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		Gee101 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after... Is it possible that they wanted to pull the show and this was just the excuse they were looking for?

ndsipa_pomu 5 months ago | [–]

Why would a broadcaster want to pull a show and need an excuse to do so? Shows get cancelled all the time if the broadcaster decides that they're too expensive etc.

thedougd 5 months ago | [–]

Unlikely they’d want to politicize the canceling of their show. Quiet and uncontroversial is better for ABC.

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