Viewers bombarded ‘snowflake’ FCC with complaints when Jimmy Kimmel’s show was pulled over Charlie Kirk comments
The headline tells the story.
When Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night TV monologue to make light of Charlie Kirk’s death, he triggered a handful of complaints to the Federal Communications Commission.
But when his show was pulled in September 2025, apparently under pressure from the FCC chairman, the result was a deluge of outrage.
Now, Washington Secrets has the details.
“Allow Kimmel back on air you spineless cowards,” reads one of more than 1,600 complaints obtained by the Washington Examiner using a freedom of information request.
It shows how complaints about the comedian and his remarks quickly gave way to accusations that regulators were acting like Nazis, had been “bribed” by President Donald Trump, were acting in an “un-American” way, or had forgotten the First Amendment in a rush to be a “lapdog for the president.”
“YOU SIR ARE NOTHING BUT A TRUMP BOOTLICKER And Traitor To Our Nation In The First Degree,” reads a complaint that came from a viewer in Columbus, Ohio.
“I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT YOU ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR TREASON!”
Some were a lot less polite.
The complaints about censorship outnumbered the complaints about Kimmel by about 100 to 1.
Less than a week after Kirk was shot dead during a speaking event in Utah, Kimmel took the stage to deliver his monologue on Sept. 15.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” he said.
Kimmel went on to mistakenly claim that Vice President JD Vance was blaming the Left for the killing.
“Many in MAGAland are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk,” he said.
The complaint file shows several concerns about the segment were logged, with a handful of viewers accusing Kimmel of misrepresenting what happened.
“Jimmy Kimmel On His Show Make A Comment About Charlie Kirk That Was Offensive And Spreading False Narratives That It Was The Republican Cause The Murder Of Charlie Kirk,” reads one from Mohnton, Pennsylvania.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr quickly promised action.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” he told podcaster Benny Johnson. “These companies can find ways to change conduct to take action on Kimmel or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
Several owners of TV stations announced they would not broadcast his show before ABC, which produces Jimmy Kimmel Live!, said it was …
The headline tells the story.
When Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night TV monologue to make light of Charlie Kirk’s death, he triggered a handful of complaints to the Federal Communications Commission.
But when his show was pulled in September 2025, apparently under pressure from the FCC chairman, the result was a deluge of outrage.
Now, Washington Secrets has the details.
“Allow Kimmel back on air you spineless cowards,” reads one of more than 1,600 complaints obtained by the Washington Examiner using a freedom of information request.
It shows how complaints about the comedian and his remarks quickly gave way to accusations that regulators were acting like Nazis, had been “bribed” by President Donald Trump, were acting in an “un-American” way, or had forgotten the First Amendment in a rush to be a “lapdog for the president.”
“YOU SIR ARE NOTHING BUT A TRUMP BOOTLICKER And Traitor To Our Nation In The First Degree,” reads a complaint that came from a viewer in Columbus, Ohio.
“I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT YOU ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR TREASON!”
Some were a lot less polite.
The complaints about censorship outnumbered the complaints about Kimmel by about 100 to 1.
Less than a week after Kirk was shot dead during a speaking event in Utah, Kimmel took the stage to deliver his monologue on Sept. 15.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” he said.
Kimmel went on to mistakenly claim that Vice President JD Vance was blaming the Left for the killing.
“Many in MAGAland are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk,” he said.
The complaint file shows several concerns about the segment were logged, with a handful of viewers accusing Kimmel of misrepresenting what happened.
“Jimmy Kimmel On His Show Make A Comment About Charlie Kirk That Was Offensive And Spreading False Narratives That It Was The Republican Cause The Murder Of Charlie Kirk,” reads one from Mohnton, Pennsylvania.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr quickly promised action.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” he told podcaster Benny Johnson. “These companies can find ways to change conduct to take action on Kimmel or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
Several owners of TV stations announced they would not broadcast his show before ABC, which produces Jimmy Kimmel Live!, said it was …
Viewers bombarded ‘snowflake’ FCC with complaints when Jimmy Kimmel’s show was pulled over Charlie Kirk comments
The headline tells the story.
When Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night TV monologue to make light of Charlie Kirk’s death, he triggered a handful of complaints to the Federal Communications Commission.
But when his show was pulled in September 2025, apparently under pressure from the FCC chairman, the result was a deluge of outrage.
Now, Washington Secrets has the details.
“Allow Kimmel back on air you spineless cowards,” reads one of more than 1,600 complaints obtained by the Washington Examiner using a freedom of information request.
It shows how complaints about the comedian and his remarks quickly gave way to accusations that regulators were acting like Nazis, had been “bribed” by President Donald Trump, were acting in an “un-American” way, or had forgotten the First Amendment in a rush to be a “lapdog for the president.”
“YOU SIR ARE NOTHING BUT A TRUMP BOOTLICKER And Traitor To Our Nation In The First Degree,” reads a complaint that came from a viewer in Columbus, Ohio.
“I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT YOU ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR TREASON!”
Some were a lot less polite.
The complaints about censorship outnumbered the complaints about Kimmel by about 100 to 1.
Less than a week after Kirk was shot dead during a speaking event in Utah, Kimmel took the stage to deliver his monologue on Sept. 15.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang trying to characterize this kid who killed Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” he said.
Kimmel went on to mistakenly claim that Vice President JD Vance was blaming the Left for the killing.
“Many in MAGAland are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk,” he said.
The complaint file shows several concerns about the segment were logged, with a handful of viewers accusing Kimmel of misrepresenting what happened.
“Jimmy Kimmel On His Show Make A Comment About Charlie Kirk That Was Offensive And Spreading False Narratives That It Was The Republican Cause The Murder Of Charlie Kirk,” reads one from Mohnton, Pennsylvania.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr quickly promised action.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” he told podcaster Benny Johnson. “These companies can find ways to change conduct to take action on Kimmel or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
Several owners of TV stations announced they would not broadcast his show before ABC, which produces Jimmy Kimmel Live!, said it was …
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