Mark Cuban says Sinclair and Nexstar's move to drop 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' could 'backfire' on broadcast TV

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Mark Cuban says Sinclair and Nexstar's decision to drop Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show could backfire on broadcast TV.

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Nexstar and Sinclair still refuse to air Jimmy Kimmel, keeping his show off roughly 25% of ABC stations

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Jimmy Kimmel responded to the suspension on Thursday.

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Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Trump and the FCC chair in his emotional return to late-night

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Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC on Tuesday night.

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Jimmy Kimmel's return dials up the heat of Disney's fight with local broadcasters

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Disney CEO Bob Iger is bringing back Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after less than a week.

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TV station owner Nexstar joins Sinclair, says it will continue not to air Jimmy Kimmel

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Nexstar, one of the nation's largest local TV station owners, said that its local ABC affiliates would air news and other programming instead of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

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'The View' is known for covering hot topics. Jimmy Kimmel's suspension wasn't one of them.

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Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Sunny Hostin.

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A $6.2 billion deal looms over Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

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FCC chair Brendan Carr criticized late-night host Jimmy Kimmel shortly before his show was pulled off air.

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