Will ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Air on Your Local Network? Sinclair & Nexstar Preemptions Explained

Erin Maxwell September 23, 2025, 3:05 pm

Jimmy Kimmel may be returning to late-night after his ABC suspension was lifted, but whether viewers can watch him will depend on their local station. ABC affiliates owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group and Netstar still plan to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! when the host returns on Tuesday.

Sinclair, which owns the largest number of ABC affiliates among station groups, issued the following statement: “Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return.”

Meanwhile, Nexstar’s statement said: “We made a decision last week to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! following what ABC referred to as Mr. Kimmel’s ‘ill-timed and insensitive’ comments at a critical time in our national discourse. We stand by that decision pending assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve,” Nexstar said in a statement. “In the meantime, we note that Jimmy Kimmel Live! will be available nationwide on multiple Disney-owned streaming products, while our stations will focus on continuing to produce local news and other programming relevant to their respective markets.”

So is your network going to be affected? Here’s a look at the list of networks that are owned or operated by each of these affiliate partners (sorted by city name), and will thus be preempted on Tuesday night’s return of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Abilene-Sweewater, TX (KTXS) – Sinclair
Albany, NY (WTEN) – Nexstar
Amarillo, TX (KVII, KVIH) – Sinclair
Augusta, GA (WJBF) – Nexstar
Billings, MT (KSVI) – Nexstar
Binghamton, NY (WIVT/WBGH-CD) – Nexstar
Birmingham, AL (WBMA, WDBB) – Sinclair
Burlington, VT (WVNY) – Nexstar
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL (WICD, WICS) – Sinclair
Charleston-Huntington, WV (WCHS) – Sinclair
Charleston, SC (WCIV) – Sinclair
Chattanooga, TN (WTVC) – Sinclair
Clarksburg/Weston, WV (WBOY) – Nexstar
Columbus, OH (WSYX) – Sinclair
Dayton, OH (WKEF) – Sinclair
Dothan, AL (WDHN) – Nexstar
Erie, PA (WJET) – Nexstar
Eureka, CA (KAEF) – Sinclair
Evansville, IN (WEHT) – Nexstar
Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC (WPDE) – Sinclair
Grand Rapids, MI (WOTV) – Nexstar
Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC (WXLV) – Sinclair
Greenville-N. Bern-Washington, NC (WCTI) – Sinclair
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC / Asheville, NC / Anderson, SC (WLOS) – Sinclair
Harrisburg, PA (WHTM) – Nexstar
Hartford/New Haven, CT (WTNH) – Nexstar
Knoxville, TN (WATE) – Nexstar
Lansing, MI (WLAJ) – Nexstar
Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE (KHGI, KHGI-CD, KWNB, KWNB-LD) – Sinclair
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR (KATV) – Sinclair
Lubbock, TX (KAMC) – Nexstar
Macon, GA (WGXA) – Sinclair
Midland/Odessa, TX (KMID) – Nexstar
Mobile, AL / Pensacola, FL (WEAR) – Sinclair
Nashville, TN (WKRN) – Nexstar
New Orleans, LA (WGNO) – Nexstar
Ottomwa, IA / Kirksville, MO (KTVO) – Sinclair
Panama City, FL (WMBB) – Nexstar
Portland, OR (KATU) – Sinclair
Quincy, IL / Hannibal, MO / Keokuk, IA (KHQA) – Sinclair
Richmond, VA (WRIC) – Nexstar
Roanoke – Lynchburg, VA (WSET) – Sinclair
Rochester, NY (WHAM) – Sinclair
Rockford, IL (WTVO) – Nexstar
San Angelo, TX (KTXE-LD) – Sinclair
Salt Lake City, UT (KTVX) – Nexstar
Seattle-Tacoma, WA (KOMO) – Sinclair
Sioux City, IA (KCAU) – Nexstar
St. Louis, MO (KDNL)
Syracuse, NY (WSYR) – Nexstar
Terre Haute, IN (WAWV) – Nexstar
Topeka, KS (KTKA) – Nexstar
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI (WGTQ, WGTU, WPBN, WTOM) – Sinclair
Tri-Cities, TN-VA (WJHL) – Nexstar
Tulsa, OK (KTUL)
Utica, NY (WUTR) – Nexstar
Washington, D.C. (WJLA) – Sinclair
Watertown, NY (WWTI) – Nexstar
Wheeling WV-Steubenville, OH (WTRF) – Nexstar
Youngstown, OH (WYTV) – Nexstar