Sinclair stations to pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show on Tuesday

Media Industry Dynamics - Sinclair, a TV station ownership group, will continue to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live on its ABC affiliate stations, replacing it with news programming [1][2] - Discussions between Sinclair and ABC are ongoing to evaluate the show's potential return [2] - NextStar, along with Sinclair, initiated the move to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live, influencing ABC's decision [2] - Sinclair owns dozens of ABC affiliated stations across the country [3] Content Dispute & Demands - Sinclair wants Jimmy Kimmel to apologize directly to the Kirk family for his comments [4] - Sinclair also wants Jimmy Kimmel to donate directly to the Kirk family and Charlie Kirk's organization, Turning Point USA [4] - As of the report, it is unknown if Jimmy Kimmel plans to fulfill Sinclair's demands [5] NextStar's Position - NextStar has not yet commented on their plans regarding Jimmy Kimmel Live [5]