Trump's FCC Orders ABC to File Broadcast TV License Renewals Within 30 Days in Wake of Jimmy Kimmel's Melania Joke
variety.com
The FCC ordered Disney's eight owned ABC stations to apply for early renewal of their broadcast licenses -- by May 28 -- citing an investigation into the company's DEI practices. The action comes after a MAGA uproar over Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump looking like an 'expectant widow.'

The FCC is reportedly gearing up to launch a formal review of the broadcast licenses granted to Disney’s ABC stations, coming after a MAGA uproar over Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about Melania Trump looking like an ‘expectant widow.’

  • MimicJar@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Obviously this is bullshit, but I wonder what long term affect this will have on “Late Night” TV shows.

    If you look at Colbert & Kimmel, they average about 2.5 million viewers an evening. On average their respective monologues also average about the same 2.5 million.

    I know Colbert often jokes about the YouTube viewership being underutilized. I wonder, if Kimmel is pulled from ABC/broadcast, could he full pivot to online?

    Conan made the pivot to podcasts/YouTube.

    I expect Colbert will at some point. Honestly probably something limited similar to Dave Letterman.