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senseandsensibility

(24,163 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2025, 05:49 PM Sep 17

Kimmel off the air indefinitely [View all]

According to NBC news. His show is going to be pre-empted. This is because of the complaint from the FCC. Knew this would happen. Very sad day for ABC.

Ari is covering this (I am watching on a delay), so I am sure that it will be covered on MSNBC at the top of the hour. Well, I guess I was wrong about MSNBC. But Erin Burnett is leading with this story and is being very critical. Brian Stelter said this really does have a chilling effect across the country. One of the media analysts on CNN just said that the decision was so abrupt that there was probably an audience in the studio and the show was ready to be taped.

AND the hubby just reminded me that ABC is pre-empting Kimmel so he can't "let loose" like Colbert is still able to do.

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Kimmel off the air indefinitely [View all] senseandsensibility Sep 17 OP

feckin' cilla4progress Sep 17 #1

He didn't even say anything critical of Kirk from what I read senseandsensibility Sep 17 #3

When you are opposed to an authoritarian markodochartaigh Sep 17 #28

Get ready for the dismissal of popsdenver Sep 17 #53

To be replaced with documentaries on the life of markodochartaigh Sep 17 #56

That was fast lame54 Sep 17 #2

Trump was saying something was going to happen to Kimmel a few weeks ago. TheBlackAdder Sep 17 #41

Free speech for thee..... IcyPeas Sep 17 #4

Trump can say anything and commit any crime in the world. Irish_Dem Sep 17 #23

The goons complaining about cancel culture are putting a boot on our throat SamuelTheThird Sep 17 #5

And yet Faux continues Brian Kilmeade Maeve Sep 17 #6

Yep, the one who actually said bad stuff is still there mvd Sep 17 #13

Toe that line ABC. herding cats Sep 17 #7

This has got to be stopped mvd Sep 17 #8

So, if Kimmel said the guy was a Lefty, nothing would have happened? spanone Sep 17 #9

Pretty much senseandsensibility Sep 17 #14

Trmp called him a radical lefty before ANYTHING was known. spanone Sep 17 #18

Sad day for our Freedom of Speech...and our Country. spanone Sep 17 #19

ABC chickens out . . . . .again. Sneederbunk Sep 17 #10

Threats from FCC Chair Brendan Carr did this. Frasier Balzov Sep 17 #11

Yes he started it newdeal2 Sep 17 #34

Free Speech is dead in America - full stop. walkingman Sep 17 #12

He'll Be Back MrWowWow Sep 17 #15

We are under a full-blown dictatorship. dalton99a Sep 17 #16

Authoritarian Dictatorship Quiet Em Sep 17 #17

Unsanctioned opnions about the party and its methods are being dealt with quickly these days Torchlight Sep 17 #20

We are witnessing the end of our democracy, rule of law, and Bill of Rights in real time. Irish_Dem Sep 17 #21

Could not agree more Grim Chieftain Sep 17 #48

It's like the movie the Body Snatchers. Irish_Dem Sep 17 #49

Dealing with Reich wing snowflakes is tiresome OrlandoDem2 Sep 17 #22

HERE IS WHAT HE SAID: IcyPeas Sep 17 #24

Erin Burnett's show is covering this very well senseandsensibility Sep 17 #25

I bet Colbert will have Kimmel on his show. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 17 #26

so now LyfeTimeDem Sep 17 #27

This orangecrush Sep 17 #54

This is their opening to crush the opposition newdeal2 Sep 17 #29

I am so f---ing angry. I love Jimmy Kimmel. WTF. skylucy Sep 17 #30

This is a sad day for fucking FREE speech in the USA. What the hell is happening in this country? beaglelover Sep 17 #31

Brendan Carr the FCC head actually said senseandsensibility Sep 17 #32

Nazi stormtroopers dictating who we can watch. Emile Sep 17 #33

Disney owns ABC Starbeach Sep 17 #35

FAWK, FAWK, FAWK, FAWK! FAWK!!!!!!!!! a kennedy Sep 17 #36

This is crazy LetMyPeopleVote Sep 17 #37

Sue, KIMMEL, SUE - if SCotUS can't uphold the Constitution it's over UTUSN Sep 17 #38

Sue who, on what grounds? MichMan Sep 17 #45

They'll be going after David Muir next. Emile Sep 17 #39

Fascists. Joinfortmill Sep 17 #40

Rep. Robert Garcia senseandsensibility Sep 17 #42

From the con artist Authoritarian Dictator wannabe in July Quiet Em Sep 17 #43

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel LetMyPeopleVote Sep 17 #44

Well, we see the result of getting really fucked over when we couldn't enough votes to convict him after impeachment. RoeVWade Sep 17 #46

The country has gone batshit crazy, this is worse than what happened after 9/11 with silencing people. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 17 #47

Chris Hayes is doing a segment on it now. Amaryllis Sep 17 #50

Yes, the first half of his show senseandsensibility Sep 17 #51

He dared mention it was tribal warfare underpants Sep 17 #52

Hit them back where it hurts the most. B.See Sep 17 #55

ABC WAS my news station of choice. Norrrm Sep 17 #57

There are no comedians on the Right. None. Trump is an unspeakably humorless dead soul. ancianita Sep 17 #58

I wonder what they'll say on "The View" about this dflprincess Sep 17 #59