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 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 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 on the network.
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| Written by | Steve O'Donnell
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| Directed by | Andy Fisher
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| Presented by | Jimmy Kimmel
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| Starring | Sal Iacono (cousin)
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| Theme music composer | Cleto Escobedo III
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| Opening theme | "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", sung by Robert Goulet
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 17
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| No. of episodes | 2,979 (as of August 4, 2019) (list of episodes)
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| Executive producer | Jimmy Kimmel
Daniel Kellison (2003) Duncan Gray (2003–06) Jill Leiderman (2006–present) Jason Schrift (2007–2018) Doug DeLuca (2007–present) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes
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| Original release | January 26, 2003 –
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