Democrats continued to call on media companies to stand up to the Trump administration, even after ABC’s announcement that Jimmy Kimmel would return to the airwaves on Tuesday. The sole Democrat on the FCC,

Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be preempted by Sinclair’s local stations, as the broadcast group blocks his return following Disney unsuspending him.

We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday,” said a statement from the network.

ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show off the air, indefinitely — an unprecedented move that followed backlash from affiliated broadcasters and the head of the Federal Communications Commission over the comic's remarks after last week's killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

President Donald Trump threatens to sue ABC over Jimmy Kimmel's late night return, following Sinclair and Nexstar preempting the show.

Before Kimmel's suspension, FCC Chair Brendan Carr appeared to pressure ABC to take action against the late night host.

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been preempted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Jimmy Kimmel made an emotional return to ABC on Tuesday night, receiving a standing ovation as he launched into his first monologue since the network suspended him last Wednesday. “Anyway, as I was saying before I was interrupted,” Kimmel began.

Mamdani had initially withdrawn from the town hall, saying that pulling Kimmel off the air sent a message that "the First Amendment is no longer a right that can be counted on."

Protestors rallied outside of WTEN studios in Albany Wednesday night after its parent company, Nexstar, chose not to air "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after it was reinstated Tuesday. Dozens of protestors gathered in front of the station chanting "Free Speech Now!"

The announcement came about an hour after a group of Southland Democratic lawmakers gathered in Hollywood to denounce the show's suspension.