Sinclair had plans to air a tribute to Charlie Kirk last week in the place of Jimmy Kimmel on their ABC stations, which had already been suspended by parent company ABC.

But had to nix those plans last minute and move the tribute to YouTube because of violent threats against their ABC affiliate stations.

Here’s the reporting via the New York Post:

Sinclair Broadcast Group abruptly cancelled plans to air a Charlie Kirk tribute last week after the company’s local ABC affiliates received multiple violent threats — forcing the firm to move the program to YouTube just minutes before it was scheduled to begin, The Post has learned.

The Baltimore-based local TV giant, which owns more than 40 ABC affiliates, yanked the Charlie Kirk tribute late Friday after it was alerted to “local threats directed at specific local ABC stations resulting from [the] ABC suspension” of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, a source close to the situation told The Post.

Last week, a gunman fired at least three shots into the lobby of a Tegna-owned ABC affiliate in Sacramento. There were no injuries. Authorities arrested the suspect, who was later freed on bail. The FBI then took the suspect into custody.

In the days that followed, Sinclair executives grew increasingly concerned that airing the Kirk tribute special would potentially inspire copycat crimes similar to the shooting in Sacramento, according to the source, who asked not to be identified.

Sinclair notified both law enforcement as well as private security firms regarding the threats, the source said. Further details including whether federal or local law enforcement officials were alerted could not immediately be confirmed.

In addition to scrapping the Charlie Kirk tribute, Sinclair placed additional security measures at all of its facilities, according to the source.

The Post has sought comment from Sinclair. An FBI spokesperson could not immediately be reached for comment.

Sinclair had announced earlier in the week that it would replace “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with the Charlie Kirk special following Kimmel’s suspension.

But just nine minutes before airtime, viewers who tuned in at 11:35 p.m. were instead shown “Celebrity Family Feud.”

In a brief statement, Sinclair said it would “continue to air ABC network programming as scheduled in the late-night time period.”

I hope every one of these violent threats were turned over to the FBI for investigation, arrest and prosecution.