Jimmy Kimmel Suspended ‘Indefinitely’ After Pushing Charlie Kirk Propaganda

Jimmy Kimmel is done. 

The now-former late-night talkshow and Podesta pal will be ‘preempted indefinitely” following overt propaganda regarding the killing of Charlie Kirk, an ABC spokesperson told Deadline. The show will be replaced by other programming. 

During his opening monologue on Monday, Kimmel suggested that Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect in the assassination of Kirk last week at Utah University - was a conservative, when all indications point to the exact opposite. 

MAJOR BREAKING: Now, Disney ABC is CANCELING Jimmy Kimmel “INDEFINITELY” due to him lying that the Charlie Kirk assassin was MAGA, per WSJ.

This came right after the ABC affiliates canceled Kimmel via Nexstar.

FAFO, LOSER! pic.twitter.com/gGjwtzvdMX

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 17, 2025

“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, adding “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

ABC’s announcement came shortly after Nextar Media Group announced that its company-owned and “partner television stations affiliated with the ABC Television Network will preempt ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight’s show.”

Hours earlier, FCC Chair Brendan Carr told Benny Johnson that Kimmel’s comments were “truly sick,” and that there’s a “strong case” for legal action against both ABC and Disney (ABC is a Disney subsidiary). 

BREAKING: The FCC Chairman is threatening immediate action against Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, and Disney for deliberately misleading the public by claiming Charlie Kirk’s assassin was a MAGA Conservative.

Chairman Brendan Carr calls Kimmel’s malicious lies are “truly sick” and says they… pic.twitter.com/mGhtGMPReI

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 17, 2025

“This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” said Carr. “These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

“They have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest,” Carr continued. 

Nextar is coincidentally seeking FCC approval for a $6.2 billion merger with Tegna – and (also coincidentally, we’re sure) “strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.” 

Nextar broadcasting division president Andrew Alford said “Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” adding “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.” 

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