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ABC stations operated by Sinclair broadcasting group will air a special looking back at conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s life during Jimmy Kimmel’s timeslot.

The group said the special will air instead of Kimmel’s show on Friday and will then be rebroadcast across all Sinclair stations throughout the weekend.

Sinclair, the nation’s largest ABC-affiliate group, will also be offering the special to other ABC affiliates as well, the company said shortly before the network announced it was pulling Kimmel’s late night show ‘indefinitely.’

The 57-year-old had come under fire after he falsely insinuated that the man accused of killing Kirk, Tyler Robinson, 22, was a conservative.

Instead, investigators say Robinson held far-left ideologies and was dating his transgender roommate.

Kimmel was reportedly set to address the erroneous remarks on his show Wednesday before he found out he was unceremoniously fired, Deadline reports.

However both Sinclair and Nexstar saying they would not be broadcasting Kimmel’s show before the network announced it was canceling it.

Sinclair Vice Chairman Jason Smith slammed his remarks as ‘inappropriate and deeply insensitive at a critical moment for our country,’ and Nexstar’s broadcasting division President Andrew Alford blasted Kimmel’s comments as ‘offensive and insensitive.’

‘Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming in its ABC-affiliated markets,’ the company said.

Kimmel’s remarks had also drawn the ire of Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, who said he was considering an investigation into the late night host and ABC over his claims.

‘When you look at the conduct that has taken place by Jimmy Kimmel, it appears to be some of the sickest conduct possible,’ Carr told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson hours before the cancelation was announced.

Carr went on to say ‘there are avenues here for the FCC’ to address Kimmel’s falsehoods as he faces an internal divide at the agency – which is leaving him and his former protege Nathan Simington trying to curry favor with President Donald Trump.

After ABC announced the suspension of his program Carr told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that Kimmel was simply ‘suffering the consequences’ of his actions.

Kimmel’s comments about Robinson came during his Monday night monologue.

‘We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it,’ the host said.

Kirk, 31, had been shot and killed at Utah Valley University on September 10 – in front of an audience of 3,000 horrified spectators – Kimmel reacted to his death online.

Shortly after the shooting, Kimmel wrote on social media: ‘Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human?’ Kimmel wrote.

‘On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.’

But he appeared to change his tune before his monologue on Monday.

The decision seemed to flabbergast former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, who questioned how none of Kimmel’s producers flagged the monologue as being inappropriate.

‘He had to know on Monday in his dialogue how raw the country was over this assassination,’ O’Reilly told News Nation’s Chris Cuomo Wednesday night.

‘This isn’t about censorship,’ he continued. ‘This is about responsibility and as you pointed out, correctly, every corporation has a responsibility to make sure the product it’s selling is an honest product.’

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been a network staple for more than 22 years before ABC announced it was taking the show off the air ”for the foreseeable future.’

In reaction to Nextstar’s move to axe Kimmel, both Johnson and Carr posted celebratory sentiments on X.

‘Great job @NXSTMediaGroup. Thank you for standing up for Charlie,’ Johnson wrote.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also said Kimmel’s ouster is a ‘rare example of accountability in legacy media.’

‘That ABC actually did something about Kimmel’s lies is surprising,’ he posted on X.

President Donald Trump even called the late night show’s cancelation ‘great news for America’ as he called for the firing of Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon as well.

‘Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done,’ he wrote on his Truth Social platform. ‘Kimmel has ZERO talent and worse ratings than even Colbert, if that’s possible.’

‘That leaves Jimmy [Fallon] and Seth [Meyers], two total losers on Fake News NBC,’ the president continued.

‘Their ratings are also horrible,’ he said.

The president is now set to speak at Kirk’s massive memorial service on Sunday, which is to be held at the 63,400-seat State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Kirk had made a name for himself when he founded Turning Point USA at the age of just 18. He is now credited with energizing the Republican youth movement and helping President Donald Trump win back the White House in 2024.

Vice President JD Vance will also speak at the service, after crediting his late friend with helping him reach the second highest office in the nation.

‘So much of the success we’ve had in this administration traces directly to Charlie’s ability to organize and convene,’ the vice president said in a moving tribute online.

‘He didn’t just help us win in 2024, he helped us staff the entire government.’

Kirk is now survived by his wife, Erika, and their two young children.