‘Jimmy Kimmel Live to Return on Tuesday as ABC Ends Suspension

Jimmy Kimmel Live is heading back on air after its headline-grabbing benching last week.

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As reported, ABC pulled the plug on the late-night talk show “indefinitely” after host Jimmy Kimmel referred to the alleged killer of controversial right-wing activist Charlie Kirk as a MAGA activist.

Both a key FCC  exec and distributor Nexstar took offense, publicly condemning the comic. A snowball that led to ‘Kimmel’ being taken off the airwaves.

Moments ago, though, it was announced that the show will be back tomorrow (September 23).

ABC’s statement read:

“Last 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.  It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive, “the company said in a statement. “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.”

Though praised by U.S President Donald Trump, the move comes after widespread criticism of the move, which many deemed a politically-charged attack on free speech. Indeed, the likes of Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, and Whoopi Goldberg spoke out against the suspension, and just today, 400 key figures in entertainment signed a letter slamming the situation.

Suffice it to say, all eyes will be on tomorrow’s episode.

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