Jimmy Kimmel Live
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| Created by | Jimmy Kimmel |
| Written by |
Steve O'Donnell (head writer; 2003–08) Gary Greenberg and Molly McNearney (co-head writers; 2008–present) |
| Directed by | Andy Fisher |
| Presented by | Jimmy Kimmel |
| Starring |
Sal Iacono Dicky Barrett (Announcer) Cleto and the Cletones (Band) Guillermo Rodriguez (Security/Sidekick) |
| Theme music composer | Cleto Escobedo III Les Pierce Jimmy Kimmel Jonathan Kimmel |
| Opening theme | "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", sung by Robert Goulet |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 14 |
| No. of episodes | 2,694 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jimmy Kimmel Daniel Kellison (2003) Duncan Gray (2003–06) Jill Leiderman (2006–present) Jason Schrift (2007–present) Doug DeLuca (2007–present) |
| Producer(s) | Erin Irwin Ken Crosby Chris Fraticelli David Craig Tony Romero |
| Location(s) |
Hollywood Masonic Temple Hollywood, California |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Jackhole Productions (2003-present) Touchstone Television (2003–07) ABC Studios (2007–present) |
| Distributor |
Buena Vista Television (2003–07) Disney–ABC Domestic Television (2007–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
480i (4:3 SDTV) (2003–09) 720p (16:9 HDTV) (2009–present) |
| Original release | January 26, 2003 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on ABC. The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, as the first program to air immediately following ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios. Having aired for more than twice as long as either The Dick Cavett Show (1969–1975) or Politically Incorrect (1997–2002), it is the longest running late-night talk show in ABC's history at 14 years and counting as of March 18, 2017.
For its first ten years, the show aired at either the midnight or 12:05 am timeslots before moving to 11:35 pm ET beginning on January 8, 2013 to more directly compete with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Show with David Letterman while bumping the ABC nightly news program Nightline to 12:35 am ET. Following the subsequent retirements of Leno in February 2014, Letterman in May 2015, and Jon Stewart in August 2015, Kimmel became the fourth-longest serving current host in network late-night television under Conan O'Brien, Bill Maher, and Carson Daly.
Contrary to its name, Jimmy Kimmel Live! does not air live; instead, it is shot 4 p.m. Pacific Time on the day of broadcast. On occasion it airs a special live edition, usually after major events like the Academy Awards ceremonies and four to seven half-hour episodes under the title Jimmy Kimmel Game Night airing in primetime that lead into ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals in June each year. Until 2009, new episodes aired five nights a week; from 2009 to 2012, the Friday episode was a rebroadcast of a recent episode. Starting with the January 2013 move, the Friday episode had been retitled Jimmy Kimmel Live! This Week, which showed highlights from the entire week of shows. However, the show has since reverted to airing a rebroadcast of a recent episode on Fridays, though current events do allow for new occasional Friday episodes.
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