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==== You asked whether local affiliate stations chose to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” or whether the decision came from the higher-ups (station owners, network, etc.). From the reporting: ====
# Nexstar’s decision was made “unilaterally” by its senior executive team. - According to multiple sources (including Nexstar itself), the senior executives made the decision to preempt Kimmel's show on their ABC affiliates, without prior communication with the FCC or government agencies. Deadline<ref>{{cite web|title=Deadline|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/09/19/nexstar-will-replace-jimmy-kimmel/|publisher=sltrib.com|date=2025-09-19|access-date=2025-11-27}}</ref> - Nexstar said that its ABC-affiliated stations will replace “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with other programming “for the foreseeable future,” effective immediately. People.com<ref>{{cite web|title=People.com|url=https://www.nexstar.tv/nexstar-abc-affiliates-to-preempt-jimmy-kimmel-live-indefinitely-beginning-tonight/|publisher=nexstar.tv|access-date=2025-11-27}}</ref>
# Sinclair similarly pulled the show on its ABC affiliates. - Sinclair publicly said it would not air Kimmel’s show until there were “formal discussions with ABC regarding the network’s commitment to professionalism and accountability,” and also demanded a “direct apology” and a donation from Kimmel to the family / organization involved. AP News<ref>{{cite web|title=AP News|url=https://apnews.com/article/8eb9dca5dff2c717fd00a7083982c5c4|publisher=AP News|access-date=2025-11-27}}</ref>
# What local stations said / when they found out - Local affiliates (in markets owned or managed by these companies) seem to have learned of the preemption essentially at the same time the decision was publicized. Reporting indicates the affiliate-stations did not independently initiate this; the action was driven by the station owners. For example, in Utah, the station ABC4 (owned by Nexstar) announced it would no longer air the show, citing the company’s broader decision. The Salt Lake Tribune<ref>{{cite web|title=The Salt Lake Tribune|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/09/19/nexstar-will-replace-jimmy-kimmel/|publisher=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=2025-09-19|access-date=2025-11-27}}</ref> - One local ABC affiliate (Denver7, owned by E.W. Scripps) explicitly wrote that the suspension was a national decision, not local. Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH)<ref>{{cite web|title=Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH)|url=https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/abc-the-fcc-and-jimmy-kimmel-the-network-decision-to-pull-the-late-night-show-explained|publisher=Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH)|access-date=2025-11-27}}</ref>
# ABC / The Walt Disney Company’s role - ABC (the network) and Disney (the corporate parent) also officially suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely. The network-level suspension came after the affiliate owners had already announced they would preempt airing the show. People.com<ref>{{cite web|title=People.com|url=https://people.com/jimmy-kimmel-live-pulled-by-abc-indefinitely-after-comments-about-charlie-kirk-11777916|publisher=people.com|access-date=2025-11-27}}</ref> - According to Wikipedia’s summary, ABC/Disney-level executives (Bob Iger, Dana Walden) made the decision to suspend the show. Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live%21|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-11-27}}</ref>