[State Sponsored Cancel Culture] Disney cancels the Jimmy Kimmel Show after government pressure

South Park still has solid ratings while Kimmel does not. I have access to the Nielsen reports due to where I work, and Kimmel's numbers, such as for achieved impressions have been **** for a long time. Kimmel was let go not only because of the negotiations but because he was not profitable. I have seen some of the airing-logs for Kimmel and the rates were trash for the seller.

 

People keep saying this, and I understand why they might think that was his implication. But that is but one interpretation. His words don’t necessitate that interpretation.

 

I work in ad-tech for the industry. I have seen the Nielsen ratings and airing-logs for Kimmel ad spots. They are horrible. ABC found an excuse to can him. He was let go in a bit part due to capitalism. You are speaking about things you have no idea about.

 

Is the FCC trying to force comedians off TV because they hit Trump? Yes or no?

Lol:

"When you go back and take a look, all they do is hit Trump. They’re licensed. They are not allowed to do that!” the president falsely claimed.

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Bye.

 

That proves literally nothing. I bet the next time you get a common cold, you'll find a way to blame president Trump. If you hate the President so much than leave the country. You sure b**** about him like it's a second job.

 

Why not just fire him whenever and say all of that? Kinda like what was done to Colbert? You realize this is not a good PR for this company. Americans understand capitalism (for now) & won't bat an eye, but now you have a s**t storm of bad public opinion for company that's already doing poorly?

And KImmel always makes fun of MAGA, which is insensitive to MAGA - what makes this episode any different?

If you're just going to say it's insensitive to Charlie Kirk, I'm going to reply that it's a "State Sponsored Cancel Culture" like the title of this thread.

It's entirely inappropriate and against the founding principles of this country for a top FCC official to threaten network to "take measures against Kimmel or else".

It would've never happened the way it did if Carr didn't say those words, because cancel culture starts from an outcry & outside of Carr there was no influential outcry.

 

again, the FCC chair made some statements about consequences. The FCC as an agency speaks through regulatory pronouncements/rulings.

Did it occur to you that "consequences" might have included a monetary fine levied against either Kimmel or ABC or against both?



so again, again, the FCC chair made some statements about consequences. The FCC did not tell the network to cancel Kimmel.

 

Indeed. There should be no viewpoint discrimination by the government. I would prefer if the government never communicated with any intent about the content of their speech at all, outside of those limited exceptions where speech is itself illegal (fraud, incitement to imminent violence, CSAM).

 

@Os Trigonum the skeptical…

 

Haha. Very apt use of mafia imagery. Yes, they were just going to slap a fine on ABC, so the ABC could turn around and contest it in court. That's EXACTLY how mafia would do it... lol @ these BS people trying to white wash this blatant use of government power for censorship.

 

Appreciate your informative posts. You'll have better luck talking to a brick wall. Most people on the left will stay in their echo chambers no matter what the facts say to the contrary.

 

are you talking to someone in your echo chamber (they must be on ignore list for being so echo prone)?

why not engage my post to you instead?

tell me why wait for an ominous threat from a government entity before firing someone who is/was a losing business proposition already? what's the rush? or rather why didn't they do so earlier?

Or is what Kimmel said offended his viewing base of Liberals? Can you point to the outrage before the firing?

 

lol

 

As is the case in so many instances, the AWFL wife made him a lib