π° What Happened
Jimmy Kimmel told the Armchair Expert podcast he fears late-night retirement, recalling hosts who quit loudly then made lesser comebacks. He joked even his 25-year-old self would think him crazy for giving up a job with a free snack table.
π The Backstory
Kimmel has hosted ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! since 2003, with wife Molly McNearney as executive producer. Retirement talk has circled him for years; he recently signed a one-year ABC extension, so his latest words hint at how long he plans to stay.
π― Why It Matters
Kimmel is one of the last long-running late-night hosts. If he steps back, ABC needs a new 11:35 anchor, an era shift for broadcast late-night as it shrinks against streaming.
Jimmy Kimmel told the Armchair Expert podcast he fears late-night retirement, recalling hosts who quit loudly then made lesser comebacks. He joked even his 25-year-old self would think him crazy for giving up a job with a free snack table.
Kimmel has hosted ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! since 2003, with wife Molly McNearney as executive producer. Retirement talk has circled him for years; he recently signed a one-year ABC extension, so his latest words hint at how long he plans to stay.
Kimmel is one of the last long-running late-night hosts. If he steps back, ABC needs a new 11:35 anchor, an era shift for broadcast late-night as it shrinks against streaming.
π° Source: Deadline
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