As he prepares to celebrate two decades in late night, Jimmy Kimmel has agreed to stick around for at least three more years. Kimmel announced on Tuesday that he would continue his run as host of A…
!” through the show’s 23rd season, extending his contract — which was set to expire in the next year.
The news of Kimmel’s renewal comes as the late night space sees some shifts, following the cancellation of TBS’ “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” and the dissolving of Showtime’s “Desus & Mero” partnership. “The Late Late Show with James Corden” host James Corden also announced plans to depart his CBS show next year.
Since the show’s launch, Kimmel created some of the earliest viral video sensations, has bumped Matt Damon off his show nightly, has hosted the Oscars twice, and fronted the Primetime Emmys multiple times — including, most recently in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. In June, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” went on a roll, becoming the No. 1 talk show among adults 18-49 for several weeks. In the weeks of June 6 and June 13, “Kimmel” scored the two of the strongest weeks for any late-night talk show on any network so far this year in adults 18-49, according to ABC. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” also received another Emmy nom for variety talk series this year, the show’s twelfth.
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