By Dawn Chmielewski

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Jimmy Kimmel was due to return to ABC’s late-night television lineup on Tuesday after a nearly week-long suspension over his on-air remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk that corporate parent Walt Disney described as “insensitive.”

On his first night back, the comedian was expected to address his comments from last week that rankled some viewers, drew threats of federal regulatory action and prompted a boycott of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show by two major television station groups.

While Disney announced on Monday that it was ready to restore Kimmel to ABC’s airwaves, station owners Nexstar Media and Sinclair have said they will continue to preempt Kimmel’s time slot with other programming on their network affili

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