Tonight (Tuesday, September 23) marked Jimmy Kimmel’s return to the air after Jimmy Kimmel Live! was pulled by ABC last week under pressure from the Trump administration. Kimmel had made a joke about the man alleged to have shot and killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, prompting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr to threaten the network, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company, with retaliation. Watch Kimmel’s complete opening monologue below.

Kimmel took the stage to cheers of “Jimmy! Jimmy! Jimmy!” He began by remarking “I’m not sure who had a weirder 48 hours, me or the CEO of Tylenol” and expressed his gratitude to his fellow late-night talk show hosts and the audience for their support. Kimmel made a point to thank conservative pundits and politici

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