The news of Jimmy Kimmel Live! being pulled off the air has sparked strong reactions with many Hollywood stars and late-night hosts, but the opinionated ladies of The View have remained silent, surprising viewers.
On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Jimmy Kimmel‘s show was pulled off the air indefinitely (a spokesperson for ABC confirmed to PEOPLE at the time), after the host’s comments about the death of Charlie Kirk. The following day, The View aired as normal, and the news was not addressed.
Panelists Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar and Alyssa Farah Griffin also did not discuss the Kimmel news during the Sept. 19 broadcast.
Amid reports that “chaos” is unfolding behind the scenes of the ABC daytime talk show, a source tells PEOPLE that is “false.”
“There is no chaos at the show,” the source says. “As always, the team is focused on doing the job of producing a daily talk show and having thoughtful conversations at the table.”
‘The View’ on ABC September 19, 2025.
In Kimmel’s Sept. 15 monologue, he brought up the death of Kirk, a conservative commentator who was killed at a campus event at Utah Valley University the week prior.
“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,” Kimmel, 57, said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving. On Friday, the White House flew the flags at half staff, which got some criticism, but on a human level, you can see how hard the president is taking this.”
The late-night host had previously sent condolences to Kirk’s family in an Instagram post.
After his program was pulled, the broadcasting company Sinclair told Kimmel that in order for his show to return to air, he must “issue a direct apology to the Kirk family” and make a “meaningful personal donation” to both Kirk’s family and his nonprofit, Turning Point USA.Jimmy Kimmel on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’.
On Sept. 18, FCC Chair Brendan Carr hinted that The View may be under scrutiny in regards to the FCC’s equal opportunity rule.
“There’s an exception to that rule called the bona fide news exception, which means if you are a bona fide news program, you don’t have to abide by the equal opportunity rule,” Carr said on The Scott Jennings Radio Show. “I think it’s worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether The View and some of the programs that you have still qualify as bona fide news programs and therefore exempt from the equal opportunity regime that Congress has put in place.”
Nexstar Media, which owns and operates more than 200 local television stations across 116 U.S. markets, said in a statement to PEOPLE that it “strongly objects” to Kimmel’s comments on Kirk and that allowing Jimmy Kimmel Live! to continue airing is “not in the public interest at the current time.”
Andrew Alford, President of Nexstar’s broadcasting division, also weighed in, and called Kimmel’s comments “offensive and insensitive at a critical time in our national political discourse, and we do not believe they reflect the spectrum of opinions, views, or values of the local communities in which we are located.”
Jimmy Kimmel on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’.
Carr was quick to praise Nexstar after Kimmel’s show was pulled, as he wrote on X, “It is important for broadcasters to push back on Disney programming that they determine falls short of community values.”
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Nexstar recently announced plans to acquire rival broadcast company Tegna for $6.2 billion, a massive deal that would further consolidate the local television landscape and put Nexstar in 80% of America’s TV-owning households, according to a press release. The acquisition will require final approval from the Trump-controlled Federal Communications Commission.
The View airs weekdays on ABC (check local listings).
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