"ABC ran a re-run of Celebrity Family Feud on Thursday night in place of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which is suspended indefinitely following a controversy involving major TV networks, the FCC, and comments Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter on Monday night's show. I guess you could still see some celebs on TV if you were interested in watching pommel horse guy Stephen Nedoroscik answer How many cups of coffee is one too many? on Family Feud."
"But if you tuned in to hear what Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Fallon, or Seth Meyers had to say about their fellow late-night host being taken off the air, the common refrain was that Kimmel's suspension is "blatant censorship," as Colbert stated plainly. With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch, Colbert said on his show Thursday night. CBS cancelled The Late Show in July under questionable circumstances, though the network is allowing him to finish out the season."
"Others, like Fallon and Meyerswho have to be feeling the pressuremore gently joked that the administration was censoring late night hosts who didn't play nice with the President. I just want to say, before we get started here, that I've always admired and respected Mr. Trump, Meyers said. I've always believed he was a visionary, an innovator, a great president, an even better golfer. And if you've ever seen me say anything negative about him, that's just A.I."
ABC aired a re-run of Celebrity Family Feud in place of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which was suspended indefinitely after comments about Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter triggered controversy involving major TV networks and the FCC. Viewers saw celebrities on a game show while late-night peers reacted angrily to the suspension. Stephen Colbert called the suspension "blatant censorship" and warned against conceding ground to an autocrat. CBS previously cancelled The Late Show under questionable circumstances but is allowing the host to finish the season. Jimmy Fallon's and Seth Meyers's monologues used satire to mock the administration, and Jon Stewart announced plans to take over The Daily Show desk.
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