"Late-night television hosts credited people who boycotted Disney for getting Jimmy Kimmel's late night TV show back on the air after the corporation had indefinitely suspended Kimmel amid pressure from the Trump administration. We got word that our long national late-nightmare is over, Stephen Colbert said during his show on Monday night. Once more, I am the only martyr in late night, unless CBS, you want to announce anything?"
"Protests of Disney's suspension of Kimmel and canceled subscriptions to Disney products mounted as concern over free speech rights grew. High-profile people joined in the calls to boycott. Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said he wouldn't do a town hall on a local ABC channel, reversing course after Kimmel's reinstatement. Some Republicans, including Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, also spoke out against the Federal Communications Commission's chair pressuring Disney."
"Here's why Disney folded after Kimmel was suspended: Google searches for cancel Disney+ and cancel Hulu spiked, Colbert said, which explains why the other trending search was how to entertain my child without Bluey.' So Disney put Kimmel back on because you, the American people were upset. Comedian Jon Stewart credited the boycott campaign of pretending that you were going to cancel Hulu while secretly racing through four seasons of Only Murders in the Building in his show on Monday night."
Late-night hosts credited public boycotts and canceled Disney subscriptions for prompting Disney to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel after an indefinite suspension tied to pressure from the Trump administration. Stephen Colbert joked about the end of a "national late-nightmare" and mockingly challenged CBS. Protests and high-profile calls to boycott grew amid concerns over free-speech rights. New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani initially refused a local ABC town hall before reversing course after Kimmel's return. Republicans including Ted Cruz and Rand Paul criticized FCC chair pressure on Disney. Google searches for canceling Disney+ and Hulu spiked, and comedians highlighted Disney's pervasive content reach.
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