15 thoughts on “Sinclair to continue preemption of Kimmel program”

  1. Down it goes

    Jason Remington • September 27, 2025

    Told ya! Jimmy Kimmel’s ratings have plummeted 70 percent since his return to late night.

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  2. Just the beginning...

    Jason Remington • September 26, 2025

    I think you will see more of this division. There will be no “coming together to find common ground.” Television has become an arena of politically motivated street fighting.

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  4. KZOK mention by Kimmel

    Jason S Remington • September 24, 2025

    https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/jimmy-kimmel-remembers-seattle-radio-station-in-return-monologue/

    Jimmy Kimmel took a playful shot at a Seattle radio station at the top of his monologue on Tuesday night, as he returned to late-night television after a nearly weeklong suspension.

    Kimmel was a sidekick on 102.5 KZOK FM’s morning show when he was 22 years old, the late-night host said in a 2015 interview with Entertainment Weekly. He was making $384 a week, but was given the ax after he secretly taped meetings with the program director and played them back on air.

    The comedian said the man, “Larry,” tried to force him to do a bit called “Jobs for Donuts,” where “people would call in with a joke and I would give them donuts.” The idea did not go over well with Kimmel, who said he made fun of his boss for suggesting the idea.

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  6. Not on KOMO

    Jason Remington • September 23, 2025

    The program will not air on KOMO as long as Sinclair keeps to their word. Sinclair has some deals in the works that are more important than the Kimmel show. Besides, they might produce some quality programming in the late night time period, KOMO and the other Sinclair stations.

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  7. 70 station black-out

    Jason Remington • September 23, 2025

    Approximately 70 stations between Nexstar and Sinclair will replace the Kimmel show with news programming on an on-going basis.

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    1. Huge

      Jason S Remington • September 24, 2025

      13 milion Youtube views. TV ratings likely skyrocketed.
      That is one night and it will be a downhill slide back to his usual less than 130,000 per episode. It is a money loser for ABC and will likely get canceled end of contract.

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    2. KOMO last night

      Jason S Remington • September 24, 2025

      Preston Phillips with a newscast replaced Kimmel.

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  8. Chairman cited FCC violation

    Chip Wright • September 23, 2025

    Kimmel directly violated an FCC regulation which could have cost the loss of license to individual broadcast stations carrying the program.

    FCC Policy Statement on Comparative Broadcast Hearings, 1 F.C.C.2d 393 (1965)This policy, known as the News Distortion Policy, prohibits broadcasters from intentionally distorting news or presenting hoaxes that mislead the public. It applies to statements like Jimmy Kimmel’s September 15, 2025, monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he implied the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing was part of the “MAGA gang” despite evidence of the suspect’s leftist views. FCC Chair Brendan Carr cited this as a violation, warning it could lead to license revocation for ABC affiliates under the public interest standard in 47 U.S.C. § 309(a). Violations can result in fines, license non-renewal, or revocation during periodic reviews every eight years, as seen in past cases like the 1987 RKO General revocation for similar distortions.

    ABC pulled the show, as did Nexstar and Sinclair, because they recognized this violation.
    Kimmel has a line to walk, as his contract is to expire in January.

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    1. TV wasteland

      Jason Remington • September 23, 2025

      Kimmel certainly tarnished his reputation by spewing hate and misinformation.

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    2. Time will tell

      Jason Remington • September 23, 2025

      Nexstar has a big merger coming up and Sinclair wants a piece of that. They will do as their lawyers tell them.

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  9. Sinclair slant

    Brad Nailor • September 23, 2025

    Yes! It would be a shame for a broadcast station to slant the news like CNN and MSNBC do.

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  10. The tyrant allowed this???

    Jason Remington • September 22, 2025

    DISNEY/ABC is bringing KIMMEL back to late night. But SINCLAIR says, “NOPE.” Shocking that ABC allowed Kimmel to return. I heard from the Lefty Left Demoncrats that a tyrannical, facist was ordering the network to CANCEL Kimmel. Wow, ABC has some balls challenging him.

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