Jimmy Kimmel is suspended on broadcast TV but can still speak on a variety of platforms

Jimmy Kimmel is suspended on broadcast TV but can still speak on a variety of platforms

Author: NewsRadio 840 WHAS (WHAS-AM) September 19, 2025 Duration: 12:15
A thousand people have asked me about the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel on ABC-TV. I don't like it but I understand the business of media. ABC/Disney weighs countless moneymaking opportunities and sheds content that does not produce profits.

Once Nexstar and Sinclair pulled Kimmel's show after he made caustic comments after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, ABC/Disney had a business decision to make.

Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray, and other television operators have to seek approval from the Federal Communications Commission on license renewals, station ownership clustering, and duopoly opportunities.

The public owns the airwaves. The government has control.

Streamers, cable, and a plethora of alternate messaging companies have much less scrutiny than do over-the-air broadcasters. 

Jimmy Kimmel's voice isn't silenced from the public, only from ABC broadcast television. He can say whatever he wants on podcasts, social media, or start his own digital platform.

Stephen Colbert's CBS contract is not being renewed but he's on the air every night punching Donald Trump and all other conservatives in the face. Trump didn't get Colbert "removed" from TV, he's still on the air on CBS until the completion of his contract term. 

ABC has the ultimate decision of whether to bring Kimmel back and/or renew his contract next year. It's all about business. Either he's worth the risk to earn profits or he's not.

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