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ABC Renews Jimmy Kimmel Through 2010

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Jimmy Kimmel by Jordin Althaus/ABC
ABC has extended its option with Jimmy Kimmel Live!, keeping the late-night talker on the air through 2010.

Lately, Kimmel's numbers have steadily increased. This past season he surpassed CBS's The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson and came within a whisker of NBC's Late Night With Conan O'Brien.

ABC also gave Kimmel some prime time exposure this month, airing a 30-minute version of the show leading into NBA Finals telecasts. — J.R. Whalen

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Posted by TV Guide News
Jun 18, 2008 9:58 AM
Hooray, ABC!!! This tells me they know they've got a good thing! I am particularly glad at what message this sends about Leno's trial balloons of hopping networks when he is finally...finally...put out to pasture!
Posted by TV Gord
Jun 18, 2008 11:31 AM
Regardless of one's opinion of Jay Leno, the fact that his ratings are miles better than Jimmy Kimmel's cannot be disputed.

Although ABC is keeping Kimmel thru at least 2010, that doesn't mean that the network cannot move his talker back an hour to make room for Leno (who could also move to Fox).

Personally, I don't like Kimmel and the ratings for his pre-NBA Finals specials indicate a lot of Americans agree with me.
Posted by jpoliver
Jun 18, 2008 1:27 PM
jpoliver, I certainly don't dispute the ratings for Leno are strongest in late night. No one has ever accused me of underestimating the stupidity of the lowest common denominator. ;)
Posted by TV Gord
Jun 18, 2008 1:45 PM
Posted by jpoliver:
Regardless of one's opinion of Jay Leno, the fact that his ratings are miles better than Jimmy Kimmel's cannot be disputed.

I believe that a trained chimp would pull the same ratings hosting the Tonight Show. People watch that show out of habit because Johnny made it an institution. I'd bet you that most TSJL viewers have never even sampled the competition.
Posted by Anonymouse
Jun 18, 2008 3:52 PM
Great news! He is great! So funny! The only late night show I TiVo.
Posted by S_M_G
Jun 18, 2008 6:49 PM
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