{"id":48839,"date":"2023-01-19T15:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T20:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=48839"},"modified":"2023-01-19T15:17:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T20:17:01","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-live-to-celebrate-its-20th-anniversary-on-thursday-january-26-with-a-special-primetime-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/19\/jimmy-kimmel-live-to-celebrate-its-20th-anniversary-on-thursday-january-26-with-a-special-primetime-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; to Celebrate Its 20th Anniversary on Thursday, January 26, with a Special Primetime Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48840\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jimmy-Kimmel-Live.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jimmy-Kimmel-Live.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Jimmy-Kimmel-Live-300x157.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>ABC&#8217;s Emmy\u00ae Award-winning late-night show &#8220;<strong><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; will celebrate 20 years on Thursday, January 26, and will air a special primetime anniversary episode that evening @ 10PM The episode will re-air in the show&#8217;s regular 11:35PM timeslot later that night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>&#8221; premiered on January 26, 2003, with debut guests George Clooney, Snoop Dogg, and Coldplay. 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I can&#8217;t believe it either,&#8221; said Kimmel. &#8220;It makes absolutely no sense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel&#8217;s recent contract extension will keep him on ABC through a historic 23rd season, making &#8220;<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>&#8221; one of the longest-running talk shows in American television history.<\/p>\n<p>The show broadcasts from the iconic El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard. Jimmy Kimmel, Erin Irwin, Molly McNearney, Jennifer Sharron, and David Craig serve as executive producers; Douglas DeLuca serves as co-executive producer. &#8220;<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>&#8221; is produced by 12:05 AM Productions, LLC, in association with KIMMELOT and ABC Signature. 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