According to a source, ‘everyone’ at ABC wants Kimmel back on the air. So, what’s the holdup? Here’s what we know so far.

The comments came after ABC's suspension of Kimmel and a social media post Trump made urging NBC to fire Fallon.

The ratings challenged Jimmy Kimmel Show is CANCELLED,” he wrote. “Congratulations to ABC for finally having the courage to do what had to be done. Kimmel has ZERO talent, and worse ratings than even Colbert,

Writers Guild of America members rally outside headquarters of ABC in New York City to protest the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

On Wednesday, ABC indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show after two prominent affiliate owners vowed to preempt airings of the program following comments Kimmel made in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Jimmy Kimmel 's show was pulled off the air indefinitely on Wednesday, Sept. 17, a spokesperson for ABC confirmed to PEOPLE, after the host's comments about the death of Charlie Kirk. The following day, The View aired as normal, and the news was not addressed.

After FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened to take action against Kimmel—and Nexstar Media said it would preempt Kimmel’s show—ABC announced that ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ “will be preempted indefinitely.”

In the week since Charlie Kirk’s death, public officials including Vice President JD Vance and Attorney General Pam Bondi have called for Kirk’s critics to face consequences. People seen as celebrating his killing online have lost their jobs or faced harassment.