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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 12: Host Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Jimmy Kimmel returns from suspension, late-night show reaches ratings high

Millions of people tuned in to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday to watch the host’s return to late-night television after a nearly week-long suspension.

Show host Jimmy Kimmel delivers his opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech as he returns to late-night television from suspension

Jimmy Kimmel returned to U.S. late-night television, six days after his on-air remarks about the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk led Disney to suspend his show.

Jimmy Kimmel attends the 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 07, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Jimmy Kimmel’s return monologue racks up 17 million views on social media

Jimmy Kimmel’s first monologue since returning to U.S. late-night television has been seen more than 14 million times on YouTube and Instagram.

El gigante de los medios de comunicación Nexstar se alía con Sinclair y extiende el “apagón” del programa “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

“La semana pasada, decidimos suspender la emisión de ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ tras lo que ABC calificó como los comentarios ‘inoportunos e insensibles’ del Sr. Kimmel en un momento crítico de nuestro discurso nacional”, declaró Nexstar en un comunicado.

COCKEYSVILLE, MARYLAND - JULY 17: The sign for Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is seen near their headquarters on July 17, 2024 in Cockeysville, Maryland. Sinclair is the second-largest television station operator in the U.S., with 193 stations across the country in over 100 markets. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sinclair Broadcast Group no emitirá ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ cuando el programa regrese a ABC

ABC anunció el regreso de “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” a su cadena, pero Sinclair, uno de los mayores propietarios de estaciones de televisión locales en Estados Unidos, afirma que sus afiliadas de ABC no emitirán el programa. Cuando estalló la controversia sobre Kimmel y lo retiraron del aire, Sinclair calificó su monólogo sobre Kirk como “inapropiado y profundamente insensible en un momento crítico para nuestro país”.

Sinclair will not broadcast ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ as show returns to ABC

ABC has announced the return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to its network, but Sinclair — one of the largest owners of local television stations in the U.S. — says its ABC affiliates will not air the show.