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When ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week, the internet screamed the obvious:
Trump did it.
After all, the President blasted Kimmel for mocking the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who falsely claimed the assassin was a MAGA follower.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr chimed in saying the joke was “truly sick.” Indeed, it was.
Within days, Kimmel’s show vanished.
Case closed, right?
Not even close.
Because if you think Trump has a “Cancel Kimmel” button in the Oval Office, you’re giving him way too much credit.
The real button pushers sit in two anonymous office towers — one in Dallas, the other in Baltimore.
They don’t write jokes. They don’t host shows. And they definitely don’t look good in a tux at the Oscars.
They own TV stations.
The Hidden Giants You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Their names are Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Collectively, they own more than 350 local stations. Some are NBC, some CBS, some Fox. But a big chunk carries the ABC logo.
Think of ABC as the wholesaler, supplying programming. Nexstar and Sinclair are the landlords, renting out the street corners. And if the landlords decide the storefront looks ugly? They just pull down the shutters.
That’s exactly what they did to Jimmy Kimmel.
Follow the Money (It’s Always the Money)
Here’s how the TV ecosystem works:
ABC sells national ad slots (Coke, Geico, iPhones). That money goes to Disney.
Affiliates like Nexstar and Sinclair sell local ads (car dealerships, Bob’s Mattress Barn, and politicians you’ve never heard of). That money stays in Dallas and Baltimore.
Affiliates also charge cable companies fees to carry their channels. Billions of dollars.
It’s like a divorced couple sharing custody of a child: ABC gets weekends for Coke commercials, affiliates get weekdays for screaming car dealers.
How the Hammer Fell
When Kimmel made a savage joke about Kirk, Nexstar made the first move: “We’re preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! indefinitely. It’s not in the public interest.”
Translation: We own enough ABC affiliates that your late-night host is now dead air in half the country.
Sinclair wasn’t far behind. Suspension wasn’t enough, they said. They wanted:
A direct apology to Kirk’s family. A “meaningful donation” to Turning Point USA. A pledge from ABC about “professionalism in broadcasting.”
Basically: an on-air confession, a check, and maybe Kimmel washing dishes at a TPUSA fundraiser.
Caught between the street bosses, ABC folded.
The network itself suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! because what’s the point of offering a show your affiliates won’t carry?
Who Really Runs the Show
Here’s the punchline: Trump may have created the atmosphere, but he didn’t swing the axe. Nexstar and Sinclair did. They control enough stations to kneecap a network show overnight.
It wasn’t censorship from the White House. It wasn’t even really Disney pulling strings. It was business. Pure, unglamorous, local-TV business.
So the next time someone says “Trump canceled Jimmy Kimmel,” remind them: the real bosses of late-night aren’t politicians in Washington or executives in Hollywood.
They’re the landlords in Dallas and Baltimore, and when they don’t like your act, they don’t boo. They just turn off the lights.
Martin Mawyer is the President of Christian Action Network, host of the “Shout Out Patriots” podcast, and author of When Evil Stops Hiding [ [link removed] ]. Follow him for more action alerts, cultural commentary, and real-world campaigns defending faith, family, and freedom.
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