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, following
Super Bowl XXXVII.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by
Jackhole Productions in association with
ABC Studios (formerly Touchstone Television). The
TV Guide Network used to rebroadcast the previous night's episodes at 7:00pm Eastern Time, but this has since been discontinued.
Westwood One, through 2008 and most of 2009, carried radio highlights of the show under the name "Great Moments with Jimmy Kimmel," but these were dropped in September 2009 in favor of highlights from
The Jay Leno Show.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is no longer truly "live"; instead, it is taped at 7:00 pm Pacific Time on the day of broadcast (two hours before it reaches air on the East Coast), except in the event of reruns. On rare occasions, though, it airs a special live edition, usually after the
Academy Awards ceremonies.