Jimmy Kimmel Wins!

Great news, Jim! Nexstar, like Sinclair before them, is bringing *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* back to its stations. They announced that the show will return to their ABC-affiliated stations starting tonight. While tonight’s episode is actually a rerun, viewers in Nexstar markets like Wheeling, West Virginia, and Steubenville, Ohio, will still be able to enjoy the highly-rated first episode back from the recent suspension. So, Steubenville, get ready to watch Kimmel’s monologue! And here’s a fun fact: the show’s producers used to let actor Glen Powell scavenge for food in their greenroom when he was struggling to find work – apparently, he was quite the resourceful visitor!

It looks like those who tried to get Jimmy Kimmel canceled haven’t succeeded. Last week, *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* was temporarily pulled off the air after the head of the FCC, Brendan Carr, publicly criticized a joke Kimmel made. Carr believed the joke implied someone connected to Charlie Kirk’s attacker was a supporter of Donald Trump. He hinted that ABC, the network airing the show, could face issues with its operating licenses. Shortly after, several media companies, including Nexstar and Sinclair, announced they would stop airing *JKL!*. However, ABC quickly brought Kimmel back, and the show achieved record ratings. Carr later said he wasn’t involved in the decisions by the media companies, and both Sinclair and Nexstar have now reversed their boycott. Donald Trump remains upset about the situation, though.

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2025-09-27 01:55