Sinclair Broadcast (SBGI) plans to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! on its ABC affiliates when the show returns to air on Tuesday, but notes discussions with the network are ongoing, Ted Johnson of Deadline reports. The company plans to replace the broadcast with news programming. Earlier this week, ABC announced Kimmel’s return following backlash arguing The Walt Disney Company (DIS) was capitulating to the Trump administration.
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