{"id":133693,"date":"2025-09-22T17:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/22\/so-much-for-the-fcc-getting-rid-of-jimmy-kimmel\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:03:23","slug":"so-much-for-the-fcc-getting-rid-of-jimmy-kimmel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/09\/22\/so-much-for-the-fcc-getting-rid-of-jimmy-kimmel\/","title":{"rendered":"So Much For The FCC Getting Rid Of Jimmy Kimmel!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent Jimmy Kimmel suspension was more than just a crash course in jawboning; it was the banana in the coal mine<\/a> that showed how thin the line is between late night comedy and government censorship. And after ABC caved to a direct threat from the FCC, it seemed like Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers were our last bastion against state-controlled media. What weak walls those would be. Thankfully, Kimmel isn\u2019t nearly as done with the fight for free speech as things appeared to be. Variety<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

Disney and ABC<\/a> will bring the comedian back to its schedule starting Tuesday night. \u201cLast Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.\u00a0 It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive,\u201d the company said in a statement. \u201cWe have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three cheers for having a backbone! Last week, Sinclair tried to bully Kimmel into apologizing and paying tithe to Turning Point and Kirk\u2019s estate before he could get back on TV. Jimmy refused the attempted strong-arming and good on him for it. And good for us too \u2014 we probably would have had the same Jimmy Kimmel has more of a backbone than any of the firms that pledged loyalty to Trump when the law was on their side<\/a> thoughts, but now they\u2019re doubly as strong. Mind you, the reversal on the suspension likely had more to do with business than it had to do with a commitment to free speech principles, but that said, be wary about the \u201cDisney lost $4B over this\u201d information being bandied about \u2014 the numbers aren\u2019t as clear as that would suggest<\/a>. Either way, a win is a win!<\/p>\n

You\u2019d better have one hell of a cold open tomorrow, Kimmel. The pressure is on! <\/p>\n

Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday <\/a>[Variety]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: We\u2019re In The Cancelling Talk Shows Phase Of Free Speech Crackdowns<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The post So Much For The FCC Getting Rid Of Jimmy Kimmel!<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The recent Jimmy Kimmel suspension was more than just a crash course in jawboning; it was the banana in the coal mine<\/a> that showed how thin the line is between late night comedy and government censorship. And after ABC caved to a direct threat from the FCC, it seemed like Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers were our last bastion against state-controlled media. What weak walls those would be. Thankfully, Kimmel isn\u2019t nearly as done with the fight for free speech as things appeared to be. Variety<\/a> has coverage:<\/p>\n

Disney and ABC<\/a> will bring the comedian back to its schedule starting Tuesday night. \u201cLast Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country.\u00a0 It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive,\u201d the company said in a statement. \u201cWe have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three cheers for having a backbone! Last week, Sinclair tried to bully Kimmel into apologizing and paying tithe to Turning Point and Kirk\u2019s estate before he could get back on TV. Jimmy refused the attempted strong-arming and good on him for it. And good for us too \u2014 we probably would have had the same Jimmy Kimmel has more of a backbone than any of the firms that pledged loyalty to Trump when the law was on their side<\/a> thoughts, but now they\u2019re doubly as strong. Mind you, the reversal on the suspension likely had more to do with business than it had to do with a commitment to free speech principles, but that said, be wary about the \u201cDisney lost $4B over this\u201d information being bandied about \u2014 the numbers aren\u2019t as clear as that would suggest<\/a>. Either way, a win is a win!<\/p>\n

You\u2019d better have one hell of a cold open tomorrow, Kimmel. The pressure is on! <\/p>\n

Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday <\/a>[Variety]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: We\u2019re In The Cancelling Talk Shows Phase Of Free Speech Crackdowns<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The recent Jimmy Kimmel suspension was more than just a crash course in jawboning; it was the banana in the coal mine that showed how thin the line is between late night comedy and government censorship. And after ABC caved to a direct threat from the FCC, it seemed like Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":133694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Chris-Williams-2025-PF4H4K.jpg?fit=512%2C288&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}