump voter. If they didn't see this coming they were fools.

I'm sure he's sickened by it r129. The fact that he has money probably makes him even more determined not to just roll over and play dead for the whores and grifters of the cult.

Isn’t about them wanting to go after Kimmel or his anti-Trump comments tgemeselves. It’s about this and the other TV networks attempting to keep themselves viable and in Trump’s good grace at the sake of anybody or anything going counter our government’s decisions, favors, and wrath.

R130 they’re applauding it.

Nothing will make them cry Uncle. Absolutely nothing.

I’m glad Rosie got out of the US

^Sorry, trying this again:

“This isn’t about them wanting to go after Kimmel or his anti-Trump comments themselves. It’s about this and the other TV networks attempting to keep themselves viable, and in Trump’s good grace, at the sake of anybody or anything going counter our government’s decisions, favors, and wrath.”

R133 Correct. They screamed for years riling themselves up into rage monsters over pedophiles only to watch Trump and his minions shut down releasing the Epstein files while EVERYONE acknowledged Trump was in them and assuredly not in a benign way. Their response? Ehhh so what he’s our pedo and he’s hurting the people we hate so fuck it.

Kimmel said nothing about Charlie Kirk, his comments were about the MAGA Gang who has attempted to distort the facts that his murder was a Mormon raised in conservative Utah, by a conservative NRA Trump supporting MAGA father who taught him how to shoot rifles and raised this kid. 99% of everything in this kids life was conservative but the right wants to blame the left.

I don't watch Kimmel but I don't hate him, just don't watch. In fact I watch almost nothing on ABC, but I do have a HULU subscription which I will be cancelling, if ABC likes cancel culture let them enjoy that.

[/bold] RIGHT NOW ON FOX NEWS = [/bold] "Radical Left gushing over the Assassins' "Love Story"..........This is what they are throwing in the MAGA trough............

Keep your head down. Don't make waves. Avoid large gay gatherings. These people are really getting stirred up against us. It's scary.

Just cancelled my Hulu with Disney+ subscription. It won't make a big difference to their bottom lines, but I feel better.

Exactly r137. The new rule is it's not good enough to love and worship St. Charles Kirk. You must also refuse to notice that the Trump Cult is exploiting his death and embrace the newthought that the Left and Only the Left is responsible for all of Tyler's actions.

Fascism comes slowly at first and then all at once.

My Hulu subscription ends tonight. Fuck you all the way, ABC.

MAGA don't give a damn about the dozens (at least) of JKL staffers and their families who are affected by this irrational, cockamamie censorship.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" was the only show I watched on ABC and WABC. May be time to cut the cord.

I would suggest he is the primary of many third rails.

Meh this was not unexpected at least not to me. Old guard broadcast media is desperately scrambling to stay alive. That's why there are so many mergers going on. These corporate bozos will purge whatever and whomever offends their dwindling customer base which at this point seems to be overrun with MAGA throwback neanderthals. Kimmel and Colbert and any others should go independent. A new direction, untethered from corporate and government parasites, is needed as those old guard media structures continue to collapse. If you're cancelling your subscriptions, bravo! Hasten their collapse because they cannot survive on MAGA dollars alone.

I wonder what Kimmel's bff Adam Carolla has to say about this

Who's next then? Seth Meyers?

Untethered is good. Trump also going after Antifa AND they’re donors-Yike!

Let me guess, they’ll be replacing him with course videos from Prager U.

then Fallon.

I feel physically ill by this.

The country has shifted. You can call me a “Mary” and hysterical and crazy and a doom scroller and all that other horsehit everyone always says when you point out the obvious.

But we are here now. Everyone always said you will know when you are at the point when things really turned. They have turned now. It’s different now.

It will never be the way it was, again.

[quote]We the American people need to revolt.

American people are already pretty revolting.

[quote]Let me guess, they’ll be replacing him with course videos from Prager U.

Nope. Reruns of "The Apprentice."

I'm getting flashbacks to "unless you kowtow to the Bush administration, the terrorists win."

[quote] It won't make a big difference to their bottom lines

Well, Target is suffering from their capitulation, so it can work.

If I knew Antifa existed I would donate.

No wait. No giving money to agents provocateurs.

‘’ Frank! -I think I’m getting one of my sick headaches’’

R150, [quote] You can call me a “Mary” and hysterical and crazy and a doom scroller and all that other horsehit everyone always says when you point out the obvious.

You're a f'kin Mary! You're hysterical. You're a crazy doom scroller!!

