During Jimmy Kimmel's first 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Brooklyn show, he was joined by guests Ryan Reynolds, Josh Johnson and Public Enemy.

This week’s restoration of Kimmel’s show was partly the result of consumer pushback to the late-night show’s preemption. Feedback from angry viewers, wary advertisers, and frustrated employees all weighed on the executives who ultimately brought the show back on the air despite President Trump’s menacing remarks about Kimmel.

Over 1.7 million Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN streaming subscriptions were reportedly cancelled during Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

Sinclair and Nexstar pulled the show after the Trump-appointed chair of America's broadcast watchdog threatened to revoke ABC's licence - prompting the network to suspend Kimmel and triggering a fierce debate about free speech.

Sinclair and Nexstar, the two major station groups that preempted the talk show earlier this month, are allowing the show to return to their ABC-affiliated stations on Friday evening.

MSNBC’s Ari Melber delivers a special report on the playbook and peril for multinational companies balancing free expression and autocratic pressure around the world. (Subscribe to Ari’s YouTube now:

EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s risking a high-stakes courtroom showdown about what really went down over Jimmy Kimmel’s much-criticized suspension unless the Bob Iger-run media giant coughs up some serious documents and information in the next 24 hours.

Comedian Kathy Griffin stood by Jimmy Kimmel amid his late-night talk show’s suspension. As Parade reported, Griffin made a plea that rallied the troops to support Kimmel.