UPDATE: ANOTHER Major ABC Affiliate REFUSES to Air Jimmy Kimmel’s Show

Jimmy Kimmel’s big comeback to late night is falling apart before it could even start…

In spite of Disney’s decision to reverse course and give him his show back, two of the top ABC affiliate owners are fighting back.

Yesterday, we reported that Sinclair, a company that operates the largest amount of ABC affiliate TV stations across the nation, was standing by its original decision to keep Jimmy Kimmel off-the-air.

More on that here:

NOT SO FAST: Jimmy Kimmel’s Return COLLAPSES as Top ABC Affiliate REFUSES To Air His Show

Now, we are happy to report that another huge ABC affiliate owner, Nexstar, will also not be airing Jimmy Kimmel's show on their networks.

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🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Now, NEXSTAR is joining Sinclair in PREEMPTING the airing of Jimmy Kimmel tonight...they are REBELLING against ABC Disney after Kimmel's disgusting Charlie Kirk comments.

Well, then. It wasn't the FCC after all. The affiliates do NOT want to air due to his… pic.twitter.com/wHfpq34zqQ

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 23, 2025

MAJOR BREAKING: Now, NEXSTAR is joining Sinclair in PREEMPTING the airing of Jimmy Kimmel tonight...they are REBELLING against ABC Disney after Kimmel's disgusting Charlie Kirk comments.

Well, then. It wasn't the FCC after all. The affiliates do NOT want to air due to his toxic brand, and are seriously concerned.

"We made a decision last week to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s “ill-timed and insensitive” comments at a critical time in our national discourse. We stand by that decision pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve. In the meantime, we note that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be available nationwide on multiple Disney-owned streaming products, while our stations will focus on continuing to produce local news and other programming relevant to their respective markets."

After Sinclair's announcement, now Nexstar is announcing that they, too, will not be airing Jimmy Kimmel Live. That's a total of 70 ABC stations nationwide that will not air Kimmel's return tonight.

They're demanding an apology from Kimmel. That's not the gov or FCC... pic.twitter.com/9TeOEZwoDr

— Zack Peter (@justplainzack) September 23, 2025

So, let's do the math.

Sinclair Inc. owns 41 ABC stations.

Nextstar owns 32.

Per the New York Post:

Nexstar Media Group, which operates 32 ABC affiliates, said Tuesday it will keep “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off its ABC stations following his false claim that Charlie Kirk was killed by a MAGA supporter.

The announcement came just a day after Sinclair Broadcast Group revealed it would preempt the late-night show despite Disney returning Kimmel to the air.

That means ABC’s two biggest station owners, overseeing dozens of local affiliates, will not show the late-night host’s return to the airwaves on Tuesday.

“Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming,” the company posted on X on Monday.

“Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return.”

The decision affects dozens of ABC affiliates in key markets, including WJLA in Washington, DC, KOMO in Seattle, KDNL in St. Louis, KATU in Portland, Ore., and WHAM in Rochester, NY.

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Other key affiliates affected include in WSYX in Columbus, Ohio, WBMA in Birmingham, Ala., and KATV in Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark.

Sinclair controls more than 180 stations nationwide — 41 of them affiliated with Disney-owned ABC, making it the largest owner of ABC affiliates.

On Tuesday, Nexstar followed suit.

“We made a decision last week to preempt ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s ‘ill-timed and insensitive’ comments at a critical time in our national discourse,” Nexstar said in a statement.

That means Kimmel won’t be seen in key markets where Nexstar beams ABC content into homes, including Syracuse, Salt Lake City, Hartford and Albany.

That's a total of 73 stations -- some of which air in multiple cities -- that are boycotting Jimmy Kimmel!

The Wrap provided a full list of cities where Jimmy Kimmel's show will not be broadcast:

Here’s the full list of cities with Sinclair-owned ABC stations that will be unable to watch “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” tonight. Instead of the late night show, news programming will play on these stations:

• Alabama — Bessemer (WDBB)
• Alabama — Birmingham (WABM and ABC 33/40)
• Alabama — Mobile (WEAR-TV)
• Alabama — Tuscaloosa (WDBB)
• Arkansas — Little Rock (KATV)
• California — Arcata (KAEF-TV)
• California — Chico (KRCR-TV)
• California — Eureka (KAEF-TV)
• California — Redding (KRCR-TV)
• Florida — Pensacola (WEAR-TV)
• Florida — Fort Walton Beach (WEAR-TV)
• Georgia — Macon (WGXA)
• Michigan — Cadillac (WGTU)
• Michigan — Cheboygan (WTOM-TV)
• Michigan — Sault Ste. Marie (WGTQ)
• Michigan — Traverse City (WGTU)
• Missouri — St. Louis (KDNL-TV)
• Nebraska — Grand Island (NTV)
• Nebraska — Hastings (NTV)
• Nebraska — Hayes Center (NTV)
• Nebraska — Kearney (NTV)
• Nebraska — McCook (NTV)
• Nebraska — North Platte (NTV, KHGI-CD)
• New Mexico — Clovis (KVIH-TV)
• New York — Rochester (WHAM-TV)
• North Carolina — Asheville (WLOS)
• North Carolina — Greensboro (WXLV-TV)
• North Carolina — Greenville (WCTI-TV)
• North Carolina — High Point (WXLV-TV)
• North Carolina — Jacksonville (WCTI-TV)
• North Carolina — Lumberton (WPDE-TV)
• North Carolina — New Bern (WCTI-TV)
• North Carolina — Washington (WCTI-TV)
• North Carolina — Winston-Salem (WXLV-TV)
• Ohio — Columbus (WSYX)
• Ohio — Dayton (WKEF)
• Oklahoma — Tulsa (KTUL)
• Oregon — Portland (KATU)
• Oregon — Salem (KATU)
• Pennsylvania — Altoona (WATM-TV)
• Pennsylvania — Johnstown (WATM-TV)
• Pennsylvania — State College (WATM-TV)
• South Carolina — Anderson (WLOS)
• South Carolina — Charleston (WCIV)
• South Carolina — Florence (WPDE-TV)
• South Carolina — Greenville (WLOS)
• South Carolina — Myrtle Beach (WPDE-TV)
• South Carolina — Spartanburg (WLOS)
• Tennessee — Chattanooga (WTVC)
• Texas — Abilene (KTXS-TV)
• Texas — Amarillo (KVII-TV)
• Texas — San Angelo (KTXE-LD)
• Texas — Sweetwater (KTXS-TV)
• Virginia — Lynchburg (WSET-TV)
• Virginia — Roanoke (WSET-TV)
• Washington, D.C. — Washington, D.C. (WJLA-TV)
• Washington — Seattle (KOMO-TV)
• Washington — Tacoma (KOMO-TV)
• Washington — Vancouver (KATU)
• West Virginia — Charleston (WCHS-TV)
• West Virginia — Huntington (WCHS-TV)
• West Virginia — Parkersburg (WCHS-TV)

And here’s the full list of cities with Nexstar-owned ABC stations that will be unable to watch “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” tonight:

• Alabama — Dothan (WDHN)
• Connecticut — Hartford (WTNH)
• Connecticut — New Haven (WTNH)
• Florida — Panama City (WMBB)
• Georgia — Augusta (WJBF)
• Illinois — Rockford (WTVO)
• Indiana — Evansville (WEHT)
• Indiana — Terre Haute (WAWV-TV)
• Iowa — Sioux City (KCAU-TV)
• Kansas — Pittsburg (KODE-TV)
• Kansas — Topeka (KTKA-TV)
• Kentucky — Henderson (WEHT)
• Kentucky — Owensboro (WEHT)
• Louisiana — New Orleans (WGNO)
• Michigan — Battle Creek (WOTV)
• Michigan — Grand Rapids (WOTV)
• Michigan — Jackson (WLAJ)
• Michigan — Kalamazoo (WOTV)
• Michigan — Lansing (WLAJ)
• Missouri — Joplin (KODE-TV)
• Montana — Billings (KSVI)
• New York — Albany (WTEN)
• New York — Binghamton (WIVT)
• New York — Plattsburgh (WVNY)
• New York — Rome (WUTR)
• New York — Schenectady (WTEN)
• New York — Syracuse (WSYR-TV)
• New York — Troy (WTEN)
• New York — Utica (WUTR)
• New York — Watertown (WWTI)
• Ohio — Youngstown (WYTV)
• Pennsylvania — Erie (WJET-TV)
• Pennsylvania — Harrisburg (WHTM-TV)
• Pennsylvania — Lancaster (WHTM-TV)
• Pennsylvania — Lebanon (WHTM-TV)
• Pennsylvania — York (WHTM-TV)
• Tennessee — Bristol (WJHL-TV)
• Tennessee — Johnson City (WJHL-TV)
• Tennessee — Kingsport (WJHL-TV)
• Tennessee — Knoxville (WATE-TV)
• Tennessee — Nashville (WKRN-TV)
• Texas — Lubbock (KAMC)
• Texas — Midland (KMID)
• Texas — Odessa (KMID)
• Utah — Salt Lake City (KTVX)
• Vermont — Burlington (WVNY)
• Virginia — Bristol (WJHL-TV)
• Virginia — Petersburg (WRIC-TV)
• Virginia — Richmond (WRIC-TV)
• West Virginia — Clarksburg (WBOY-TV)
• West Virginia — Fairmont (WBOY-TV)
• West Virginia — Morgantown (WBOY-TV)

Incredible.

It turns out everyone except Disney wanted to cut this guy and his failing show loose...

Wow… it’s almost like Trump had nothing to do with ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel and it was all Nextstar and Sinclair.

Almost like everyone crying “fascism” was wrong.

Almost like everyone calling Trump a dictator was wrong.

Shocker.

— Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) September 23, 2025