You're also absolutely correct!!

Kimmel was going to retire anyway-Dump gave him a pretty push…

Yeah. Nothing more than that r158

Yeah, I get it r150. I'm not having panic attacks or anything, but I am feeling a real, deep, physical anxiety today that I haven't really felt before.

I'm not gonna run out into the street crying "DOOM, DOOM is upon us all!" tonight. But I'm not sure about tomorrow night.

I am ANTIFA

The U.S. needs our own "Nepal crowds destroying the government" moment. I'm expecting the current administration will attempt to put some kind of stranglehold on something specific to the younger generations (that the ancient fossils in government dangerously underestimate), and then we'll possibly see to see some coherent revolutionary violence against those clinging to power via authoritarianism. I'm still betting this catalyst being a big war push where the government tries to reinstate the draft. The younger generations overwhelmingly don't watch or read legacy media or follow shows on broadcast stations. They're also under intense pressure because of the shitshow going on, but most of what is going on is only affecting established and outdated institutions that the youngs don't care about. A lot of people feel this attitude to be a huge flaw, but I don't. These old systems need to collapse. For the youth, something that hits closer to home will be the flashpoint. I hope it comes soon. Or, in the alternative, that the demented president fucking dies already.

I hate everything today.

I feel both frightened and saddened for you Americans.

Brendon Carr = Trump sycophant.

I'll just stop watching ABC in response. .

R138 Last I read is that nobody (on either side) was buying those alleged text messages.

I was going to join Antifa but I then I got you tube TV on my IPad.

Trump ‘’Presidency’’ is like a slow motion 9/11 day after day…

[quote]I hope Colbert burns it all down tonight in his monologue.

If I’m right, the news about Kimmel broke on the east coast just before 7 and doesn’t Colbert tape his show around 4:30? If so, it may not be in his monologue tonight. I will, however, be tuning in to find out.

These TV station ownership groups are the root of a lot of evil.

Gray, which owns a bevy of stations, is also run by a MAGAT. A wanna-be trump down to the fake tan and trophy wife. Odious.

Kimmel condemned t he shooting very clearly and emphatically. He then condemned political violence. He did this when it happened and he did it again a day or two later. The comments that got him suspended were critical of MAGA. And they came for him. The affiliates were organized by a Trump appointed FCC commissioner who threatened ABC. This is a purge. Colbert, Terry Moran, Jim Acosta, the CBS deal, etc.etc.etc.

Maryland - September 17, 2025 - Sinclair, the nation's largest ABC affiliate group, objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

As discussed with ABC earlier today, Sinclair decided to indefinitely preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" beginning tonight. Following these discussions, ABC has suspended production of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

"Mr. Kimmel's remarks were inappropriate and deeply insensitive at a critical moment for our country," said Vice Chairman Jason Smith. "We believe broadcasters have a responsibility to educate and elevate respectful, constructive dialogue in our communities. We appreciate FCC Chairman Carr's remarks today and this incident highlights the critical need for the FCC to take immediate regulatory action to address control held over local broadcasters by the big national networks."

Sinclair's ABC stations will air a special in remembrance of Charlie Kirk this Friday, during Jimmy Kimmel Live's timeslot.

The special will also air across all Sinclair stations this weekend. In addition, Sinclair is offering the special to all ABC affiliates across the country.

Sinclair will not lift the suspension of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on our stations until formal discussions are held with ABC regarding the network's commitment to professionalism and accountability.

Sinclair also calls upon Mr. Kimmel to issue a direct apology to the Kirk family. Furthermore, we ask Mr. Kimmel to make a meaningful personal donation to the Kirk Family and Turning Point USA.

Regardless of ABC's plans for the future of the program, Sinclair intends not to return "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to our air until we are confident that appropriate steps have been taken to uphold the standards expected of a national broadcast platform.

They've stepped over a big line.

We are Russia now. No better than fucking RUSSIA.

R175 Sinclair has always been the most conservative station group. It owns the local station in Lynchburg, VA.

[bold] UPDATE [/bold]....Kimmel is pissed. Trump bragging about Kimmel cancelled. I wouldn't be surprised if Kimmel walks.

This is it. I don't see Kimmel returning. How could he? He can't do MAGA or TRUMP jokes anymore, or he has to clear his jokes first? That's going to be a daily battle with the network. But ABC will probably keep the show (they use it to promote ABC and Hulu programs). ABC has seen plenty of guest hosts every summer when Jimmy goes on vacation.

isn't it past your jail time?

