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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. Sinclair is about to get a lesson in how (un)popular news is with late night viewers

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 08:18 PM

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1) It's popular ... if delivered in an entertaining way and goes into things that dull boring late night Sinclair news broadcasts don't dare.

2) Do viewers really want hate-tinged Sinclair news late night before dropping off to sleep? Some (few?) will.

3) "Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return." They haven't closed the door but they are dragging their feet, maybe for concessions or a price of some kind.

4) They have the finger in the wind or up someone's orifice and they are sensing, measuring, assessing conditions including public reactions, investor reactions, legal advice, ratings, advertiser mutterings and the body temperature of orange people.

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Sinclair Won't Air Jimmy Kimmel's Return on it's 38 ABC Stations [View all] maxrandb Monday OP

I don't think it will matter in the end newdeal2 Monday #1

Eventually they will cave and return, or lose their affiliation. Maru Kitteh Monday #4

The FCC rules give stations very broad rights to preempt network content onenote Monday #17

Well good luck selling BigMacs if McDonald's won't sell you the patties. Maru Kitteh Monday #21

Actually, affiliates are allowed by law to preempt network programming -- no limit on number of hours onenote Tuesday #23

How do they make money ? JI7 Monday #2

Disney (ABC) is the content generator (producer) of Kimmel, so Sinclair pays Disney Bernardo de La Paz Monday #5

So they make money based on viewers ? JI7 Monday #7

Utimately & originally. Eyeballs are product advertisers buy fr stations, so stations need eyeball bait for eyeball trap Bernardo de La Paz Monday #10

The FCC's rules limit such contract terms. onenote Monday #20

Thanks for clarifying that. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Tuesday #22

Sinclair is about to get a lesson in how (un)popular news is with late night viewers Bernardo de La Paz Monday #3

The multi-decade, multi-trillion dollar effort to buy up and control American Media is now paying off. maxsolomon Monday #6

Heard sinclair is mostly in red areas, sorry conservative areas anyway so who cares. Oooops... a kennedy Monday #8

Seattle and Portland are stuck with Sinclair ABC stations. Sneederbunk Monday #12

And DC n/t SickOfTheOnePct Monday #19

Sinclair living up to their end of the bargain ... berniesandersmittens Monday #9

Their audience will see it on streaming apps Johonny Monday #11

Where is the best place to watch it live? Baitball Blogger Monday #13

Kimmel is available on YouTube daily for free Jacoby365 Monday #14

Little known FCC reg about affiliates not running this show or that. Liberal In Texas Monday #15

The problem is illustrated in the DC market. onenote Tuesday #24

You are so right. Liberal In Texas Wednesday #25

I don't get Sinclair where I live in Ohio...the day I do, news is gone. Demsrule86 Monday #16

Hopefully they'll lose advertising dollars. Emile Monday #18

Last night when I went to bed, 700K people had streamed Kimmel on Youtube - that was in less than an hour after it aired tulipsandroses Wednesday #26

love Zappa references! :) samnsara Wednesday #28

But streaming doesn't give them the profits they get on tv mucifer Wednesday #29

That's my point. That these affiliates may end up regretting not showing Kimmel. People will find it elsewhere. tulipsandroses Wednesday #30

YouTube is where I watched it and was linked FarPoint Wednesday #32

KOMO in Seattle didnt air it. samnsara Wednesday #27

I don't know how to boycott Sinclair..... FarPoint Wednesday #31

Netstar won't broadcast it either. spanone Wednesday #33

Many big "Blue" city stations amongst their holdings Cattledog Wednesday #34

Boycott All Sinclair Station Advertisers.. MrWowWow Wednesday #35

Nexstar carried a Suits rerun here. nt doc03 Wednesday #36