# Jimmy Kimmel pulled indefinitely from the air after comments about GOP response to Charlie Kirk’s death (Kimmel will be back on air Tuesday 2025-09-23)

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**Created:** [September 18, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-indefinitely-from-the-air-after-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-s-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023140 "2025-09-18T01:00:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-kimmel-pulled-indefinitely-from-the-air-after-comments-about-gop-response-to-charlie-kirk-s-death-kimmel-will-be-back-on-air-tuesday-2025-09-23/1023140/45 "2025-09-18T20:08:49Z")

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Can we also fix the similarly problematic thread title in the Politics & Elections forum?

> [@ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel show indefinitely because of comments about Charlie Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abc-pulls-jimmy-kimmel-show-indefinitely-because-of-comments-about-charlie-kirk/1023138):
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> [Breaking story is here.](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/media/abc-jimmy-kimmel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk8.acyn._zWYdwnFsK17&smid=url-share) (Gift link). I’m not clear what he said but it upset FCC head Brendan Carr enough to threaten penalties to ABC and affiliates.

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