I'll have to have a coffee to watch Meyers

Kimmel can go to Netflix.

[quote] Sinclair's ABC stations will air a special in remembrance of Charlie Kirk this Friday, during Jimmy Kimmel Live's timeslot.

Barf.

This was inevitable and will soon include Fallon and Meyer. Jimmy Kimmel should definitely sue and meet us on Saturday at the nearest overpass. ( We provide the signs )

I love Jimmy Kimmel. Best late-night host of them all.

Every night I watch his opening monologue on YouTube.

Disney--back the fuck off. Cowards.

Well, I was never going to subscribe to Disney-Plus.

Now I definitely won't.

A new tactic. Expect them to run it into the ground.

Will Sinclair get NBC to fire Seth and Jimmy Fallon?

R178 Kimmel had to be convinced to sign his latest contract. Wouldn't shock me if he walked.

But I suspect he'll just be cancellled now.

**BEARKING** The FBI has raided Antifa headquarters in Aurora, IL!

this is it y’all. they just torched the first amendment. no coming back now.

No it does not dimish ad revenue for the local affilate. Honestly Late night shows pull shit ratings. Kimmel pulls a 1.6. THey can probably run re-runs of Mama's famiy and pull a 1.6.

I don’t give a shit about Jimmy Kimmel. Ever since he was on the Man Show with Adam Carolla I thought he was fat and stupid and vulgar.

Do people really watch his show? Is it even funny?

They canceled Roseanne for something similar. Cause are insulted Obama’s friend. No one was screaming fascism then.

As horrible as all of this is...could this pave the way for more people to shift to online services?

Rumors have been floating that Colbert, Jon Stewart and Rachel Maddow are trying to start their own media company.

R193 You can say that and I think you’re completely stupid because you’re not understanding what’s really happening.

However, you have the right to say that. Now imagine if the FCC threatened the network that employed you because you said that.

[quote]They canceled Roseanne for something similar. Cause are insulted Obama’s friend. No one was screaming fascism then.

So do you get an erection fantasizing over Donald unloading his freshly-soiled diaper all over your face?

[quote]They canceled Roseanne for something similar. Cause are insulted Obama’s friend. No one was screaming fascism then.

Kimmel used a racist slur against someone?

We have a president who takes time from a state visit to the UK to tweet that some late night show hosts are 'losers'

What a great man for our children to look up to

r193 ABC canceled “Roseanne” Tuesday morning after the show’s lead, Roseanne Barr, let off a series of racist tweets the night prior. The tweets included a comment referring to former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett as the offspring of the “Muslim Brotherhood & Planet of the Apes.”

Kimmel said on Monday: "The Maga Gang desperately trying to characterise this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it."

The late-night host also criticised flags being flown at half mast in honour of Kirk, and mocked the president's reaction to the shooting.

"This is not how an adult grieves the murder of someone he calls a friend. This is how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish,"

Kid of not the same.

Roseanne insulted a whole race of people. You types who concentrate on race should be more aware of that.

Do the Antifans have a flag? Or a uniform?

So is Antifa really a thing? I mean is there really a radical left? This isn’t 1969.

On the other hand, the last eight and a half months we’ve been living through is creating one.

They say "anti-fascist" like it's a bad thing.

They were planning this behind the scenes for a minute. It's very coordinated. They were just waiting for the opportunity to deploy this new tactic.

[bold] ANOTHER UPDATE= [/bold] FCC CHAIR (on Hannity, of course) says there are MORE to go?...........Do Fallon and The View need to run to U-Haul and get some packing boxes?

[quote] So is Antifa really a thing? I mean is there really a radical left? This isn’t 1969.

Think 1933. Kinda went underground after a certain failed painter took power.

How the hell will Seth Myers survive.?

^ most folks think he's already cancelled

"Antifa" means anti-fascism.

Donald Trump and his administration works to create fascism. Trump is in favor of fascism. Trump is not against fascism at all.

R109 here. I forgot to mention two other elements of Fascist takeover:

Corrupt the Judiciary, purge all judges who might/do interfere in your usurpation, so that what's left are the True Believers, the Roland Freislers.

"Other" all inconvenient minorities early, often, constantly. Disposess them, sack them from their jobs/professions, create the idea of them being monsters and despoilers, until simply BEING that minority becomes a criminal offense. Once that happens, you literally can do with/to them whatever you wish to.

Who needs to be occupied by a hostile foreign power when our corporate overlords turn Quisling when the chairman of the fucking FCC says a few nasty words. God, what cowards they are...

AUG 7, 2025 = "Trump repeats claim Kimmel, Fallon are ‘next’ after Stephen Colbert cancellation".................

He is controlling the media. The narrative. And he has only been back for months. Democracy is over. The ONLY person who will win in 2028 is the person who TRUMP chooses. I don't even think it's going to be Vance.

Trump will have rotted away by then

R213 = That's even scarier because the next one might be even more MAGA and crazy.

Channel 7, the ABC affiliate here in NYC, just said on their newscast that the news tonight will be followed by “Celebrity Family Feud.” Disgusting.

Nobody has mentioned this yet so I will.

Officially, Colbert was canceled. Kimmel was suspended, (although it's probably the end).

Colbert is still scheduled to run thru May 2026....(I might be off on the date).

How much farther will Colbert make it now?

Colbert's producers must be freaking out trying to figure out how to handle this. Ratings-wise, the best thing they could do is bring Kimmel on as Colbert's guest. (which, by contract, ABC wouldn't allow).

What does Colbert say in his monologue?

I posted about fascism regular during the first Trump administration.

I knew this fucker would win again if he wasn’t dealt with properly from 2020-2024, and sadly, I was correct.

I honestly don’t know if we’re coming back from this. And the scariest part is that we have obscenely wealthy, very powerful people behind the scenes working in consort in order to spread this world wide.

Let me tell you all something- if it’s happened here, it will easily happen elsewhere. All it takes is time, and the relentless unleashing of disinformation & propaganda via social media, and BOOM! Another country bites the dust.

This is not going to stop. These fuckers are going to hammer away day after day, until they get what they want, so understand that unless we come together and create a GREAT, well coordinated movement against them, they will probably win.

How can we change this? 30% of our country, at minimum, either want this, and/or have no clue what’s going on, as they march to the voting booths, mindlessly going down their ballots, checking off for everything that has an “R” next to it.

We MUST win over the hearts and minds of our younger voters. Without them, it’s a very dark future, & I am not sure how that happens, if all they are exposed to are lies.

The left needs a Charlie Kirk. But before they find him, it needs a plan and a message that they connect to.

Where is that plan? Where is that message?

Are we all too caught up in the daily minutiae of Epstein to create one and target our youth? Because I’m going to tell you all right now, crowing about Epstein on a daily basis isn’t what’s going to touch the hearts and minds of people who can’t even afford to live in their own apartment or buy their first home.

We need to move away from this Kirk business. Let the courts take care of it.

Now, we need something new and real that’s OURS, and that stands up and remains resilient, when the rubber meets the road.

One overall message, one leader, one goal: get these fascists out of local to federal government, and keep them out, and MAKE BEING AN AMERICAN AFFORDABLE AGAIN!

All of this is awful. I loathe the pressure and attacks that Trump and his administration are making simply because they don't like what is being said. These actions by government officials in response to statement that essentially are comments on how our government operates are the MOST protected form.of speech under the First Amendment.

I am more angry at the private companies that are folding to Trump for purely business reasons. Every one of these companies would have a slam dunk suit against the government if it took the threatened action. Look at Harvard and the others who have challenged the government, they are winning every step of the suits because the situation involves a clear constitutional violation.

I think the companies that aren't standing up to protect themselves by suiting may be a larger problem than Trump. He isn't going to stop if the targets don't make him through suit.

Kimmel has been quiet. I can't fathom he will be appearing on ABC again. Would you want to remain employed by a company that won't stand up for its own rights and protect you? He may have to wait out his contract term or negotiate an end to it but his exit is coming.

I have Comcast internet/cable TV (,which owns NBC). NBC likely is the next target. If it folds like ABC and CBS have done, I'm dumping Comcast and will clearly explain to the minion representative why I'm taking my services and cash elsewhere.

This Trump bullshit is partially the fault of Biden and his enablers. And plenty of blame to Kamala---who thought a fat feminine nobody in Minnesota would somehow get her to the White House because he called Republicans weird. Too bad SHE didn't realize she picked a weirdo.

R218, these companies you speak of our largely owned by conservatives, or by those who make their money by making deals with conservative conglomerates.

There’s no escaping their tentacles, other than by voting them out & keeping them out of

That’s the only solution. It’s up to us, we the people.

The real weirdo is the one who zeroes in on Tim Walz as the problem. What a bizarre obsession. (His calling the Republicans weird actually had a lot of traction until the obtuse Democratic consultants shut him down.)

