Jimmy Kimmel's show returning on Tuesday, ABC announces
The network pulled the show after the Federal Communications Commission chair threatened regulatory action after the host's comments about Charlie Kirk's death.
I don't watch the show, and I cancelled Disney+/Hulu. That being said, I'm just stoked that Trump is going to be so mad.
I might watch just to boost the numbers that he hates so much
Why would trump be mad? This proves that we're living in an atmosphere where he can do whatever he wants, and only a massive response can do anything to stop him.
This means that while he won't get away with censoring Kimmel, he will get away with censoring many, many others that do not have the support Kimmel has.
It's genuinely mob rule.
I’m more excited to see what comes out of this than what Jimmy Kimmel does.
Dont care, fuck ABC.
Yeah I think we’re done. Even Dad has stopped watching ABC News in the evenings.
what... uh, news does he watch now then?
Don't care
I don't watch ABC --- though I'll occasionally look at their website --- but I do care. I think that it's a positive not to have Kimmel kicked off over this.
here’s the rub - he was kicked off and you cannot unring that bell. he was restored sure. but both actions are for two very big reasons. the former because of an alliance with fascism and the latter because of an alliance toward profit.
Until the board & Iger are tossed, I'm still not going to give you assholes, or your advertisers, any more money.
It's not Disney's fault, really. It's Sinclair and Nexstar, the affiliate networks. They're the ones that could have pushed back without drastic financial consequences, and they're the ones that pressured ABC to can the show.
Disney management has a fiduciary responsibility they cannot ignore. They handled this as well as they could (and likely raised hell behind closed doors).
Put your ire where it belongs: the fascists and their supporters, not the businesses trying to survive this hellscape without breaking laws
There are LOTS of reasons to hate Disney and their management but this isn't one of them IMO
Disney management has a fiduciary responsibility
I'm so sick of this braindead god-damned cop out. A fascist authoritarian has seized power. If your FiDuCiArY rEsPoNsIbIlItY necessitates absconding moral and ethical responsibilities, let the stupid company burn. Sacrifices must be made to achieve and maintain self governance.
Disney management has a fiduciary responsibility they cannot ignore.
Sorry, but this is a complete misunderstanding of how this works.
Recognizing that pulling Kimmel's show would result in severe harm to the brand, short term and long term, matches that responsibility as well. Shareholders can even make the decision to claim the board (and specifically Iger) were in violation of their duties with this decision. The blowback was obvious and expected.
They absolutely are at fault.
I don’t watch Kimmel. Nothing particularly against him I’m just not that into late night shows. But the real test here will be whether he’s been gagged from specific topics and people.
None of this, not one iota, is about what we watch. I see person after person commenting "I don't watch Kimmel, but..."
Frankly, it could have been censorship of a right wing show like Charlie Kirk and our response should be the same.
It's not about our preferences. It's about Freedom of Speech and the articles in the Bill of Rights.
I suspect we'll find out in his opening monologue.
My bet, he treats it like a victory lap, does a few innocuous jabs at "both sides", drops one really sharp line seemingly off script, and then continues the show as if nothing happened. He will make fun of how awkward Trump was at the Kirk memorial, and make no mention of racism, bigotry, or fascism because that's the deal they made.
And I can't say I blame him. The gun isn't to his head. It's pointed at all of the people who work on the show and don't have the political freedom that comes with being extremely rich.
The most reasonable take here honestly
If he doesn't come out swinging by mentioning front-and-center how the president and corporation colluded to have him censored, then he still lost.
Still not paying for Disney+ ever again.
Good. You can always use free streaming sites.
The damage has been done.
Anyone who resubscribes because of this is an absolute tool.
Don't worry, I never subscribed in the first place. Yaaaarrrrrrr.....
Right? I went from passively refusing to give Disney my (non-existent) money to actively refusing to give Disney my (still non-existent) money.
Ugh. I have a free sub through my internet. Can I cancel that somehow?
Guess you just have to cancel your whole Internet then, aw shucks
Contact your ISP and let them know you aren't interested in a Disney+ subscription and why. Mention any competing ISP in your area has whatever other streaming service, and its tempting because its not Disney+.
Jimmy Kimmel needs to do a solid 15 minutes of nothing but Charlie Kirk material when he returns
He needs to bash cowardly media executives for the entire segment and then quit at the end, after encouraging people to keep boycotting.
There's a skill to recognizing when you have your opponent by the balls. This is one of those times. That night, Kimmel can get away with just about anything short of uncensored f-bombs and nudity. What could they possibly do? Un-un-cancel him?
Damn, f-b***s and nudity? The thing that is on daytime tv in civilised countries? Can you imagine?
"We didn't know you'd be this mad"
I'll be deeply disappointed if Kimmel apologizes for anything.
