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PREVIOUSLY:

• Four Eureka TV Stations Were Just Sold to a Big Conservative Media Conglomerate; Deal Follows Easing of FCC Rules Yesterday
• Right-Wing Sinclair Broadcast Group Completes Takeover of Local ABC Affiliate Just Hours After John Oliver Makes Fun of It

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You know what happened. Last week the chair of the Federal Communications Commission said that things could be done “the easy way or the hard way,” and Disney briefly chose what that guy meant by “the easy way.” It suspended ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel for saying some stuff that made the administration mad.

But, then — who knows why, exactly? — it turned out the easy way wasn’t so easy. Subscribers got mad. Comedians got mad. Even some prominent Republicans got mad. A truce was reached. Jimmy Kimmel was allowed to return to his time slot.

But some people are still so mad! A couple of owners of major affiliate chains — including the hyper-right-wing Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns local ABC affiliate KAEF-TV — said, no dice! ABC can put Kimmel back on, but he will not sully our airwaves! We’re gonna play some news program instead, lest Kimmel’s monologue further disturb our audience!

Now, here’s the thing: You — you! — you don’t care about any of this. You’re just a hardcore Jimmy Kimmel fan from way back.

How are you gonna get your Kimmel tonight?