{"id":1552,"date":"2016-12-06T16:04:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T21:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2016-12-06T16:10:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T21:10:01","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-to-host-89th-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/06\/jimmy-kimmel-to-host-89th-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel to Host  89th Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1549\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jimmy-kimmel-abc-press.jpg\" alt=\"jimmy-kimmel-abc-press\" width=\"550\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jimmy-kimmel-abc-press.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jimmy-kimmel-abc-press-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel confirmed on &#8220;<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>&#8221; that he will host the 89th Oscars(R) to be broadcast live on Oscar(R) Sunday, February 26, 2017, on the ABC Television Network. 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