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Sinclair gets nothing it asked for, puts Jimmy Kimmel back on anyway | Sorry, Brendan Carr: Sinclair and Nexstar stop preempting Kimmel on ABC affiliates.


Sorry, Brendan Carr: Sinclair and Nexstar stop preempting Kimmel on ABC affiliates.

Sinclair at the time praised Carr for his stance against Kimmel and urged the FCC to "take immediate regulatory action to address control held over local broadcasters by the big national networks." In our ongoing and constructive discussions with ABC, Sinclair proposed measures to strengthen accountability, viewer feedback, and community dialogue, including a network-wide independent ombudsman. While we understand that not everyone will agree with our decisions about programming, it is simply inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content.

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