FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Kimmel's remarks about Kirk

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22. Nexstar TV had announced they were running alternative programming in that time slot

instead of the Jimmy Kimmel Show. So they too are responsible.

The ABC announcement came just after one of the biggest owners of TV stations in the US, Nexstar Media, said it would not air Jimmy Kimmel Live! "for the foreseeable future beginning with tonight's show".

Nexstar said the comedian's remarks about Kirk "are offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse".

"[We] do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located," said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar's broadcasting division.

"Continuing to give Mr Kimmel a broadcast platform in the communities we serve is simply not in the public interest at the current time, and we have made the difficult decision to pre-empt his show in an effort to let cooler heads prevail as we move toward the resumption of respectful, constructive dialogue."

FCC Chair Brendan Carr was interviewed on The Benny Show and said "Look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or, you know, there's going to be additional work for the FCC ahead,"
He said an apology from Kimmel would be a "very reasonable, minimal step".

Seems to me he is putting on a reasonable act to make it seem less authoritarian than it actually is.