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Within the span of per week, Disney, Nexstar, and Sinclair have taken Jimmy Kimmel, and audiences, for a trip worthy of a Mickey Mouse theme park. After ABC’s choice to tug Kimmel final Wednesday, the corporate introduced yesterday afternoon that Jimmy Kimmel Stay! will return to ABC tonight. After the present’s reinstatement, Sinclair swiftly declared it could not be host to Jimmy’s return, stating, “Sinclair might be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Stay! throughout our ABC affiliate stations and changing it with information programming.” This morning, Nexstar adopted swimsuit, additionally stating in a press launch that it could not be airing Jimmy Kimmel Stay! throughout its stations “pending assurance that every one events are dedicated to fostering an atmosphere of respectful, constructive dialogue within the markets we serve.” They made positive to notice which you could all the time watch Kimmel elsewhere. Beneficiant.
So what does that imply for broadcast, cable, and antenna-loving audiences? It’s a irritating state of affairs, nevertheless it’s not an entire loss for now. There are about 5 dozen ABC affiliate stations that won’t air Jimmy Kimmel Stay! in the meanwhile, however collectively, these Nexstar and Sinclair stations characterize solely about 25 p.c of the whole viewing viewers throughout the nation. Stay TV choices for ABC on Hulu, Fubo, or YouTube TV is not going to be obtainable to subscribers in these Nexstar and Sinclair affiliate areas, however for those who’re dwelling in Sinclair or Nexstar markets and need to watch Jimmy Kimmel Stay!, it is possible for you to to entry Kimmel in full on Hulu the following day (until you canceled your subscription). After all, for those who’re actually low cost and don’t need to give Disney any cash in any respect, there are all the time YouTube clips.
As for the place the present might be airing, ABC does personal eight stations in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Raleigh-Durham, Fresno, and Houston. These markets, in addition to the 75 p.c of stations owned by different affiliate teams, will stay unaffected. For everybody else, listed below are the almost 60 broadcast markets that may have stations impacted by Sinclair and Nexstar’s choice to preempt Kimmel.
Abilene, TX (KTXS)
Amarillo, TX (KVII, KVIH)
Birmingham, AL (WABM, WBMA, WDBB)
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL (WICD, WICS)
Charleston-Huntington, WV (WCHS, WCIV)
Chattanooga, TN (WFLI)
Columbus, OH (WSYX)
Dayton, OH (WKEF)
Eureka, CA (KAEF)
Florence–Myrtle Seaside, SC (WPDE)
Greensboro–Excessive Level–Winston Salem, NC (WXLV)
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, Asheville, NC, and Anderson, SC (WLOS)
Greenville–N.Bern–Washington, NC (WCTI)
Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE (KHGI, KHGI-CD, KWNB, KWNB-LD)
Little Rock–Pine Bluff, AR (KATV)
Macon, GA (WGXA)
Cell, AL, and Pensacola, FL (WEAR)
Ottumwa, IA, and Kirksville, MO (KTVO)
Portland, OR (KATU)
Quincy, IL, Hannibal, MO, and Keokuk, IA (KHQA)
Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA (WSET)
Rochester, NY (WHAM)
San Angelo, TX (KTXE-LD)
Seattle-Tacoma, WA (KOMO)
St. Louis, MO (KDNL)
Traverse Metropolis–Cadillac, MI (WGTQ, WGTU, WPBN, WTOM)
Tulsa, OK (KTUL)
Washington, D.C. (WJLA)
Albany, NY (WTEN)
Augusta, GA (WJBF)
Billings, MT (KSVI)
Binghamton, NY (WIVT)
Clarksburg/Weston, WV (WBOY)
Dothan, AL (WDHN)
Erie, PA (WJET)
Evansville, IN (WEHT)
Grand Rapids, MI (WOTV)
Harrisburg, PA (WHTM)
Hartford/New Haven, CT (WTNH)
Joplin, MO (KODE)
Knoxville, TN (WATE)
Lansing, MI (WLAJ)
Lubbock, TX (KAMC)
Midland/Odessa, TX (KMID)
Nashville, TN (WKRN)
New Orleans, LA (WGNO)
Panama Metropolis, FL (WMBB)
Richmond, VA (WRIC)
Rockford, IL (WTVO)
Salt Lake Metropolis, UT (KTVX)
Sioux Metropolis, IA (KCAU)
Syracuse, NY (WSYR)
Terre Haute, IN (WAWV)
Tri-Cities, TN-VA (WJHL)
Topeka, KS (KTKA)
Utica, NY (WUTR)
Watertown, NY (WWTI)
Wheeling, WV, and Steubenville, OH (WTRF)
Youngstown, OH (WYTV)