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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. Sinclair is about to get a lesson in how (un)popular news is with late night viewers

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 07:18 PM

Sep 22

1) It's popular ... if delivered in an entertaining way and goes into things that dull boring late night Sinclair news broadcasts don't dare.

2) Do viewers really want hate-tinged Sinclair news late night before dropping off to sleep? Some (few?) will.

3) "Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show’s potential return." They haven't closed the door but they are dragging their feet, maybe for concessions or a price of some kind.

4) They have the finger in the wind or up someone's orifice and they are sensing, measuring, assessing conditions including public reactions, investor reactions, legal advice, ratings, advertiser mutterings and the body temperature of orange people.

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Sinclair Won't Air Jimmy Kimmel's Return on it's 38 ABC Stations [View all] maxrandb Sep 22 OP

I don't think it will matter in the end newdeal2 Sep 22 #1

Eventually they will cave and return, or lose their affiliation. Maru Kitteh Sep 22 #4

The FCC rules give stations very broad rights to preempt network content onenote Sep 22 #17

Well good luck selling BigMacs if McDonald's won't sell you the patties. Maru Kitteh Sep 22 #21

Actually, affiliates are allowed by law to preempt network programming -- no limit on number of hours onenote Sep 23 #23

How do they make money ? JI7 Sep 22 #2

Disney (ABC) is the content generator (producer) of Kimmel, so Sinclair pays Disney Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #5

So they make money based on viewers ? JI7 Sep 22 #7

Utimately & originally. Eyeballs are product advertisers buy fr stations, so stations need eyeball bait for eyeball trap Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #10

The FCC's rules limit such contract terms. onenote Sep 22 #20

Thanks for clarifying that. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 23 #22

Sinclair is about to get a lesson in how (un)popular news is with late night viewers Bernardo de La Paz Sep 22 #3

The multi-decade, multi-trillion dollar effort to buy up and control American Media is now paying off. maxsolomon Sep 22 #6

Heard sinclair is mostly in red areas, sorry conservative areas anyway so who cares. Oooops... a kennedy Sep 22 #8

Seattle and Portland are stuck with Sinclair ABC stations. Sneederbunk Sep 22 #12

And DC n/t SickOfTheOnePct Sep 22 #19

Sinclair living up to their end of the bargain ... berniesandersmittens Sep 22 #9

Their audience will see it on streaming apps Johonny Sep 22 #11

Where is the best place to watch it live? Baitball Blogger Sep 22 #13

Kimmel is available on YouTube daily for free Jacoby365 Sep 22 #14

Little known FCC reg about affiliates not running this show or that. Liberal In Texas Sep 22 #15

The problem is illustrated in the DC market. onenote Sep 23 #24

You are so right. Liberal In Texas Sep 24 #25

I don't get Sinclair where I live in Ohio...the day I do, news is gone. Demsrule86 Sep 22 #16

Hopefully they'll lose advertising dollars. Emile Sep 22 #18

Last night when I went to bed, 700K people had streamed Kimmel on Youtube - that was in less than an hour after it aired tulipsandroses Sep 24 #26

love Zappa references! :) samnsara Sep 24 #28

But streaming doesn't give them the profits they get on tv mucifer Sep 24 #29

That's my point. That these affiliates may end up regretting not showing Kimmel. People will find it elsewhere. tulipsandroses Sep 24 #30

YouTube is where I watched it and was linked FarPoint Sep 24 #32

KOMO in Seattle didnt air it. samnsara Sep 24 #27

I don't know how to boycott Sinclair..... FarPoint Sep 24 #31

Netstar won't broadcast it either. spanone Sep 24 #33

Many big "Blue" city stations amongst their holdings Cattledog Sep 24 #34

Boycott All Sinclair Station Advertisers.. MrWowWow Sep 24 #35

Nexstar carried a Suits rerun here. nt doc03 Sep 24 #36