Jimmy Kimmel's comments on Charlie Kirk assassination lands him off the air 'indefinitely,' ABC says

ABC announced it's suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live indefinitely. It comes after comments the host made related to the killing of Charlie Kirk. Matt Piper has the latest.

ABC says Jimmy Kimmel Live will be preempted indefinitely. It follows comments the host made on his show on Monday in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.

ABC's announcement came after TV station owners like Nextar and Sinclair said they would preempt Kimball's show indefinitely. CBS said this past summer that it was canceling the Late Show with Stephen Colbert at the end of this season for financial reasons, although some critics have wondered if his stance on President Trump played a role. On Truth Social, Trump responded to the news writing in part, congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do

what had to be done. That leaves Jimmy and Seth two total losers on fake news what had to be done. That leaves Jimmy and Seth two total losers on fake news NBC. Matt Piper, CBS News, New York.