The FCC did not directly cancel Jimmy Kimmel's show, but the show's indefinite suspension by ABC came after significant pressure and criticism from the FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. This pressure followed Kimmel's controversial comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel criticized Trump and his supporters for how they reacted to the killing, which sparked backlash from conservative broadcasters and the FCC chair. Nexstar and Sinclair, large ABC affiliates, decided to remove Kimmel's show from their stations, partly due to Carr's warnings about potential consequences, including the revocation of broadcast licenses. ABC suspended "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" indefinitely amid this mounting political and regulatory pressure, marking an unprecedented move influenced by the intersection of media, politics, and FCC regulatory power.
