‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ is back on the air, but Nexstar and Sinclair, which own about 25 percent of ABC’s local stations, are still preempting the show. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos agreed that bringing Jimmy’s show back was the right thing to do on ‘Live With Kelly and Mark,’ while Rosanne Barr feels that there is a double standard. On Newsmax, she claimed her ‘life was ruined’ after her racially offensive comments in 2018 got her show taken off the network’s reboot of ‘Roseanne.’ Sinclair tells ET, ‘Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return,’ while Nextar is ‘continuing to evaluate the status of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ on our ABC-affiliated local television stations, and the show will be preempted while we do so. We are engaged in productive discussions with executives at The Walt Disney Company, with a focus on ensuring the program reflects and respects the diverse interests of the communities we serve.’ CNN media analyst Brian Stelter weights in on what this all means for the broadcast landscape.
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