The reversal was announced by ABC's parent company, Disney, on Monday, less than a week after the show was abruptly pulled to "avoid further inflaming a tense situation." "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," the company said. According to CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger and Dana Walden, co-chair of Disney Entertainment, made the final call to bring the late-night show back. Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which operate dozens of ABC-affiliated stations nationwide, both moved to preempt the program. Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), publicly warned Disney that failing to address the situation could invite further regulatory scrutiny.