Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast on ABC. The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003 at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California as part of ABC's lead-out programming for Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Kimmelot in association with ABC Signature. Having aired for more than three times as long as either The Dick Cavett Show or Politically Incorrect, it is the longest running late-night talk show on the network.
| Created by | Jimmy Kimmel |
| Written by | Head writers, Steve O'Donnell (2003–2008), Gary Greenberg and Molly McNearney (2008–present) |
| Directed by | Andy Fisher |
| Presented by | Jimmy Kimmel |
| Starring | Guillermo Rodriguez, Sal Iacono, Cleto and the Cletones |
| Narrated by | Dicky Barrett |
| 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 | 17 |
| No. of episodes | 2,965 (as of January 12, 2021) |
| Executive producer(s) | Jimmy Kimmel, Daniel Kellison (2003), Duncan Gray (2003–2006), Jill Leiderman (2006–2020), Jason Schrift (2007–2018), Doug DeLuca (2007–present), Sharon Hoffman (2020) |
| Producer(s) | Erin Irwin, Ken Crosby, Chris Fraticelli, David Craig, Tony Romero |
| Location(s) | Hollywood Masonic Temple, Hollywood, California (2003–present), Zappos Theater, Paradise, Nevada (2019) |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Production company(s) | ABC Signature, Jackhole Productions (2003–2020), Kimmelot (2020–present) |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) (2003–2009), 720p (16:9 HDTV) (2009–present) |
About Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late-night talk show formatted similarly to shows like The Tonight Show and The Late Show which began airing at 11:35 pm ET after ten years on the air at 12:05 am to directly compete with the aforementioned programs.
Achievement of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
One of the most popular segments of the show became "Mean Tweets." Numerous YouTube videos have gone viral after Kimmel asked his viewers to take video reactions of parents taking away candy from their kids on Halloween.
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Latest information about Jimmy Kimmel Live! updated on July 28 2021.
