preemption

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Sinclair Broadcast Group is ending its preemption of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

Over the six days between the show’s preemption and its return, celebrities and influencers posted instructions on how to cancel subscriptions to Disney’s streaming services.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

During his Monday address at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City, Carr insisted that those words played no role in Kimmel’s suspension, instead blaming the show’s preemption on its “ratings.”

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2025

But successful preemption efforts may be a lot harder to achieve than I and others imagined.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2024

For this reason alone he could not acquire preemption to lands in the United States.

From Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon by Holman, Frederick Van Voorhies