A quarter of local ABC station will not air Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night television on Tuesday after a second group of affiliates joined the boycott.

Affiliate giant Nexstar said in a statement that it will instead continue to “preempt” Jimmy Kimmel Live! It did not say how long it will continue its wait-and-see approach before making a permanent determination.

The Texas-based company, which owns the highest number of local TV stations in the country, announced its decision on Tuesday, the morning after the MAGA-friendly Sinclair Broadcast Group revealed that it also would not air Kimmel’s return on its affiliates.

“We made a decision last week to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s ‘ill-timed and insensitive’ comments at a critical time in

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