ABC Affiliates Told Kimmel Preempted Through at Least Thursday

ABC affiliates were informed late Wednesday that “ Jimmy Kimmel Live” will be dark on the network at least through Thursday, with future plans for the 11:35 p.m. slot still undetermined.

A memo sent to the owners of ABC’s more than 150 affiliate station partners addressed the explosive situation that erupted Wednesday afternoon when powerful station group Nexstar announced it would preempt Kimmel’s show on the company’s 32 ABC affiliate stations. Sinclair Broadcast Group also quickly confirmed its plans to preempt Kimmel over the hosts remarks related to the MAGA movement and the activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while at a public speaking event on Sept. 10.

In a memo from the ABC Affiliate Board, a longstanding group that liaises with the network on behalf of station owners, A