BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Is Returning to ABC

Days after Disney suspended his late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel is returning to ABC to host his show tomorrow evening, the network announced in a statement:

"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.  It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive.  We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."

The suspension of Kimmel’s show has caused a firestorm for the studio/network because it came in the aftermath of threats and pressure from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

Andrew Kolvet, the executive producer of Charlie Kirk’s show and one of his closest advisors, reacted to the news that Jimmy Kimmel is returning by saying:

“Disney and ABC caving and allowing Kimmell back on the air is not surprising, but it's their mistake to make. Nextstar and Sinclair do not have to make the same choice.”

Nextstar and Sinclair both own ABC affiliates and had announced last week that they weren’t going to carry Kimmel’s show.

A reminder, this is what Kimmel said on his show about the assassination of Charlie Kirk that led to the suspension of his show:

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