"I will not watch channel four ever again" - your thoughts on Jimmy Kimmel and Sinclair

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Did you catch Kimmel last night? It was his first night back after Disney pulled him off air about a week ago.

Most likely, you only saw it after the fact. That's because Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns 38 ABC affiliates, including KOMO here in Seattle, announced earlier this week that they would continue to pre-empt Jimmy Kimmel Live! until further notice.

Kimmel’s show was suspended by ABC after he discussed the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an opening monologue last week, stating that a “MAGA gang” were “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.”

Sinclair had previously demanded Kimmel apologize for his statement, and donate to Kirk’s conservative nonprofit - Turning Point USA.

We asked you how you felt about Sinclair’s decision to pre-empt Kimmel’s show on their stations

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