John Oliver: ‘Everyone knew the administration had it in for Kimmel’ Last Week Tonight host spoke about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and why we should be worried about what this means for the US The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2025
Does US’s communications agency have power to regulate Kimmel’s speech? Experts say FCC may have overstepped in calling for action over Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk murder. Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2025
Media giants accused of ‘cowering to threats’ as Trump tries to stamp out criticism Disney’s Bob Iger and Paramount’s David Ellison are among executives pulling the strings amid criticism that US TV networks are caving to the Trump administration The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2025
Jay Leno Reacts To Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension After ‘Offensive’ Charlie Kirk Comments “I think Jimmy will land on his feet, he’s a talented guy, he’s funny and let’s see what happens.” Bored Panda · Sep 19, 2025
Voices: The fall of Jimmy Kimmel marks the beginning of the end for my America COMMENT: We are right to think that Donald Trump is silencing his opponents, starting with those who mock him, says Joel Stein The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025
Deal Dispatch: Need M&A Approval? FCC Chair Explains How To Get It A late-night comedy show's cancellation has reignited deal drama, with reports of tit-for-tat maneuvering between major corporations and regulators holding the power to say yea or nay to MA activity. Benzinga · Sep 19, 2025
'Hit them where it hurts': Angry Disney+ and Hulu users are closing their accounts in their droves as Jimmy Kimmel cancellation saga rumbles on Disney+ and Hulu are facing a mass exodus of users as furious fans and Hollywood creatives hit out over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. TechRadar · Sep 19, 2025
“The Next One Could Be You”: Jimmy Fallon Breaks His Silence On Jimmy Kimmel’s Show Suspension Jimmy Fallon has finally broken his silence on fellow comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation over his on-air remarks about Charlie Kirk. Bored Panda · Sep 19, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel asked to apologise by ABC affiliate Jimmy Kimmel has been asked by ABC's largest affiliate broadcaster to apologise and make a "meaningful personal donation" to Charlie Kirk's non-profit if he wants to return to air. BANG Premier · Sep 19, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel Given List Of Demands By Network To Fulfil If He Hopes To Return To Air Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show is suspended indefinitely, with ABC’s largest affiliate issuing a list of demands before the show can return. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 18, 2025
Meet Trump’s ‘free speech warrior’ behind Kimmel suspension — who opponents call a ‘grave threat’ to the First Amendment Project 2025 co-author pledged to ‘restore’ free speech before targeting broadcasters in Trump’s sights The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel Finally Breaks Silence After “Offensive” Charlie Kirk Remarks Got His Show Suspended "Kimmel did it to himself." Bored Panda · Sep 18, 2025
Trump floats pulling TV licenses after Kimmel suspension Trump said networks critical of him could lose licenses, echoing threats before Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. Axios · Sep 18, 2025
Why was Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show suspended? Here's what we know ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show off the air indefinitely The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025 Who are Nexstar and Sinclair, the ABC affiliate owners who issued statements against Jimmy Kimmel Two ABC affiliate owners spoke out against late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ahead of ABC’s decision to suspend the presenter over comments he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
Benzinga · Sep 18, 2025 Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Fallout: Cancel Disney+ Searches Soar, Will Comcast Win With Fallon? News that ABC, a unit of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), suspended Jimmy Kimmel has shaken the entertainment industry, as President Donald Trump celebrates the move.
International Business Times UK · Sep 18, 2025 'Marvel Movies Need to Shutdown!': Kimmel Fans Cancel Disney+ as ABC Sparks Firestorm Over Suspension Disney faces backlash after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live!, prompting Disney+ cancellations, #BoycottMarvel calls, and scrutiny over media influence, affiliate pressure, and regulatory oversight.
Axios · Sep 18, 2025 Obama calls Jimmy Kimmel suspension "government coercion" "After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level," Obama said.
Reason · Sep 18, 2025 The FCC Should Let Jimmy Kimmel Be What the Trump administration is doing to late-night comedy is clearly jawboning.
Reason · Sep 18, 2025 "Trump's FCC Head Went Too Far When He Threatened Disney over Jimmy Kimmel's Charlie Kirk-Related Comments" From Paul Mirengoff (Ringside at the Reckoning); much worth reading. Mirengoff and his coauthor Bill Otis are my go-to people… The post "Trump's FCC Head Went Too Far When He Threatened Disney over Jimmy Kimmel's Charlie Kirk-Related Comments" appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason · Sep 18, 2025 Brendan Carr Flagrantly Abused His Powers To Cancel Jimmy Kimmel "We can do this the easy way or the hard way," the FCC chairman said, threatening to punish broadcasters for airing the comedian's show.
The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2025 Calls grow to boycott ABC owner Disney over Jimmy Kimmel suspension Critics say ‘authoritarianism isn’t coming – it’s already here’ amid widespread condemnation of talkshow’s suspension
Fortune · Sep 18, 2025 First Kimmel, then Fallon and Meyers? A veteran TV scholar says late night can’t survive politics anymore — and today’s hosts must ‘tread carefully’ “We may be coming full circle," Robert Thompson of Syracuse University told Fortune, "back to a Carson-style, harmless late night—with NBC the last one standing.”
The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2025 Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced? When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech’s content, then speech is not free
The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2025 ‘Court of King Trump’: how media barons are bowing to president to protect key deals Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show over Charlie Kirk comments is latest sign of business coming under pressure from White House