With Jimmy Kimmel off the air for a third straight day, the fallout is growing. Film and TV writers protested outside ABC headquarters in New York, even as President Trump warned he may go after other networks next. Nancy Cordes reports.

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ABC has replaced Jimmy Kimmel Live with alternative programming after Kimmel made remarks regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Some ABC affiliates, particularly those owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, aired a tribute to Kirk instead. The decision to pull Kimmel's show came after pressure from the Trump-appointed FCC chairman, with both the president and FCC chair suggesting other TV hosts or journalists could also be targeted.

The move has led to protests from writers and criticism from media figures and some politicians, who warn that pulling broadcast licenses would be unprecedented and potentially unconstitutional. The situation has intensified debate over censorship and media freedom, with late-night hosts and former Disney executives voicing support for Kimmel. Meanwhile, a separate incident involving a drive-by shooting at a Sacramento TV station was reported, and a judge dismissed a $15 billion lawsuit by the president against the New York Times.

Fallout grows after Jimmy Kimmel taken off air

ABC is again replacing Jimmy Kimmel Live Tonight with Celebrity Family Feud. But some affiliates, those owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, will be airing a tribute to the conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It was Kimmel's comments about the Kirk assassination that resulted in ABC pulling his show under pressure from the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC. Protesters demanded today that Kimmel be returned to the air. Meanwhile, the president again took aim at the networks, threatening to pull their station licenses for criticizing him. He accused the networks of airing stories that are, quote, 97% negative about him. Nancy Cordes is at the White House. Nancy? John, both the president and his FCC chair have now said that they may not stop with Jimmy Kimmel, that there are other TV hosts or even journalists that they think do not belong on the air. Critics, including some Republicans, say any move to pull broadcast licenses would be unprecedented and potentially unconstitutional. Now, bring Jimmy back! Now, bring Jimmy back! With Jimmy Kimmel off the air for a third straight day, the fallout is growing. Film and TV writers protested outside ABC headquarters in New York. Even as President Trump warned he may go after other networks next. They give me only bad publicity for the press. I mean, they're getting a license. I would think maybe their license should be taken away. That is blatant censorship. Kimmel's late-night counterparts rallied to his defense and engaged in some mocking self-censorship. President Trump just wrapped up his three-day trip to the UK, and he looked incredibly handsome. Today, Michael Eisner, the former CEO of ABC's parent company, Disney, slammed his successors, posting, where has all the leadership gone? Who will step up for the First Amendment? Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday for these remarks. We had 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. The suspension came just hours after Trump's FCC chair, Brendan Carr, appeared to threaten to hold up a major affiliate deal over Kimmel's comments. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz called those comments, quote, dangerous as hell. That's right out of Goodfellas. That's right out of a mafioso coming into a bar going, nice bar you have here. It'd be a shame if something happened to it. But other conservatives argued Kimmel had it coming. I don't feel sorry for him at all, and I think that Disney did the right thing. Trump's distaste for Kimmel's brand of comedy dates back years. Well, Jimmy Kimmel's a loser. Trump has slammed him on social media at least 16 times since 2020. Thank you, President Trump. Thank you for watching. I'm surprised you're still, isn't it past your jail time? Nancy, we're hearing about a shooting incident at a TV station in Sacramento, California. What do we know about that? Maurice, police are calling this a drive-by shooting. They say there were several shots fired at the TV station from a vehicle before it took off, and luckily no one was injured. The motive, they say, is still unclear, but one local law enforcement official said that attacks on the media or any type of business will not be tolerated. And Nancy, today a judge threw out the president's $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times. What reasoning did he give for throwing it out? He said that Trump's 85-page complaint was more a laundry list of grievances and attacks on the Times than a serious legal document. He gave Trump's lawyers 28 days to file an amended complaint that is more, quote, professional and dignified. He also wants it to be 50% shorter than the first complaint.

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