The Federal Communications Commission, led by a Trump-aligned chairman, issued a warning on Wednesday suggesting the possibility of “taking action” against both Disney and ABC due to Kimmel’s recent comments pertaining to the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s death.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC spokesperson said, declining to share any further details.

A representative for Kimmel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The sudden decision was revealed on Wednesday evening after at least one significant operator of ABC-affiliated stations declared that it would not air the show “for the foreseeable future.”

Nexstar, the operator, stated it “strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel regarding the killing of Charlie Kirk and will substitute the show with different programming in its ABC-affiliated markets.”

Earlier on Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission’s Trump-aligned chairman threatened to “take action” against Disney and ABC over Kimmel.

During his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel suggested Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, might have been a pro-Trump Republican.

“The MAGA Gang (is) making desperate attempts to depict this individual who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything but one of their own, while doing everything possible to gain politically from it,” remarked Kimmel.

“In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said.

“These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”

Carr mentioned that broadcasters, including ABC, “hold a licence issued by us at the FCC, which carries with it a responsibility to serve the public interest.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Carr attacked Kimmel as “talentless” and suggested the late-night comedian’s comments displayed “some sort of desperate irrelevance.” Disney and ABC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.