"After a five-day spree of street protests, planned boycotts of theme parks and streaming services (chiefly, the Disney+/Hulu juggernaut), and rebukes from politicians as well as a former CEO, the Walt Disney Company announced in a Monday-afternoon statement that it was suspending its controversial suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! The beloved late-night talk show will quickly make it back to the ABC airwaves, just in time for tonight's broadcast."
"Nevertheless, it is also a limited one. Nexstar and Sinclair, the powerful local-TV-market gatekeepers that kicked off this mess last week by refusing to air Jimmy Kimmel Live! on their ABC affiliate channels, are sticking by their decision-meaning that the live Kimmel broadcast will remain unavailable to masses of viewers in capital cities like Harrisburg, Columbus, D.C., and even beyond."
""We made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country," read Disney's statement, referring to the namesake host's comments on the right-wing discourse surrounding the identity of Charlie Kirk's alleged killer. "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.""
After five days of street protests, planned boycotts of theme parks and streaming services, and public rebukes from politicians and a former CEO, the Walt Disney Company announced a temporary suspension then reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Disney said it suspended production to avoid inflaming a tense national moment and held conversations with Jimmy Kimmel before deciding to return the show. Grassroots 'cancel Disney+' cancellations surged and pressured the company. Nexstar and Sinclair continue to refuse to air the live broadcast on some ABC affiliates, leaving viewers in several capital cities unable to see the show live.
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