ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" won’t be accessible to all viewers even after The Walt Disney Co. reversed course and moved to bring the show back following a brief suspension.

Sinclair Inc., a media company that operates the largest network of local television stations, said that although Kimmel's show will return on Tuesday, it will preempt it on affiliate ABC stations and will air news programming instead.

"Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘ across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming," Sinclair said on Monday shortly after Disney announced the show's return.

Nexstar Media Group Inc., announced on Tuesday that it will join Sinclair in continuing to preempt Kimmel's show.

Sinclair's post came within hours of Disney anno

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