‘South Park’ Ep. 5: Donald Trump, FCC Chair Brendan Carr & Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

“South Park” returned Wednesday night and weighed in on Jimmy Kimmel’s nearly weeklong suspension. In the fifth episode of Season 27, titled “Conflict of Interest,” the sitcom targeted President Trump’s FCC Chairman Brendan Carr following his comments that appeared to influence ABC’s decision to preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” last week. After Kimmel referenced the man who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk during his Sept. 15 monologue, Carr appeared on conservative activist Benny Johnson’s podcast two days later and said, “I mean, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct to take action, frankly, on Kimmel or, you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.” Now, “South Park” is using Carr’s own words in their latest episode as the FCC chairman lands in the hospital. Carr has since denied he was threatening ABC’s licenses, per Deadline.