Jimmy Kimmel

President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt said the request is ‘unprecedented’ and ‘creates significant uncertainty for all broadcasters’

The complaint accuses Kimmel of `inciting violence’ against President Trump and argued that speech inciting violence is not protected by the 1st Amendment

The unusual move significantly escalates the regulators ongoing investigation of Disney and its ABC-owned stations

Threats to remove broadcast licences over critical news coverage are “grounded in neither reality nor law and would not survive judicial review” the Commissioner said.

Regulatory issues relating free speech, the 3.0 transition, station ownership rules and Jimmy Kimmel dominated our list of the 20 most popular regulatory stories of 2025

Crackdown on ‘news distortion’ in broadcast coverage ‘allows the government to threaten censorship of speech it doesn't like,’ says Reagan-era FCC chief Mark Fowler

Texas Republican tells The Wall Street Journal he’ll go on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ to promote the legislation

Large online audiences could play a role in talks between ABC and station groups Nexstar and Sinclair, which are preempting the show in 23% of the country