Jimmy Kimmel Live will not be airing on ABC following the host’s comments regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk, the network announced.

Nexstar Media Group, which owns America’s largest television broadcasting group, announced Wednesday that it would preempt the show on its ABC channels starting immediately. Other programming will air in place of Jimmy Kimmel Live “for the foreseeable future.”

A statement issued to Fox New Digital explains the decision, saying:

“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,” Nexstar’s broadcasting chief Andrew Alford said in a press release.

“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.”

A source close to Kimmel reported to CNBC that he is not fired and that ABC’s parent company, Disney, will meet with him to discuss how she should approach the topic when he returns to the air.

The decision comes just hours after FCC Chair Brendan Carr addressed Kimmel’s comments in an appearance with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson. Carr called Kimmel’s comments “truly sick” and suggested that ABC and Disney could be facing repercussions.

“This is a very, very serious issue right now for Disney. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to take action on Kimmel, or there is going to be additional work for the FCC ahead,” Carr said.

“They have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest.”

BREAKING: The FCC Chairman is threatening immediate action against Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, and Disney for deliberately misleading the public by claiming Charlie Kirk’s assassin was a MAGA Conservative.

Chairman Brendan Carr calls Kimmel’s malicious lies are “truly sick” and says they… pic.twitter.com/mGhtGMPReI

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 17, 2025

What Did Jimmy Kimmel Say About Charlie Kirk’s Death?

In comments made during his show on Monday, Jimmy Kimmel made accusations that political conservatives were trying to spin that suspect Tyler Robinson’s motives for shooting Kirk came from left-wing ideology.

“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,” Kimmel said.

See Jimmy Kimmel’s full comments and their context in the video below: