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applegrove

(128,422 posts) Fri Sep 26, 2025, 03:09 PM Friday

Sinclair ends its Jimmy Kimmel boycott

Sinclair ends its Jimmy Kimmel boycott

By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly
Updated 25 min ago

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/media/sinclair-kimmel-blackout-abc-disney-nexstar

Sinclair, one of the two major station groups that preempted the talk show earlier this month, is allowing the show to return to its ABC-affiliated stations Friday evening.

This means that Kimmel will be seen again in major cities like Washington, DC, and Seattle, as well as a few dozen other markets across the US.

Nexstar, the other major station group blacking out Kimmel, did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment on whether it will end the politically charged preemption.

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Sinclair ends its Jimmy Kimmel boycott (Original Post) applegrove Friday OP

Sinclair FOLDS and ends its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live! The show will return tonight on Sinclair's ABC affiliates LetMyPeopleVote Friday #1

Paragraph three is where Sinclair folds completetely! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! marble falls Friday #6

I guess Sinclair didn't want to speed up people streaming Kimmel vs. watching applegrove Friday #2

I guess they finally realized how fucking stupid they were. Omnipresent Friday #3

More ketchup cleanup needed at the White House! yellowcanine Friday #4

Ad revenues speak louder than MAGA political cant. marble falls Friday #5

Dollars trump principles C_U_L8R Friday #7

knr UTUSN Friday #8

No Question About It ProfessorGAC Friday #14

Whatever you thought about Charlie Kirk's politics.... Gimpyknee Friday #9

There's nothing epic about hate speech mdbl Friday #10

You mean after he got shot? JoseBalow Friday #12

Of course. Gimpyknee Friday #18

My email to Sinclair yesterday worked quicker than I expected. steventh Friday #11

They may hate our politics..... some_of_us_are_sane Friday #13

Assholes. (nt) Paladin Friday #15

TGIFND maxsolomon Friday #16

Maybe a lawyer or ten finally got through to the executives Warpy Friday #17

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,428 posts)

1. Sinclair FOLDS and ends its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live! The show will return tonight on Sinclair's ABC affiliates

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 03:19 PM

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No donation to Turning Point was needed

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marble falls

(68,743 posts)

6. Paragraph three is where Sinclair folds completetely! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 04:04 PM

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applegrove

(128,422 posts)

2. I guess Sinclair didn't want to speed up people streaming Kimmel vs. watching

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 03:21 PM

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a TV network.

Omnipresent

(7,222 posts)

3. I guess they finally realized how fucking stupid they were.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 03:28 PM

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yellowcanine

(36,629 posts)

4. More ketchup cleanup needed at the White House!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 03:46 PM

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marble falls

(68,743 posts)

5. Ad revenues speak louder than MAGA political cant.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 04:01 PM

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C_U_L8R

(48,180 posts)

7. Dollars trump principles

Reply to marble falls (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 04:13 PM

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Could be a motto for this age

UTUSN

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8. knr

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 04:26 PM

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ProfessorGAC

(74,631 posts)

14. No Question About It

Reply to marble falls (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:14 PM

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And the risk of losing Monday Night Football & college games could be very costly.
They made a grandstanding power play without considering the consequences.
They caved! End of story.
The part about not being influenced by politics or the government is a laughable lie.

Gimpyknee

(743 posts)

9. Whatever you thought about Charlie Kirk's politics....

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 04:44 PM

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you have to admit that was the most epic mic drop ever.

mdbl

(7,459 posts)

10. There's nothing epic about hate speech

Reply to Gimpyknee (Reply #9)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 04:47 PM

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JoseBalow

(8,507 posts)

12. You mean after he got shot?

Reply to Gimpyknee (Reply #9)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:05 PM

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Gimpyknee

(743 posts)

18. Of course.

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #12)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 06:40 PM

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steventh

(2,174 posts)

11. My email to Sinclair yesterday worked quicker than I expected.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 05:04 PM

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I suppose I should write and thank them. After I see that Kimmel actually airs here tonight.

In case anyone has anything to say to Sinclair Broadcasr Group, here's their contact info:
https://sbgi.net/contact-us/