Is Jimmy Kimmel Back? Not in These Blacked Out Cities

In the span of a week, Disney, Nexstar, and Sinclair have taken Jimmy Kimmel, and audiences, for a ride worthy of a Mickey Mouse theme park. After ABC’s decision to pull Kimmel last Wednesday, the company announced yesterday afternoon that Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to ABC tonight. After the show’s reinstatement, Sinclair swiftly declared it would not be host to Jimmy’s return, stating, “Sinclair will be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming.” This morning, Nexstar followed suit, also stating in a press release that it would not be airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! across its stations “pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we se