Nexstar Will Continue to Preempt Jimmy Kimmel Show (1)

(Updates with confirmation from company.)

Nexstar confirmed it will continue to preempt the Jimmy Kimmel show, according to an emailed statement from the company.

• “We made a decision last week to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s “ill-timed and insensitive” comments at a critical time in our national discourse”
  • “We stand by that decision pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve”

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Ilya Banares in Toronto at ...