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Jimmy Kimmel’s show pulled from air - what happened to free speech?

US television host Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was pulled from the air last night, hours aft...

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16.18 18 Sep 2025


Jimmy Kimmel’s show pulled from air - what happened to free speech?


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16.18 18 Sep 2025


US television host Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was pulled from the air last night, hours after the US government threatened to cancel broadcasting licences because of comments the host made about the killing of far-right activist Charlie Kirk…

The stunning move by network ABC to remove one of America’s most influential late-night shows was blasted by critics as government censorship, but celebrated by Donald Trump.

Joining Kieran to discuss is Senior Lecturer at the School of Media in Technical University Dublin, Harry Browne, and also Professor and Political analyst, of the Clinton institute, UCD, Scott Lucas 

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