Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren didn’t waste time Tuesday letting people know how she felt about media titans Nexstar and Sinclair’s decision to continue to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live” when it returns to the airwaves.

"This censorship of Kimmel reeks of corruption," Warren, D-Mass., said in a statement.

Nexstar and Sinclair collectively own about a quarter of ABC affiliates nationwide, MassLive previously reported .

Nexstar said it would keep the show off the air “pending assurances that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve.”

Nexstar owns two ABC affiliates in New England: WVNY-TV, which broadcasts in Vermont, Northern New York and parts of New Hampshire, and WTNH News 8 in Connecticut.

Nexstar an

See Full Page