Disney and ABC have faced criticism for bowing to pressure from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr in benching Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination came under harsh criticism from the head of the Federal Communications Commission.

“We’re reinvigorating the FCC’s enforcement of the public interest,” Brendan Carr said on CNBC, “and I think that’s a good thing.”

Many believe Kimmel's suspension, done in response to comments made about Charlie Kirk's assassination, is a violation of free speech.

"He has disgraced the office he holds by bullying ABC," they wrote.

Disney does FCC chair's bidding, suspends Kimmel show over Charlie Kirk comment.

"Good riddance, Kimmel, you disgusting scumbag."

David Letterman is speaking out to slam ABC for its shock decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late night show.

He refused to apologize. Guaranteed First Amendment legal rights are different from a private enterprise exercising editorial judgment.

The parties will discuss whether there is a way to return "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to the air, the report said.

But it is unclear to what extent media companies might push back - at the potential expense of their bottom line.

Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and David Letterman criticize ABC’s parent company, Disney, and FCC chief, Brendan Carr

Carr is a longtime FCC commissioner named as chairman by President Trump in November. Since, he has launched investigations of ABC, CBS and NBC News.

Disney-owned ABC pulled Kimmel’s late-night show off the air after he made comments about MAGA and Tyler Robinson.

The late night show legend also railed against the “sucking up.”

Late night host and Disney reps could not agree on language that would not exacerbate the situation further

Disney and ABC have faced criticism for bowing to pressure from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr in benching Jimmy Kimmel.

Michael Eisner condemned the network’s decision to succumb to pressure from the Trump administration.

"If not for university presidents, law firm managing partners and corporate chief executives standing up to bullies, then who will step up for the First Amendment?”

Disney’s Bob Iger and Paramount’s David Ellison are among the executives pulling the strings amid criticism that US TV networks are caving to the Trump administration

The company faced protests outside its studios, celebrities threatening to break ties and political pressure from Republicans and Democrats.