"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to Sinclair's ABC affiliates Friday evening, the company said in a statement. Why it matters: The move will bring the show back to many of the markets where it was blacked out for more than a week.

Jimmy Kimmel offered no apologies in his return to late-night television and, in an emotional monologue where he appeared close to tears, said he was not trying to joke about the killing of conservat...

ABC’s decision to temporarily suspend the show came after Sinclair and Nexstar said they would not be airing it following Kimmel’s comments from his Sept. 15 show.