[UPDATE: Sinclair Broadcasting has released a statement saying "Sinclair will be preempting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' After Disney helped launch an unprecedented attack on free speech by pulling comedian Jimmy Kimmel and his late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney (which owns the ABC network that Jimmy Kimmel previously called home) has announced the news that Kimmel will return to his show on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, following "thoughtful conversations" with the host. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday." This was followed by pressure enacted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), essentially threatening ABC and Disney as a whole with unspecified regulatory consequences should "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"