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Ridgewood NJ, Disney’s ABC has yanked Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely after the host’s inflammatory remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, igniting a firestorm in Bergen County and beyond. Nexstar Media, a major U.S. TV station owner, led the charge, pulling the show for its “offensive” content, while FCC Chair Brendan Carr slams Kimmel’s “sick” conduct. As Trump celebrates the move, this 2025 showdown exposes the decline of biased legacy media—here’s why it’s a game-changer for NJ viewers!
Kimmel’s Fall: ABC Pulls Plug After Kirk Controversy
On September 17, 2025, Disney’s ABC announced an indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! following Nexstar Media’s decision to preempt the show across its affiliate stations, as reported by Variety. The move came after Kimmel’s Monday monologue, where he accused the “MAGA gang” of exploiting Charlie Kirk’s murder to “score political points,” claiming the killer was “one of them.” He also mocked President Trump’s mourning as akin to “a 4-year-old mourning a goldfish.” Nexstar, which owns stations in Bergen County and NJ, condemned Kimmel’s remarks as “offensive and insensitive,” replacing the show with alternative programming.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr called Kimmel’s comments “some of the sickest conduct possible,” threatening Disney with accountability for violating the FCC’s public interest standard. Trump hailed the suspension on Truth Social, calling it “Great News for America.” Bergen County conservatives, from Ridgewood to Teaneck, are cheering as Kimmel’s ratings-plummeting show faces its reckoning.
Why It Happened: Kimmel’s Biased Track Record
Kimmel’s suspension isn’t just about one monologue. His relentless anti-Trump rhetoric, from pandemic-era “AntiVax Barbie” jabs to mocking conservatives, has alienated viewers. Nexstar’s Andrew Alford stated Kimmel’s comments on Kirk’s death don’t reflect “the spectrum of opinions, views, or values” of communities like Bergen County. With NJ’s conservative base growing—evident in 2024 election turnout in Paramus and Mahwah—Kimmel’s DNC-aligned punchlines have lost their grip. Carr’s push to “reinvigorate” the FCC’s public interest standard signals a broader crackdown on biased media, echoing Trump’s lawsuits against outlets like The New York Times.
Why It Matters: NJ’s Role in Media Accountability
This suspension is a wake-up call for Bergen County and NJ, where communities demand fair media. Nexstar’s bold move, backed by Carr’s FCC threats, shows local broadcasters rejecting Disney’s agenda-driven content. As NJ grapples with issues like sanctuary city debates and rising burglaries in Teaneck, residents want media that reflects their values, not Hollywood’s. Kimmel’s ousting follows Paramount’s cancellation of Stephen Colbert, signaling the “organic demise” of legacy media. Bergen County viewers, from Hackensack to Ridgewood, are watching as this battle reshapes the airwaves in 2025.
Source: Adapted from Variety and The Hill reports.
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Oh well he sucked’ it was the same not funny jokes every night about the president couldn’t come up with something new, I blame the writers, and his bosses, they ruined late night TV and went to shit. Bring back, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Letterman,
carson and leno yes. letterman sucked and is a liberal. Leno was axed for making fun of the imposter.. Barry Sotero.. aka Barrack Hussein Obama
Steve Allen, Jack Paar
Don’t forget Don Knotts. “Why Not?”
I guess Kimmel really has something to cry about now.
They alienate 50% of potential viewership by playing political activists vs late night talk show host. Kimmel was 3rd in the ratings behind Colbert who lost $40m+ a year. It’s all about the $$
Let’s be real: we might not agree with his stupid MAGA comment, but he wasn’t celebrating violencr or Kirk’s death. This kind of thing chills free speech, and while that may be shutting down a guy i dont like today, this kind of thing is dangerous because it could boomerang back around to people I agree with.
He was shut down by Disney, not by the government.
Corporations make these type of decisions every day.
Sinclair and Nextstar refused to air his show as it didn’t align with their viewership. ABC/Disney had no choice.
He spread disinformation making it seem like he was radicalized by his maga parents when in reality he was inspired by a transgender terror cell on discord.
You need to understand all the facts to this.
your side in 2020 and 2021 threatened the doj on parents at school board meetings and censored our free speech on social media because of this exact same word “misinformation” / disinformation…that’s what he’s been doing for years…trying to create a fake narrative that you leftist nuts can run with. It’s sad how brainwashed people are like we’re supposed to rally behind this guy in the name of free speech. Just stop. We are so tired of these rich and stupid people telling us what to believe. It’s all propaganda . Are you that stupid to understand that the jimmy kimmel show is government cia propaganda?
There ya go folks. Kimmel is government CIA propaganda. So instead believe what the government tells you because it’s somehow also not government CIA propaganda.
I don’t watch the government propaganda mainstream media. I get my news from independent trustworthy sources on YouTube and I cross reference all the data before I put my opinion out there.
Post of the day !
Kimmel is a dbag.
My free speech was cancelled in 2022 on social media for just disagreeing with the vaccine and the lockdowns and masking.
Your side on social media has been mocking the death of an innocent man politically assasinated by a transgender terror cell and try and flip it on us like republicans are taking away your rights.
What goes around comes around.
Welcome to the other side. We’re waking up and taking back our country from you far left liberal facists. Antifa and blm were coming after you.
ISTR the first talk that freedom of speech had to be limited was back in the Klinton administration. Either the Klintons hinted at it or other Dems.
Last time he was entertaining was when he co-hosted the Man Show.
Network was looking for an excuse to get rid of a losing proposition ($) and predictably Kimmel delivered. ABC/Disney gets to appear virtuous and Trump?MAGA gets the blame.
There are many credible sources out there other than government propaganda. You just have to look for the truth and find it. Stop watching mainstream media. They are lying to you.
That’s why at night I watched the twilight zone. All the old shows and movies are the best. This new shit today sucks
The last few minutes of “A nice place to visit” could be the perfect
Ridgewood.
Merry Christmas in September!
Where’s Ridgewood’s self-declared free speech advocate when you need him?
funny coming from the party of “we have to ban free speech to save democracy, tell you what yell fire in a crowed movie theater and you will find out
Exactly 4 years ago they basically shut us down and threatened us for questioning the Covid 19 virus…which was gain of function. They locked us down for what like fkn 6 months and censored our free speech . I get how people are upset this could infringe on our 1st amendment right, but there are people on social media mostly on the far left who care nothing more than keeping us divided and angry. How can you compromise with people like this? They are sociopaths like destiny. They want civil war…they promote it along with violence against their political enemies. So, my point is, since we know these people will not change and they are going to continue to ramp up the rhetoric and poison the minds of young people, then they need to be canceled demotized or whatever. We as a society cannot continue to turn a blind eye to evil.
I haven’t forgotten the last 4 years. I haven’t forgotten 2020. I had to wear a mask for a cold. A new strain of the common cold came out and they told you that you had to stay in the house. They told you if you left the house you had to wear a mask and stay 6 ft away from the next person. Meanwhile every night they were having drum circles and marauding through the city burning everything down, while you were in the house staying 6 ft away from you wife who’s in the next room. Sanitized and everything going through a bottle of hand sanitizer everyday, while they were locking arms marauding through the streets at night and burning everything while looting the Louis vutton store.
Operation mockingbird