ABC asks judge to block FCC early license review
An ABC lawyer argued the FCC was effectively forcing the broadcast company to sit with its "head on a guillotine" while it awaits a decision about its license renewals.
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An ABC lawyer argued the FCC was effectively forcing the broadcast company to sit with its "head on a guillotine" while it awaits a decision about its license renewals.
Disney and ABC is suing the government over claims that it restricted its First Amendment rights by requesting early license renewals in response to content critical of the Trump administration. CBS News' legal contributor Jessica Levinson gives her analysis.
The Walt Disney Company, ABC and their owned television stations are suing the Federal Communications Commission, following the agency's decision to review ABC's broadcast license early. David Shepardson, correspondent for Reuters, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
The lawsuit comes after the FCC ordered ABC to seek renewals between two and five years before its TV stations' licenses were set to expire.
ABC filed a petition with the FCC claiming that the agency's scrutiny of "The View" threatens to "chill critical protected speech."
The FCC has ordered an early review of the broadcast licenses for eight local stations owned by ABC. The move comes after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump demanded ABC fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Ed O'Keefe reports.
The Federal Communications Commission says it's investigating ABC stations for "possible violations" of the Communications Act of 1934 and the agency's prohibition on unlawful discrimination. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more.
The Federal Communications Commission says it wants the Walt Disney Company to file for early license renewal for its television stations. The announcement comes one day after President Trump and the first lady called on ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe joins with analysis.
One day after President Trump called on ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC said it will begin reviewing eight broadcasting licenses owned or managed by Disney due to the company's diversity policies. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
ABC has canceled its already filmed season of "The Bachelorette" starring Taylor Frankie Paul after video surfaced of a 2023 incident in which she was charged with assault.
The FCC is warning that daytime talk shows and late-night programs must give equal time to opposing political candidates, taking aim at a genre of TV that has long drawn President Trump's ire.
Late-night hosts show support for Jimmy Kimmel after ABC pulls him off the air indefinitely; CDC committee recommends against combo MMRV vaccine for children under 4 years old.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late-night show just less than a week after network broadcaster ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over remarks he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" went back on the air Tuesday night, but about a third of the U.S. didn't see it as ABC affiliates owned by Nexstar and Sinclair continued their preemptions of the show. Brian Steinberg, senior TV editor for Variety, joins "The Takeout" to break down the key moments from Kimmel's return.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is back on late-night, nearly a week after Disney suspended the show over comments Kimmel made about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Hugh Fink, Emmy-award-winning writer and comedian, joins CBS News to discuss.
President Trump weighed in on ABC's decision to put Jimmy Kimmel's late-night TV show back on the air following controversy over his comments after Charlie Kirk's death. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti, Weijia Jiang and Natalie Brand report. Also, Kerry Flynn, a media reporter for Axios, joins "CBS News Mornings" with more.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his show Tuesday night after ABC pulled "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" over his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel defended free speech during his emotional monologue. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti and Weijia Jiang have more details.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Is officially back on the air Tuesday night. The show's return to ABC comes less than a week after the network pulled it over comments Kimmel made about the death of Charlie Kirk. Wayne Federman, former head monologue writer of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," joins CBS News to discuss.
Sinclair and Nexstar say their ABC stations will continue to preempt "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" with local programming as the show returns to the network on Tuesday night. Kimmel was briefly pulled completely off the air over comments he made about Charlie Kirk's assassination. Bob Corn-Revere, chief counsel for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and former chief counsel to an interim chair of the FCC, joins CBS News with analysis.
Nexstar on Tuesday said it will monitor the late-night show as it returns to ABC tonight.
Jimmy Kimmel is set to return to late-night TV on Tuesday after Disney reversed its decision to take him off ABC's airwaves. But ABC affiliates owned by Nexstar and Sinclair will continue to preempt Kimmel over his comments on the reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti has more.
The suspect in the shooting at the ABC station in Sacramento, Anibal Hernandez-Santana, was released on bail on Saturday, authorities said, then arrested by the FBI later the same day.
Hours after Disney announced the return of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show, Sinclair Broadcasting Group said it would preempt the program while discussions with ABC play out. Steve Battaglio, media reporter for the Los Angeles Times, joins CBS News to discuss.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" had been preempted on Wednesday following comments Kimmel made on the show in response to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to ABC on Tuesday night following the show's controversial suspension last week. CBS News correspondent Gwen Baumgardener reports. Then, Brian Steinberg, senior TV editor for Variety, joins to discuss.