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Karl Malone shit was Funny..probably too much for audiences nowadays though...Nobody can take
a joke now...SMH..
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Let's get the story straight here: Nexstar said they would not allow the Kimmel show to be broadcast on ABC on the network of local Nexstar affiliates because of what Jimmy Kimmel said on his podcast.
Yes, the effect is the same, but a different corporation is responsible.
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what did kimmel say that offended the joos?
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Far more to the story.
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Kimmel said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, "We had 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 with everything they can to score political points from it."
Meanwhile I heard that the mom pulled all the pics off facebook. Personal I would have deleted the account.
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I don’t understand why he was canceled. The comments were made six days ago before all the info came about the trans roommate and ideology so Kimmel spoke prematurely as did many.
The only slightly offensive thing was the Trump mourning comment but is that grounds for canceling? Kimmel didn’t make disparaging marks about Charlie at all.
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Kimmel has been tanking for years.
He is a one trick pony...that monologue and most of his monologues are nothing but bashing of ONE side only.
I guess the network and the affiliates are tired of pissing off half of the country....
A pretty stupid business model to alienate half of your potential audience on a regular and daily basis.
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Kimmel totally made fun of Tucker Carlson when he got fired from Fox, and trashed Trump when he got banned from all social media.
But libs will keep defending his Kimmel. The worst of them being Don Lemon. LOL
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In the days of Carson and Leno...they poked fun at both sides...nothing was sacred and everyone was fair game.
And they didn't keep hammering on the same points. Poke and move to the next totally different subject.
That is why their ratings were so good compared to the far liberals like Kimmel and Colbert. You shrink your potential audience by 50% and even the other 50% gets tired of the same old shit.
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This is the same guy who said if your dad has a heart attack and got the vaccine, then he can go into the emergency room, but if he didn't, he can just die.
I was never a fan; he comes across as a smarmy know-it-all.
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I liked him better when he was the sports guy on KROQ with Adam Corolla
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The issue to me isn’t whether you agree with him. Think of it if the tables were turned on your own ideology. Plenty of people here are harder left and harder right and it shows in their comments.
For me it’s about the issue of weaponizing the government.
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The late night television world is completely different now from the days of Carson and Leno.
For better or worse streaming and the internet have changed everything.
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Now Jimmy Kimmel can get a podcast! Let's see if he can get more views than Tucker Carlson or Megyn Kelly...standing by! LOL
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For me it’s about the issue of weaponizing the government.
Tell me how a group of network affiliates saying they no longer want to carry a network show for whatever reason and then that network suspending the show, how that is weaponizing the government.
Sounds like a smart business decision to move beyond a show that can barely garner a million viewers a night.
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According to monthly Nielsen figures, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” dropped to just 1.1 million total viewers in August 2025, down 43% from January’s 1.95 million. His August household rating of 0.35 marked the weakest showing of the year.
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Yeah, late night really changed. If they weren’t renewing anyway it makes sense. I just watch clips on YouTube now too.
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As others have said, the "old" talk show hosts joked both sides so evenly that you couldn't tell which side of the fence they fell
Saw a clip of Kimmel on tucker being fired, and it wasn't light hearted "fun", it was vile, the kind of hurtful remarks one makes toward an enemy, and it was delivered with glee
Few I think could faithfully argue that he was anything other than partisain
The advertisers have a duty to earn money, and if you intentionally alienate half your audience, corporate advertisers don't see a return on investments
This latest was just the straw that broke the Camels back
Of course, I could be wrong
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Bye bye Jimmy maga rip charlie.
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Now if only we could get rid of Seth Myers too.....
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sounds about white
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The government has been going after folks that criticize , or do not share the same political views or who criticize current leaders, especially Trump Clearly what Kimmel said is free speech. He was not so much criticized , cancelled or run off the air. He was actually censored. That to me is the main danger
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When the government is using fear of retaliation to suppress opposing viewpoints that’s a problem. Tell me that fear didn’t motivate the network to fire Kimmel.
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Maybe he can bring the man show back. Now that was funny.
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Time for Comedy Central to bring back The Man Show!
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what Kimmel said is free speech.
Yes, he can say whatever he feels like saying. But his employer gets to decide if that is in the best interest of the company. When they feel it isn't, his ass is grass.
thedon...walk into your boss's office tomorrow and tell him or her they are a fucking piece of shit, the company sucks rocks and you hope they die and the company crashes and burns.
All free speech, but I bet it will be the last words you utter at your place of business.
I am getting the impression that liberal people are fucking clueless when it comes to business and reality.
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Tell me that fear didn’t motivate the network to fire Kimmel.
Or maybe it is the fact that Kimmel's ratings dropped 43% from January to August...
