ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show on Sept. 17 over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Sinclair Broadcast Group said on Friday it will end its pre-emption of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the show will return in the evening on Sinclair’s nearly 40 ABC-affiliated stations.

Sinclair is one of two major broadcast owners that had not agreed to resume airing the show this week after Disney lifted a nearly week-long suspension.

It had faced pressure from some lawmakers over the decision to not air the program. Sinclair’s ABC stations represent about 14 per cent of U.S. households.

Nexstar Media Group has also opted to keep Kimmel off the air on its 32 owned-and-operated ABC stations, which account for about 9 per cent of U.S. households. Nexstar needs F

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