Sinclair has ended its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live! , announcing the show will resume airing on its ABC affiliates Friday night, Sept. 26.

In a statement, the company said, “Our objective throughout this process has been to ensure that programming remains accurate and engaging for the widest possible audience. We take seriously our responsibility as local broadcasters to provide programming that serves the interests of our communities, while also honoring our obligations to air national network programming.”

Sinclair owns more than 30 ABC affiliates across the country, including those in major cities such as Seattle, St. Louis, Portland, Oregon, Columbus, Ohio, Birmingham, Alabama, and Washington, D.C. The broadcast group was the second to announce it would preempt Kimmel — f

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