As Jimmy Kimmel Live ! returns to ABC on Tuesday night and millions of screens across America tune in in, swaths of the country will only have access to “news programming” instead of the late-night show. Broadcasting giant Sinclair announced that it would not air Kimmel’s show despite its return to the airwaves this week.

“Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming,” Sinclair said in a statement to Rolling Stone on Monday. “Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return.”

A rep for Kimmel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Last week, ABC “ indefinitely ” suspended Kimmel after comments he made on Jimmy Kimmel Live ! ab

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