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> cancelling of Jimmy Kimmel today Just to clarify for anyone skimming: ABC faced pressure from FCC chair Brendan Carr after he said their broadcasting license

> cancelling of Jimmy Kimmel today Just to clarify for anyone skimming: ABC faced pressure from FCC chair Brendan Carr after he said their broadcasting license was at risk from Kimmel's statements on Tyler Robinson, the alleged Kirk assassin. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/charlie-kirk-jimmy-kimmel-abc-disney.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/charlie-kirk-jimmy-kimmel-ab...

CodingJeebus 1y ago
I highly suggest watching the clip in question. Pod Save America just covered this and included the FCC's explanation for why they're going after shows like Kimmel. Really chilling stuff[0] 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFuvI2ruS8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFuvI2ruS8
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SilverElfin 1y ago
I don’t think FCC pressure was what led to this. Nexstar, which owns stations that are affiliates of ABC, made a choice to remove the show from their stations. Their reasoning has nothing to do with the government or first amendment. Here is what they said: > “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,” said Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division. “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.” This decision and their public statement about it, coupled with social media pressure, led ABC to making a decision afterwards about the show.
- hypeatei 1y ago
  So Brendan Carr threatening their license and them cancelling the show is a coincidence? Is that what you're arguing?
  - SilverElfin 1y ago
    I’m saying the sequence of events was that Nexstar’s voluntary actions, which they shared their justification for, immediately led to broader ABC action, which they pretty much had to before other groups of stations did the same and turned it into an embarrassing moment for Disney. As for Carr - he is staunchly in support of first amendment rights. Politico wrote about this yesterday since he split from the rest of the GOP on broader censorship (https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/fcc-brendan-carr-social-media-free-speech-00565292 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/fcc-brendan-carr-so...). He also can’t take unilateral action - the commissioners would have to vote. But the FCC has a lot of content rules for the mediums they regulate, which have thus far held up in courts (although I find it questionable). In that sense, what he was suggesting may be legal (unfortunately).
    - hypeatei 1y ago
      > As for Carr - he is staunchly in support of first amendment rights Right, because he said this on a conservative podcast: Hours earlier, FCC Chair Brendan Carr told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that Kimmel’s comments were “truly sick,” and that there was a “strong case” for action against ABC and Disney. “This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.” "easy way or the hard way" sounds pretty staunchly against the first amendment to me and more like a fascist thug.
      - SilverElfin 1y ago
        I linked an article that you may want to read. He is against any actions taken around online speech due to the first amendment. He is okay with applying FCC’s regulatory authority because the courts - including SCOTUS - have upheld its constitutionality (prior to this administration).
anigbrowl 1y ago
Relatedly, Sinclair Media (which owns several ABC-affiliated broadcasting stations and has long been regarded as skewing very conservative) issued a statement suggesting that Kimmel could only be rehabilitated by apologizing and making substantial donations to Kirk's estate and to Turning Point USA. https://x.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1968474667049525634 https://x.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1968474667049525634

CodingJeebus 1y ago

I highly suggest watching the clip in question. Pod Save America just covered this and included the FCC's explanation for why they're going after shows like Kimmel. Really chilling stuff[0] 0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFuvI2ruS8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFuvI2ruS8

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SilverElfin 1y ago

I don’t think FCC pressure was what led to this. Nexstar, which owns stations that are affiliates of ABC, made a choice to remove the show from their stations. Their reasoning has nothing to do with the government or first amendment. Here is what they said: > “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,” said Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division. “Continuing to give Mr. Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to preempt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue.” This decision and their public statement about it, coupled with social media pressure, led ABC to making a decision afterwards about the show.

hypeatei 1y ago
So Brendan Carr threatening their license and them cancelling the show is a coincidence? Is that what you're arguing?
- SilverElfin 1y ago
  I’m saying the sequence of events was that Nexstar’s voluntary actions, which they shared their justification for, immediately led to broader ABC action, which they pretty much had to before other groups of stations did the same and turned it into an embarrassing moment for Disney. As for Carr - he is staunchly in support of first amendment rights. Politico wrote about this yesterday since he split from the rest of the GOP on broader censorship (https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/fcc-brendan-carr-social-media-free-speech-00565292 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/16/fcc-brendan-carr-so...). He also can’t take unilateral action - the commissioners would have to vote. But the FCC has a lot of content rules for the mediums they regulate, which have thus far held up in courts (although I find it questionable). In that sense, what he was suggesting may be legal (unfortunately).
  - hypeatei 1y ago
    > As for Carr - he is staunchly in support of first amendment rights Right, because he said this on a conservative podcast: Hours earlier, FCC Chair Brendan Carr told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that Kimmel’s comments were “truly sick,” and that there was a “strong case” for action against ABC and Disney. “This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.” "easy way or the hard way" sounds pretty staunchly against the first amendment to me and more like a fascist thug.
    - SilverElfin 1y ago
      I linked an article that you may want to read. He is against any actions taken around online speech due to the first amendment. He is okay with applying FCC’s regulatory authority because the courts - including SCOTUS - have upheld its constitutionality (prior to this administration).

anigbrowl 1y ago

Relatedly, Sinclair Media (which owns several ABC-affiliated broadcasting stations and has long been regarded as skewing very conservative) issued a statement suggesting that Kimmel could only be rehabilitated by apologizing and making substantial donations to Kirk's estate and to Turning Point USA. https://x.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1968474667049525634 https://x.com/WeAreSinclair/status/1968474667049525634