美国广播公司的母公司华特·迪士尼公司周一在一份声明中表示,吉米·基梅尔将于周二重返他的深夜节目。
“上周三,我们决定暂停该节目的制作,以避免在我们国家情绪激动的时刻进一步加剧紧张局势。这是我们做出的决定,因为我们觉得一些评论不合时宜,因此不敏感,”该公司在一份声明中说。“在过去的几天里,我们与吉米进行了深思熟虑的对话,在这些对话之后,我们做出了在周二回归该节目的决定。”
该网络此前在9月17日宣布,基梅尔的节目将被“无限期”抢先播出。
这一行动是在基梅尔在“吉米·基梅尔现场直播”上发表评论后采取的保守势力查理·柯克的死。
在电视网的决定宣布之前,联邦通讯委员会主席布伦丹·卡尔要求暂停金梅尔的评论。
代表娱乐专业人士和电视编剧的工会谴责了这一举动。
Kimmel还没有公开谈论他的节目的优先权或它的回归。
Jimmy Kimmel to return to air on Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to his late-night show on Tuesday, The Walt Disney Co., the parent company of ABC, said in a statement on Monday.
"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive," the company said in a statement. "We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."
The network previously announced on Sept. 17 that Kimmel's show would be preempted "indefinitely."
The action came after Kimmel made comments on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" about conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's death.
Before the network's decision was announced, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr called for Kimmel's suspension over the comments.
Unions that represent entertainment professionals and TV writers condemned the move.
Kimmel has not spoken publicly about his show's preemption or its return to air.