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The Trump FCC used fear and intimidation to push Kimmel out.
If you don’t know or pretend not to know about the threats by the FCC you are clueless.
Kimmel’s corporate bosses need FCC approval for $6 billion worth of deals. The Trump administration put its thumb on the scales to accomplish Trump’s long time goal of getting Kimmel off the air.
If you think this sudden action was caused by a long term slide in the ratings you’re not very smart.
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Or maybe the spin on this is that Nexstar Media Group doesn't want anything to get in the way of their acquisition and are making a good show of getting rid of Kimmel.
I am not in their board room and neither are you....so I am not any dumber than you...since both of us are not board of directors or senior management of Nexstar and don't know what prompted their actions.
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Cause and effect. Ratings had been sliding for at least eight months and Kimmel only had a few months left on his contract. Yet the minute the FCC started making mafia style threats Kimmel was gone.
Please tell me you're not as dense as you’re acting.
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The Liberal media is pushing the hoax that Trump instigated the Kimmel cancelation. All kinds of Hollywood talking heads and politicians claiming "Democracy and free speech is dying" in the past day and it's because of Trump. And of course the lemmings believe it.
News flash.. it was the ABC affiliates that made the call.
This is just the extension of a large number of people, professors, teachers losing their jobs in the past week for having vile reactions to Charlie's assination. In every case, someone's boss made the decision which is based on the employers risk assessment of that employee.
I saw something about an hour ago saying ABC would only re-instate Kimmel if he apologizes to Kirks family and pays money.
These leftist talk show hosts are vile and not a bit funny.
The irony is that Colbert won an Emmy but is basically canceled. What a joke.
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Cant wait for the Jake Byrd Show. Thank You ABC
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The FCC, which is part of the Trump administration put the incredible weight of the federal government into pressuring Kimmel’s corporate bosses at Nexstar, ABC, and Disney to get rid of him.
The threat to revoke hundreds of Nextstar’s broadcast licenses if they continued to air Kimmel, which would have done incredible damage to Disney and ABC, was issued on Wednesday. This was a pure exercise of intimidation and fear designed to silence an opposing political viewpoint— exactly what the first amendment is there to prevent.
Now Kimmel is gone and Trump is doing the happy dance.
Sure, you can say ABC made the call. But you have to acknowledge that the reason it was a prudent business decision is that Trump’s FCC made a clear threat to severely damage or destroy their business if they failed to knuckle under.
Freedom of speech means nothing if you aren’t free to criticize those in power.
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Fall 1995. 3 friends & I stood in line for 3 hours at a Tower Records, to have Carolla & Kimmel sign our KROQ Xmas cassette tapes. Jimmy looked super young then (as did I) & came off as a cool, chill, funny guy.
I too miss the kind of dudes they were, before all the politics.
My tape is long gone, but some rando who was also there is hustling their copy for $20 on EBay...
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This has nothing to do with freedom of speech. Kimmel is not being arrested or prosecuted for what he said. This is Trump flexing his power again. The head of the FCC didn't need to say anything but im guessing he was ordered to. Then billionaires that want to make billions more caved like the bitches they are instead of protecting Kimmel. I'd like to think if I was a billionaire I do what I thought was right instead of what would make me richer but maybe I wouldn't.
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"Sure, you can say ABC made the call. But you have to acknowledge that the reason it was a prudent business decision is that Trump’s FCC made a clear threat to severely damage or destroy their business if they failed to knuckle under."
Show us the receipts. What exact "threat" did the FCC make? Is there an FCC news conference which made it clear or is this CNN and MSDNC citing 'anonymous sources" who "think they know something "
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I can’t believe they let the prospect of losing a $6 billion deal pressure them into firing Kinney.
They should be more like RBF.
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Ok
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This blog has started to bore me.
A lot of dudes who believe in free speech as long as nobody says anything they don’t want to hear.
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It's not free speech. Let me know when he gets arrested for it.
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I forgot about the part of the first amendment that talks about getting arrested.
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Yes you did.
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This is a good one.
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Let me restate. Arrested has nothing to do with it. You can be arrested for just about anything. Let me know when he gets convicted of it. And just a little hint the constitution says you cant be convicted for that.
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That’s my point.
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Huh? So you agree this has nothing to do with free speech. Glad you're on board.
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Don’t try to twist my position. Try reading this one if you’re still confused about the federal government suppressing political dissent.
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So you are incapable of expressing your own viewpoint is what I gather. Please post more inane articles.
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Keep trying to put words into my mouth. The first amendment is a check on the government’s power designed to keep it from suppressing viewpoints it doesn’t like. In a democracy that’s pretty important.
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If your position can’t weather some verbal dissent then maybe it’s bogus.
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easier with 5minute clips 
