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* The decision was not simply local individual stations deciding independently.
* It was driven by the station owners (Nexstar, Sinclair) making preemptions, which then put pressure (or aligned with) the network (ABC/Disney) to suspend the show fully.
* Local stations belonging to those groups seem to have been informed as part of these larger decisions, rather than initiating the move.

So yes: it appears the decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” was largely made at the ownership / corporate level — initial actions by Nexstar and Sinclair, followed by a network decision.

If you want, I can map exactly which markets pulled the show first, or examine communications showing when local station managers were informed, to see how coordinated this was. Do you want me to do that?