Perhaps a sternly written letter? That seems to be a good fall-back that draws ire from those who demand more.

It seems that their response so far is not meeting your expectations, so I was wondering what you may have been expecting. That's all.

that don't support free speech.

That's the only solution I can think of...

and I mean by everyone, not just Hollywood.

I watch it on Prime.

There are loads of good shows.

I haven't run out yet.

I swear especially on football games the picture is superior.

To your own local paper, for starters.

And online.

And with friends.

And anywhere else where those words AND that point can get public EXPOSURE.

What NOT to do:
Suffer in silence.
Don’t object in any way.
Stifle it. Maybe the pain will go away…
…maybe.

All the late night shows that are left should have Jimmy on

shows to get the audience ratings.

encouraging.

The camera operators, writers, accountants, set and lighting folks, ushers, security guards, caterers, and others do need the show.

That Kimmel has been a Trump target long before any of this is also well-known. To be frank, Kimmel should have known better, but that's a bit of victim blaming and some of the trauma of a child of an occasionally abusive parent - I knew when he was in a rage and I knew to be quiet during those times. That's essentially what we're living through right now: the abusive family member is in an absolute rage and you're either quiet or you're their target.

They’ve vowed to avoid all news. Stick to their backyard garden and pretend everything is alright. They’ve taught me a lot about 1930s Germany. Kimmel’s very job was to peck at the powers that be. That was his job! Not hide behind platitudes and doilies. Neither he nor his show could survive that. And, basically, once you’ve made that move there is no going back.

times worst. We all remember the target crosses Sarah Palin posted on Obama photos and other Democrats, and everyday republicans insult Democrats, Patel insulted Adam Schiff during the congressional hearing, and other people too when he did not like the questions or the facts, he was playing trump's playbook, one he does when he has no answers.

No, this is unacceptable, and yes, we all should boycott Disney and all the networks that allow these thugs to threaten them, and to accept the treats.

These people are not governing, they spend the entire day creating chaos, protecting trump's ego, it has to stop, it gets worst every day.

Brian Kilmeade is still polluting the air

There are many people who will lose their jobs when this show goes dark.
They are NOT millionaires.

I really think the unions should take this up and pull the plug on the network. All this 'indefinite" language leaves all of these folks and their families in limbo.

Not to mention: Kimmel's comment is objectively true.

He was criticising how the MAGA Republicans were taking advantage of Kirk's death.
Trump has 39 more months of his Revenge Tour, and there seems to be no stopping him.

There are already several against it, based on his actions.

Edited to add: protests outside main and affiliated abc stations?
weekly or daily protests outside any venue where it is?

is that a corporation is not Congress, and only Congress is forbidden from abridging the First Amendment ("Congress shall make no law...&quot .

Corporations may fire employees who damage their business by saying things the corporation disapproves of.

but it seems I recall several cases where free speech was an issue and it won. I remember being taught this in a long ago history or civics class
(this was high school, so really basic) sort of a hierarchy of law:
Local laws (this included city, towns, villages)
County (could outweigh local laws)
State (could outweigh local and county laws)
Federal (Constitution) where Federal law could outweigh all others

...doesn't fall under any of those government entities.

Now, they could try to make the case that Disney/ABC caved because Nexstar and Sinclair pulled the shows (which they had every right to do), and then from there claim that Nexstar and Sinclair caved because of the comments of the FCC chair.

In that case, they would need to sue the FCC, not Disney/ABC.

had engaged in a conspiracy to suborn the First Amendment, which while true, would be very hard to prove.

...is not regulated by the FCC, rather the individual stations are.

ABC's argument could easily be that it made no business sense to keep the show on the air if stations weren't showing it (even if the stations weren't showing it due to the FCC threat).

ABC has no legal requirement to provide programming for the stations to use - suing them would be useless.

censorship?

And who would sue? Does Kimmel have enough to go up against the resources of the fed govt? Clearly the outlet owners don't want to do it.

And there is no basis for a suit now because Jimmy Kimmel hasn't been fired.

take a page out of trumps book

and that is what I would argue. Proving it in court becomes the hurdle. We are talking years of expensive legal battles against parasitically rich corporations with legions of lawyers defending them, assisted by the Federal government. Even if they win, it will be appealed endlessly, and ultimately struck down by the Thomas Court.

By all means fight, but I just don't hold out any hope at this point. We are a de facto dictatorship, with an electorate that really doesn't care. Ignorance has triumphed over reason, violence over compassion, money over morality and law.

It happens all the time.

It’s been monetized. There were never any guarantees it would serve the people, I guess. Institutions are failing left and right these days. Who knew some day Disney would be the calling shots alongside elected officials and impacting a nation?

To go on ABC.

go on any corporate media at all. Let them have the has been talent maga losers on their programs.

Their union is strong and they've fought for a lot of things. Disney is like any company they worry about money, Trump got to them that way, the way now the union should show them they can get to them also.

And we're very close to that now. Indeed probably the main reason he was taken down was because Nextstar, that owns most of the stations here, wants a merger to become even bigger, and they need favor from the govt to do that. Soon the monster will consume the government as well.

....selling stock and unsubscribing from their streaming service. Ive been pissed at them for awhile now and the fact that we never watch that channel makes this an easy decision. Disney doesnt realize...or care.... that WE will be here long after trumps gone.

Joseph Goebbels' speeches in translation?

Needs on a bumper sticker and email.

up all the injustices and outrages of the last 9 months one could make a strong case and mobilize much of the nation. Too late? Who would lead such an effort?

Not sure this is the best option, but can't think of a better one. Not sure we can count on mid terms.

Boycott ALL MSM; support Jimmy Kimmel, and MEIDAS TOUCH!

At the gate I was told that long hair guys were not allowed in after dark. I know it has been 56 years but, FUCK MICKEY MOUSE!

This was a bridge too far.

America is irretrievably broken! It has a good run. Fuck the MAGAs!

Greg Gutfeld.

First consumers should cancel anything possible that is Disney or ABC related. Second is that writers and performers should refuse to work on/appear on Disney/ABC product.Yes I know that second one is difficult because of contractual obligations etc. but it should be done to any extent possible.

to cable along with Colbert. Better yet do podcasts. I never watch the late night shows because I am to tired and very rarely do I record them.

They are free agents to work and perform wherever they want, for whomever they want.

I have no doubts that Kimmel and Colbert will both land on their feet. Both guys have many fans who will follow them anywhere. But CBS and ABC only care about their advertisers, not their viewers. Also it's obvious they care nothing about freedom of speech or freedom of the press.

Most of the TV advertisers are ultra-wealthy, ultra-conservative types with their heads in a bubble ... you know, the opposite of Ben & Jerry's.

stars their own show monday -thursday
have kimmel,cobert,john stewart and jon oliver alternate hosting

a good idea.

the owners are rich and could care less about free speech. They just want their masters happy, and free speech be damned.

And urge their fans to do so, too. Imagine if every sitcom and soap opera star walked off the set until Kimmel is returned, Disney films shut down mid-filming due to actors walking off the sets.

Fans need to also boycott Disneyland and Disney World.

The people have more leverage with Disney, owner of ABC, than with the billionaire who owns CBS and Oracle, though refusing to patronize Oracle should also happen.

anything they have i want to watch in the future ill just sail teh seven seas.

I think "cancel culture" has devolved into it's own genre of entertainment, and additionally, I think people are also sick of famous millionaires telling them when outrage is merited or not. As such, I don't see this organically morphing into anything other than "What's Kimmel up to these days?".

Don’t go to the parks, turn off the station. ( though I am still going to record the reruns of Jimmy to show ratings) I unsubscribed to any Disney emails I receive. And if you have Hulu bye bye.

He said "The MAGA gang is desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them."

the Nazi.

Now what Do We Do?

Jimmy Kimmel will do fine. He’s been handsomely paid for his efforts over the years. Unfortunately, viewers have been turning away from such late night shows as his for years. Johnny Carson routinely drew 17 million viewers nightly for years. His final show drew 50 million. Jimmy KImmel drew an average of 129,000 nightly viewers in August. I am not defending ABC, I’m absolutely pissed by their cowardice, but they could have easily fired Kimmel because of low ratings.

We cut ties to television on November 9th, 2016. There was no way we were going to watch and listen to that orange moron in the White House. Eight years later we remain pleased with our decision and are happy once again not to have to watch or listen to the orange moron’s return. This decision has not prevented us from watching Jimmy over the years on any number of streaming sources. I feel confident if Kimmel elects to continue his show he will find a way to distribute it to the public. What I would like to see now is Kimmel going on Stephen Cobert’s The Late Show and letting loose a historic tirade. Cobert, himself fucked by CBS, could join in and go out in a blaze of glory. Now that would be a fabulous late night television broadcast.

Looks like he sort of started the ball rolling - https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/jimmy-kimmel-kirk-colbert-letterman-trump.html

that deserves the wrath of everyone.

Trump has no sense of humor.

There was a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode where Larry David wore a MAGA hat to get out of certain social situations in LA.

He was treated like pariah when he put on the hat.

Trump liked the episode; not realizes it was satire.

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a30870485/donald-trump-curb-your-enthusiasm-larry-david-maga-hat-tweet-explained/