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ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! the same day as Carr's remarks.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! the same day as Carr's remarks.
Field: occurred_on
Value: 2025-09-17
About: incident 2025-fcc-pressure-precedes-kimmel-suspension
Source: FCC's Brendan Carr and the Kimmel suspension
Publisher: NPR
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-09-19

Quotation from the source

Kimmel's late-night show was pulled from the air on September 17 hours after the U.S. government threatened to cancel broadcasting licenses