Bannon on Kimmel

NEWS Nextstar refuses to air Jimmy Kimmel tonight. This is a market reaction, Nextstar slamming Kimmel as “insensitive.” So a total of 66 ABC affiliates won’t air him including Sinclair, their statements indicate personal corporate officials’ outrage at Kimmel. These two cover…

— Elizabeth MacDonald (@LizMacDonaldFOX) September 23, 2025

… about a quarter of ABC’s overall total viewers. For Kimmel, he just lost about a third to 40% of his viewers depending on the quarterly result used.

NEXSTAR ABC AFFILIATES TO CONTINUE PREEMPTING “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!”

Company Will Monitor the Show as it Returns to ABC

IRVING, TX (Sept. 23, 2025)—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 committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve. In the meantime, we note that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be available nationwide on multiple Disney-owned streaming products, while our stations will focus on continuing to produce local news and other programming relevant to their respective markets.