Tuesday night, during a 20-minute passionate defense of free speech in America, Jimmy Kimmel pointed out that a couple right-wing media goliaths (Sinclair and Nexstar) are still blocking the public from watching his show.

"We are now on the air in most of the country except ironically for Washington, DC …We are off the air in Nashville, New Orleans, Portland Oregon, Salt Lake City, and St. Louis." And he mentioned Seattle.

These media conglomerates are taking away a show you love because of their political beliefs. Who do they actually think they are – the TV police?

The PCCC is asking those who live in the local areas identified by Kimmel to call their local stations. But you also have a role.

Can you call Sinclair Broadcasting and Nexstar's corporate offices right now? Tell them to put Kimmel back on the air and to stop attacking free speech in America. Click here for the number and a script to send them a strong message to stay out of your media choices.

Kimmel made clear the wider stakes here for our country:

"This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.

"That’s something I’m embarrassed to say I took for granted until they pulled my friend Stephen off the air and tried to coerce the affiliates who run our show in the cities that you live in to take my show off the air. That’s not legal. That’s not American. That is un-American and it is so dangerous…

"We have to speak out against this because he’s not stopping."

Just like they want to take away your reproductive rights, they want to take away your freedom to choose what and who you watch on TV now. What a bunch of babies.

Can you call Sinclair Broadcasting and Nexstar's corporate offices right now? Tell them to put Kimmel back on the air and to stop attacking free speech in America.

Thanks for fighting back.

– Mark Ruffalo

FOLLOW US: