The View was about the only place on your TV dial not consumed on Thursday by the news of ABC’s shutdown of Jimmy Kimmel Live! the day before. The show usually is all.
The View was about the only place on your TV dial not consumed on Thursday by the news of ABC’s shutdown of Jimmy Kimmel Live! the day before. The show usually is all about robust discussions of hot topics. But this time, the ABC show skipped over the Kimmel flap in the sort of omission that Fox News has been criticized for—not bringing up a story that hits close to its corporate home. The chatting began about FBI Director Kash Patel’s congressional testimony, Deadline reports, then Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. Later, there was time to discuss whether breakups can lead to long-term relationships, per Business Insider, and to interview Terry and Tammy Bradshaw. But the panelists did not mention the company’s decision to sideline their fellow talk show host.

That sidestep did not spare the show from appearing to be next on Brendan Carr’s list, per the Hollywood Reporter. Celebrating ABC’s decision, which he had pushed for, the FCC chair said he might have his agency investigate whether The View is a possibility for intervention. Appearing on The Scott Jennings Radio Show, Carr said the pressure point might be the FCC’s equal time rule, enacted in the name of fairness to competing political views. Bona fide news program have been exempt, he said. But now, « I think it’s worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether The View and some of the programs that you have still qualify as bona fide news programs », Carr said.

He’s been critical of The View in the past, Politico points out, but such musings seem to carry more weight in light of Carr’s victory over Kimmel. If the FCC decides the daytime show is not exempt from the broadcasting rules, ABC could have to provide opponents of views expressed by the cast equal time—which wouldn’t necessarily have to be on that show. Or the network could be hit with fines or a cease-and-desist order, per Business Insider. The View didn’t mention CBS’ cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show immediately, either, per Deadline, though the cast commented on it several days later.

Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Fallon weighed in on Kimmel’s suspension, making jokes about Trump while they were at it.
Four show hosts responded with satire and defiance after the suspension of one of their own, Jimmy Kimmel.
On Thursday night, it was the who’s who of late-night comedy: Stephen Colbert, whose own show was not renewed; NBC’s Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, who have both received threats from President Donald Trump; and « The Daily Show’s » Jon Stewart, who has consistently defended his colleagues.
Kimmel’s « Jimmy Kimmel Live! » was suspended indefinitely by Disney on Wednesday under pressure from Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and a prominent company that owns ABC affiliate stations, Nexstar.
Nexstar and another ABC affiliate owner, Sinclair, pulled Kimmel’s show off the air « indefinitely. » Sinclair said the suspension would remain « until formal discussions are held with ABC about the network’s commitment to professionalism and accountability. »
The suspension came after Kimmel made comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and mocked Trump’s response to the incident. Kimmel’s suspension and the political uproar that followed have raised questions over speech freedom and the First Amendment.
Sinclair also called for Kimmel to apologize to Kirk’s family.Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert, whose namesake late-night show is set to be pulled off the air in May, defended Kimmel during his opening monologue on Thursday night.
He started the show saying, « Tonight, we are all Jimmy Kimmel », calling the suspension « blatant censorship. »
« The Late Show » posted a clip of Colbert’s comments on Kimmel on its Instagram account. The post was captioned, « The Late Show stands with Jimmy Kimmel and his staff. »
In his monologue, Colbert referenced a report from Rolling Stone on Wednesday about Kimmel and ABC.
« As one source at ABC put it, they were pissing themselves all day. On the bright side, that proves Disney is No. 1 at streaming », Colbert said.
Colbert then cited an X post that the FCC’s Carr wrote on Wednesday. Carr said it was important for broadcasters to oppose « programming that they determine falls short of community values. »
« Well, you know what my community values are, buster? Freedom of speech », Colbert said on Thursday, to loud cheers from the audience.
« People across the country are shocked by this blatant assault on the freedom of speech », he added.Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon, the host of « The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon », said in a Thursday episode that he hoped Kimmel’s show would make a comeback.
He started off the segment with a joke: « Well, guys, the big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the FCC, leaving everyone thinking ‘WTF.' »
Joking about how he and Kimmel share the same first name, Fallon said he woke up to 100 text messages from his father expressing sorrow that his show was canceled.
But then he adopted a somber tone, saying, « But to be honest with you all, I don’t know what’s going on, and no one does. »
« But I do know Jimmy Kimmel, and he’s a decent, funny, and loving guy. I hope he comes back », he said, to loud cheers and applause from the audience.Jon Stewart
In a Thursday episode of « The Daily Show », host Jon Stewart adopted a sarcastic and satirical tone while discussing Kimmel’s suspension.
While Stewart typically hosts the show on Mondays, the show announced on Thursday that he would host another episode that night.
« I don’t know who this Johnny Drimmel Live ABC character is. But the point is, our great administration has laid out very clear rules on free speech », Stewart said in his opening monologue.
He did not directly defend Kimmel in the segment, but he made a series of pointed remarks about Trump, at one point calling the president our « dear leader. »
« We have another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show », he said, and pretended to quiet the audience when they laughed.Seth Meyers
In a Thursday night episode of his series « A Closer Look », host Seth Meyers said Kimmel’s suspension has become a « big moment in our democracy. »
Joking about the Trump administration’s crackdown on free speech, Meyers said, « Completely unrelated, I just wanna say before we get started here, that I’ve always admired and respected Mr Trump. »
He added that if the audience had ever seen him say anything negative about Trump, it was likely an AI-generated deepfake video.
He got serious later in the segment when he brought up Kimmel again.
« And may I just say, it is a privilege and an honor to call Jimmy Kimmel my friend, in the same way that it’s a privilege and honor to do this show every night », he said.
« This is a big moment in our democracy, and we must all stand up for the principles of free expression », he said at the end of the segment. « There’s a reason free speech is in the very first amendment; it stands above all others. »

The Indiana Fever did not hold back from firing a message at their doubters after eliminating the Atlanta Dream.
Heading into their playoff matchup against the Atlanta Dream, very few were giving the Indiana Fever much of a chance to pull off the upset and advance.
Due to the injuries the Fever have dealt with, headline by Caitlin Clark only playing 13 games this season, they were expected to exit the playoff picture quickly. The team had other ideas.
After dropping Game 1 to the Dream, Indiana was able to take Game 2 at home in blowout fashion to force a winner take all Game 3 in Atlanta. In that game, the Fever shocked the world and pulled off a comeback win to eliminate the Dream.
Following the surprising series win, Indiana did not hesitate to fire a quick message to those who doubted them heading into the series.
In a post on X, the Fever sent a three-word message to all of the analysts who had picked Atlanta to defeat them.
« Now You Know », the post read.
Clark also took to her social media with a pair of posts. Her excitement to move on in the playoffs was clear, even though she has been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to the groin injury she suffered.
Needless to say, Indiana deserves a lot of credit. Being able to overcome the injury suffered by Clark, in addition to season-ending injuries to Sophie Cunningham, Aari McDonald, Sydney Colson, and Chloe Bibby, is impressive.
Now, the Fever will wait to see who they will play in the next round of the WNBA Playoffs. Their opponent will be either the Las Vegas Aces or the Seattle Storm.
Once again, the majority of the media will be picking against Indiana. It’s clear that the Fever are enjoying playing the underdog role. They’ll happily stay that way.
While making a championship run won’t be easy without Clark on the floor, no one should count Indiana out. There are still plenty of threats on the court for the Fever, including star forward Aliyah Boston.
It will be very interesting to see who Indiana will match up with next round. When that is known, fans are sure to keep a close eye on whether or not the Fever get more respect and get a pick or two in their next series.