Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was pulled off the air indefinitely by ABC because of comments he made about the killing of Charlie Kirk, according to CNBC.
The announcement was made after the head of the Federal Communications Commission suggested ABC’s broadcast license was at risk, the outlet reported.
The network’s decision on Wednesday came after Nexstar announced its ABC affiliates would preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely over his comments.
In his monologue on Tuesday, Kimmel said that “we hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.”
“Mr. Kimmel’s comments about the death of Mr. Kirk are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located,” Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, told The Associated Press.
A spokesperson for Kimmel did not immediately return a call for comment.
Kimmel, like CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert, has consistently been critical of President Donald Trump and many of his policies on his ABC show, according to AP. CBS said this past summer that it would be canceling Colbert’s show at the end of this season for financial reasons, although some critics have wondered if his stance on Trump played a role.
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