*keeping them out of government. ^

Sinclair’s ‘’Kirk Special’’ sounds like a great way to lose viewers.

R219=Trump Troll

I assumed the issue with Kimmel’s comments was the part about the shooter being a MAGA supporter, and that’s been reasonably established as untrue.

Other people who’ve gotten slammed for “Kirk had it coming” comments are definitely being subjected to huge over reactions for voicing their opinions, like a doctor who got fired for saying that at work. Sure, it was at work, but in front of a small group and it was an opinion. Kimmel is saying things that aren’t true, isn’t he? And he knows they aren’t true and he knows some people will believe him.

I do not like this witch-hunt environment and I think pulling Kimmel’s show is over the top, but I see a distinction between someone responding inappropriately to a violent death and someone making shit up.

Maybe I’m biased because I have strongly disliked Kimmel since he claimed that he was grateful to the dedicated medical professionals who saved his son who was sick with a heart condition, but sad that if it was a poor kid without insurance he would have died. Which is just nonsense.

I’m not following this closely, so if I’ve gotten something mixed up I’m grateful to be corrected .

Let's be idiots who blame Democrats for what MAGA Republicans do.

Remember more than a third of eligible voters couldn't be bothered to vote because as they invariably say, "Why bother? Both parties are exactly alike!"

Boycotting ABC would probably backfire as the MAGAts and their ilk will leave it on 24 hours a day to keep their ratings up.

I hope people realize how dangerous this is, what a huge leap into fascism. The fucked up thing is that after barely eight months, Trump is already on the ropes, weakened by his incompetence and blatant criminality! Instead of getting off the sinking ship, many are eagerly kowtowing to him! Skydance/Paramount is seeking to buy Warner Bros/Discovery for cash. Such monumental media consolidation would never be approved under Clinton, Obama or Biden, but Trump's administration is likely eager to let Edgar Bronfman do whatever he likes!

[quote]Jimmy's got more money than God so I doubt he's too worried about this.

You do realize the whole staff will be losing their full-time jobs and healthcare coverage too, right?

[quote]I am more angry at the private companies that are folding to Trump for purely business reasons. Every one of these companies would have a slam dunk suit against the government if it took the threatened action.

Which is why Teddy Roosevelt broke that shit up; this kind of mega-conglomerate beast we've seen over the last generation should NEVER have been allowed to be created, or exist.

Airlines buying up their less profitable competitors, then shrinking seating, keeping ticket prices artificially high, eliminating food service, etc.

Cable companies being allowed to purchase other cable companies, local TV/radio stations television and cable networks, newspapers, theme parks, professional sports teams, and more.

Food companies being allowed to buy restaurant chains, alcohol and soft beverage companies, family farms, commercial farms/agribusinesses, biochemical firms (GMO for everybody!).

Petrochemical giants being allowed to buy up their competitors, buy out inventors who've developed alternative energy concepts--then sit on them so the fossil fuel monster continues to roll unimpressed.

On and on and on, [italic]ad nauseam.[/italic]

Anti-competition vertical integration is a religion from the pit of Hell.

Hulu and Disney+ subscription now cancelled.

I’m baffled as to what was so wrong about Kimmel’s remarks. They are exactly correct.

[quote]This Trump bullshit is partially the fault of Biden and his enablers. And plenty of blame to Kamala...

Christ, I knew some gold-plated A-hole would get this insane comment in. NO, you dipshit, NOTHING that Trump is doing is Democrats fault, they are not the ones dismantling the Constitution and turning us into a fascist state!

Are you seriously this stupid AND demented? I blame ALL rump voters and the non-voters. My first thought was that I hope all of this chaos prevents any brainiacs from creating a payoff fun for MAGA farmers! I want them to be crushed without another dime of government welfare!

I despair.

[quote]Hulu and Disney+ subscription now cancelled.

I finally get a tiny role on Only Murders in the Building this season, and now this!

I'm glad Trump is fighting the REAL enemy - late night talk show hosts!

R225, the Fox News crowd is still claiming Melissa Hortman's murderer was a Democrat, which isn't true. Should we fire everyone at Fox?

I guess Jake tapper got the last laugh.

r227

[quote]but Trump's administration is likely eager to let Edgar Bronfman do whatever he likes!

I'm sure his son in law is pleased, too!

[quote] Let's be idiots who blame Democrats for what MAGA Republicans do.

Let's be idiots who blame Republicans when it was weak Democrats who got us into this mess.