I hope he doubles down and calls all these fuckers out for the corruption happening
A reminder of what Kimmel was fired for. He showed trump completely not care about kirk's death.
Starts at about 2 minutes.
Video of monologue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j3YdxNSzTk
He really ought to work a quick cut of that clip into his new monologue. He doesn't have to be talking about Charlie, just something about the latest announcement from Trump, run the clip, oops, that's still in the machine from when they axed me last week, here's the new one, something about autism.
Yeah, awesome, amazing. I'm so stoked. Really ... No, I love the man show guy, and late night TV is so relevant. But... I'll leave Disney+ cancelled. I'm not really into the whole capitulation to fascism thing. It just kinda seems like Disney only cares about the bottom line, money. Thanks, and fuck you Mickey. It's weird that you own pluto when you are best friends with goofy. Totally fucked up. They are both dogs.
I'm glad someone is talking about the real issues
This is how capitalism works... it's about the dollar you make today, not tomorrow or the next... it hurt the dollars they made, so they had to respond... nothing more nothing less...
Are they really both dogs though, I mean one of them is fully anthropomorphised, walks on two legs, talks, etc, while the other is more like just a normal dog. Seems like different species to me.
Fuck disney still tho
LET’S GO JIMMY
At this point I am done with Disney. There is not much they can do to get me back.
hope he comes on, says fuck abc and quits and leaves the stage. he won’t though because he is a literal part of the problem.
In what way is he a part of what problem?
You're also asking all the writers and crew to lose their jobs. They can't necessarily slide into another one like Kimmel can.
not like there’s a million and a half shows in production at any given moment.
TACO Tuesday!
I'm glad he's back, but I hope he finds a better venue. If Disney is going to flip on a dime, it'd be better if he left for a more reliable brand (if possible).
Him, and Jesus, apparently
Doesn't matter. The same assholes who capitulated to the fascist are still there so keep on boycotting them and their advertisers as much as possible.
They have learned not a damn thing here.
I'm with y'all not giving Disney a cent going forward, I unsubbed a long time ago, but fuck me this is gonna piss off Trump and that makes me giggle.
Did he apologize and purchase their indulgence?
Most likely not.
However, a lot of people here and there have been reporting that they've cancelled their Disney subscriptions. They saw that the trend is not showing signs of ending and had to make it end. Get Kimmel back and customers will stop leaking away.
Get Kimmel back and customers will stop leaking away.
Thats the plan for sure. They've lost ground, they won't recover all the subscribers lost, but they are trying to stop the absolute hemorrhaging they were seeing.
'you can come back, but here is the list of things you are not allowed to talk about.. in fact, we need you to run your scripts past our lawyers 4 weeks in advance.'
It's too late.
We know who you are.
The ratings have spoken.
Fuck you micky mouse
I mean, the damage is done. I'm sure Jimmy will be restricted on what he is allowed to say, ratings are already dropping due to the abuse of the 1st amendment by ABC.
So the end of this is what the Nazi's wanted anyway. His show will be canceled due to low ratings in a month or 2 and they will all rejoice.
When the reality is, he was threatened by many people much more powerful than him and he probably doesn't want to deal with that shit.
I'm sure Jimmy will be restricted on what he is allowed to say
I'm actually pretty convinced that the opposite is true. If Disney is bringing him back on the air, then they know they'll be facing the wrath of trump, they've already come to terms with that. And they also know who Jimmy Kimmel is, they know that a late night comic in this position has to talk about the controversy and they have to double down. I'd put money on Kimmel poking fun at Trump and Kirk on his first day back.
And more to the point, Disney no longer has any leverage to stop Kimmel from saying whatever he wants. What are they going to do, re-cancel him? They'll look like fools and fascists, and they'll watch their profits drop once again. No, Kimmel has all the leverage here, Disney just wants this whole ordeal to be over.
Well it turns out as of this morning, nexstar who would show the jimmy kimmel show is pulling it and showing news during his hour. So only people who have streaming platforms and pay for it will see it, so a MUCH smaller audience than normal. So not sure what happens from here.
Too late, the damage is done.
So brave. So much backbone
yeahh... fuck ABC still
Now we find out whether the FCC was bluffing about pulling the license. That should be interesting.
The question is what kind of deal was done behind closed doors.
I can only imagine how much fun he'll have in the first show back haha
We already knew they could roll over.
I hope Kimmel opens the return show with jokes that show Charlie the respect he is due (and no more). Give the FCC an example of obscenity for their textbooks.
I too don't watch the show.
But I think we're all curious on how he's gonna handle it.
Will he double down and mock trump (highly doubt). Will he do some type of apology whether forced or not to keep his job? Somewhere in between?
