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tulipsandroses

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30. That's my point. That these affiliates may end up regretting not showing Kimmel. People will find it elsewhere.

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 07:50 AM

Sep 2025

That may change viewer habits. Once people realize that they can watch it in other ways, that may change their viewing habits, and not just for Kimmel. So they may end up losing viewers for other shows, thus losing advertising dollars for shows they never intended to lose.

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Sinclair Won't Air Jimmy Kimmel's Return on it's 38 ABC Stations [View all] maxrandb Sep 2025 OP

I don't think it will matter in the end newdeal2 Sep 2025 #1

Eventually they will cave and return, or lose their affiliation. Maru Kitteh Sep 2025 #4

The FCC rules give stations very broad rights to preempt network content onenote Sep 2025 #17

Well good luck selling BigMacs if McDonald's won't sell you the patties. Maru Kitteh Sep 2025 #21

Actually, affiliates are allowed by law to preempt network programming -- no limit on number of hours onenote Sep 2025 #23

How do they make money ? JI7 Sep 2025 #2

Disney (ABC) is the content generator (producer) of Kimmel, so Sinclair pays Disney Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #5

So they make money based on viewers ? JI7 Sep 2025 #7

Utimately & originally. Eyeballs are product advertisers buy fr stations, so stations need eyeball bait for eyeball trap Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #10

The FCC's rules limit such contract terms. onenote Sep 2025 #20

Thanks for clarifying that. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #22

Sinclair is about to get a lesson in how (un)popular news is with late night viewers Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #3

The multi-decade, multi-trillion dollar effort to buy up and control American Media is now paying off. maxsolomon Sep 2025 #6

Heard sinclair is mostly in red areas, sorry conservative areas anyway so who cares. Oooops... a kennedy Sep 2025 #8

Seattle and Portland are stuck with Sinclair ABC stations. Sneederbunk Sep 2025 #12

And DC n/t SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2025 #19

Sinclair living up to their end of the bargain ... berniesandersmittens Sep 2025 #9

Their audience will see it on streaming apps Johonny Sep 2025 #11

Where is the best place to watch it live? Baitball Blogger Sep 2025 #13

Kimmel is available on YouTube daily for free Jacoby365 Sep 2025 #14

Little known FCC reg about affiliates not running this show or that. Liberal In Texas Sep 2025 #15

The problem is illustrated in the DC market. onenote Sep 2025 #24

You are so right. Liberal In Texas Sep 2025 #25

I don't get Sinclair where I live in Ohio...the day I do, news is gone. Demsrule86 Sep 2025 #16

Hopefully they'll lose advertising dollars. Emile Sep 2025 #18

Last night when I went to bed, 700K people had streamed Kimmel on Youtube - that was in less than an hour after it aired tulipsandroses Sep 2025 #26

love Zappa references! :) samnsara Sep 2025 #28

But streaming doesn't give them the profits they get on tv mucifer Sep 2025 #29

That's my point. That these affiliates may end up regretting not showing Kimmel. People will find it elsewhere. tulipsandroses Sep 2025 #30

YouTube is where I watched it and was linked FarPoint Sep 2025 #32

KOMO in Seattle didnt air it. samnsara Sep 2025 #27

I don't know how to boycott Sinclair..... FarPoint Sep 2025 #31

Netstar won't broadcast it either. spanone Sep 2025 #33

Many big "Blue" city stations amongst their holdings Cattledog Sep 2025 #34

Boycott All Sinclair Station Advertisers.. MrWowWow Sep 2025 #35

Nexstar carried a Suits rerun here. nt doc03 Sep 2025 #36