Celebrity Family Feud vs. Charlie Kirk: Sinclair’s Programming Shift

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* Jimmy Kimmel was forced off the airwaves: Sinclair, a broadcasting company operating many ABC affiliates, took action against Jimmy Kimmel Live! after kimmel made comments about Charlie Kirk.
* Sinclair initially planned a Charlie Kirk special: Sinclair announced it would replace Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a special dedicated too Charlie Kirk.
* The Kirk special was not broadcast on TV: Instead of airing the special on Friday as planned, Sinclair affiliates aired a rerun of Celebrity Family Feud.
* The Kirk special premiered on YouTube: Sinclair announced, just 10 minutes before the scheduled broadcast, that the Kirk special would instead premiere on The National News Desk’s YouTube channel.
* low YouTube views: As of Sunday morning, the YouTube video of the Kirk special had only 26,000 views.
* Nexstar also dropped kimmel: Fellow affiliate giant Nexstar also pledged to remove Jimmy Kimmel Live! from its stations following Kimmel’s comments.
* ABC suspended Kimmel: ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! “indefinitely” after the controversy.
* Sinclair’s justification: Sinclair Vice Chairman Jason Smith stated Kimmel’s remarks were “inappropriate and deeply insensitive” and that broadcasters have a duty to educate and elevate respectful conversation.
* The reason for the actions: The actions taken by Sinclair, Nexstar, and ABC were a direct result of Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination during a monologue.