{"id":5074,"date":"2026-08-07T18:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5074"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:47:12","slug":"jimmy-kimmel-on-his-wild-whirlwind-not-so-terrible-or-horrible-tv-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5074","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel on His Wild, Whirlwind, Not So Terrible or Horrible TV Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tTo say \u201cJimmy Kimmel had an eventful year\u201d is to utter even more of an understatement than \u201cRegis Philbin had a Bronx accent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5072\">\u2018Widow\u2019s Bay\u2019 Creator Katie Dippold on the \u2018Halloween\u2019 and \u2018Scream\u2019 Easter Eggs: \u201cYou Got Me\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe <em>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em> and<em> Jimmy Kimmel Live! <\/em>host began the TV season in September getting suspended by ABC and nearly canceled by Donald Trump for a joke he made following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel then faced Trump\u2019s cancellation-minded ire again this spring after he made an age-centric joke about Melania soon becoming a widow. In between? He had a pretty damn good year, as evidenced by his Emmy nominations for outstanding host of a game show for <em>Millionaire<\/em> (he is looking to repeat his 2025 win) while his late night show notched a half dozen noms, including for outstanding variety series.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHow is Kimmel processing all of it? Does he feel like Stephen Colbert owes him something? What does he really think about Matt Damon\u2019s and Ben Affleck\u2019s performances on <em>Millionaire<\/em>? And which, um, presidential figure would he like to see on the telecast? We asked him a lightning round of questions about a slew of 2025-26 topics.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>It\u2019s been a very intense TV season for you. What will you remember most from it? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tNo question that what I will remember most is the reaction to our unscheduled vacation [after Kirk], which went so far beyond what I ever could have expected. I\u2019ll never forget the support from friends, strangers and even those who generally make me throw up.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>What\u2019s the hardest thing about hosting <em>Millionaire<\/em> that we may not realize?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tPronunciation! Even the word pronunciation is hard to pronounce.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Who would you bet on to win a trivia showdown \u2014 Jamie Ding\/Ben Affleck or Ken Jennings\/Matt Damon? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5068\">John Waters Is Aging Disgracefully, Thank Goodness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tNo disrespect to Ken Jennings, but Matt Damon has the brain of a ladybug.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Who\u2019s a celebrity you\u2019d like to land on the show that you haven\u2019t yet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Obamas would be a fun team. Also, Hall &amp; Oates.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>What\u2019s one thing you would say to the president if you were alone in an elevator with him?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tWhich button do we push for a Diet Coke?<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Will you be putting up another billboard for <em>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/em>to win the late night Emmy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tWe were hoping this time they\u2019d get one for us.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Does John Oliver need to be stopped now that he\u2019s back in your category?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tJohn Oliver deserves every award that gets awarded.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>What do you think is the future of primetime game shows?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tYou might be surprised to learn I haven\u2019t given that much thought, but I do keep the <em>Family Feud<\/em> in my prayers.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>What will it take to save the future of late night television?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n\tA different president would be a good start.<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>This story first appeared in an August stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=5066\">\u2018Southern Charm\u2019 Star Craig Conover Set for Indie Dramedy \u2018Caroline Fletcher\u2019 (Exclusive)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Kimmel, who received another Emmy nomination for hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, opens up about the future of game shows and late night<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[245,826,827,781],"class_list":["post-5074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-awards","tag-emmy-awards","tag-emmys-2026","tag-jimmy-kimmel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jimmy Kimmel on His Wild, Whirlwind, Not So Terrible or Horrible TV Year - 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