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Disney shareholders launch investigation into handling of Jimmy Kimmel's brief cancellation

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Jimmy Kimmel's suspension from ABC ended on Tuesday with a comeback that drew more than six million viewers, the biggest TV audience for Kimmel in a decade, according to parent company Disney.

Now, a group of Disney shareholders wants to know if Disney violated fiduciary rules by bowing to pressure from the Trump administration to take Kimmel's show off the air.

Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Roben Farzad, host of the podcast "Full Disclosure."

This segment aired on September 26, 2025.

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