{"id":105735,"date":"2025-09-22T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=105735"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:30:12","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-live-to-return-to-the-air-tuesday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/22\/jimmy-kimmel-live-to-return-to-the-air-tuesday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; to Return to the air Tuesday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-105736\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jimmy-kimmel.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jimmy-kimmel.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jimmy-kimmel-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\u201cLast 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,\u201d The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC, said in a statement on Monday. \u201cIt 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 to the show on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his monologue on September 15th, Kimmel said that President Trump&#8217;s supporters were trying to \u201cscore political points\u201d by portraying Kirk\u2019s accused killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, as a left-wing radical, and suggested that Robinson was &#8220;one of them.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"morty-3019629255\" class=\"morty-content morty-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>His comments prompted Nexstar, which owns hundreds of TV stations across the country, to say it would preempt Kimmel\u2019s show on all of its affiliates. 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The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, had threatened to \u201ctake action\u201d against Kimmel for his comments earlier that day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, we can do this the easy way or the hard way,\u201d he said during a conversation with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>More than 400 Hollywood stars signed a letter published Monday that condemned the \u201cthreats to our freedom of speech\u201d they believe Kimmel\u2019s suspension represents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of our political affiliation, or whether we engage in politics or not, we all love our country,\u201d the letter said. \u201cWe also share the belief that our voices should never be silenced by those in power \u2014 because if it happens to one of us, it happens to all of us.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"morty-327978065\" class=\"morty-content_2 morty-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>ABC\u2019s decision to end Kimmel\u2019s suspension does not necessarily mean the show will be available in all markets. 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