Broadcast station owner Sinclair will begin airing "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after three days of preempting the program since its return.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returned to air Tuesday night, generating 6.26 million total viewers despite significant preemptions across 23% of U.S. TV households.
Nexstar's broadcast TV stations affiliated with ABC did not air Kimmel's return to late night on Tuesday.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! was indefinitely suspended last Wednesday after its host suggested that Charlie Kirk 's killer may have been part of the 'MAGA gang.'
Disney said in a statement Monday that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to its ABC broadcast on Tuesday.
Disney announced the surprising news on Monday afternoon.
Sinclair Inc., which operates the programming for the ABC show, said that its stations will not broadcast Kimmel's show indefinitely following comments the host made about Kirk's assassination.
ABC says late night show will not air for foreseeable future after Kimmel accused Republicans of ‘doing everything they can to score political points’ from Kirk’s killing
Jimmy Kimmel had suggested that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, was aligned with President Donald Trump's MAGA movement.
Controversial late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has been suspended by ABC over his divisive comments regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk.