The conservative Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns or controls 39 ABC affiliates nationwide, is refusing to air new episodes of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after Kimmel’s suspension ended.

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

Nexstar Media Group, which owns 32 ABC affiliates, also said on Tuesday that it would keep Kimmel’s show off air. The company led the original campaign to suspend Kimmel’s show and is currently in the process of acquiring Tegna, another media company that owns local television stations.

ABC, which is owned by Disney, said earlier in the

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