"The skit came after FCC chair Brendan Carr issued guidance on Wednesday instructing networks to offer political candidates equal time on their shows, and explicitly warning against shows motivated by partisan purposes. For years, legacy TV networks assumed that their late night & daytime talk shows qualify as bona fide news' programs even when motivated by purely partisan political purposes."
"Opening his show, Kimmel told viewers he might soon need their help, warning: The FCC are planning to make it difficult for shows like ours and The View to interview politicians they don't align with. For real, we are once again getting threatened by the FCC, he said, recalling how his show was briefly taken off the air in September after comments he made after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk."
Jimmy Kimmel staged a mock interview with President Donald Trump's badly bruised right hand in response to threats from Trump's allies at the Federal Communications Commission. FCC chair Brendan Carr issued guidance instructing networks to offer political candidates equal time and warning against shows motivated by partisan purposes. The FCC reminded legacy networks that late-night and daytime talk shows do not automatically qualify as bona fide news when driven by partisan aims and must provide equal opportunities to candidates. President Trump amplified a Los Angeles Times report on Truth Social while abroad. Kimmel warned that shows like his and The View could face restrictions and recalled a prior brief removal from the air.
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