Wednesday, September 21, 2022
ABC Extends Jimmy Kimmel Live Through Season 23; Peacock Orders Animated Comedy
ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel has signed a three-year contract extension to continue as host and executive producer of ABC's Emmy(R) Award-winning late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! The extension will keep Kimmel on the network through a historic 23rd season, making him one of the longest-running talk show hosts in American television history. In addition to Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel is known for hosting back-to-back Oscars(R) ceremonies in 2017 and 2018, and The Primetime Emmy(R) Awards in 2012, 2016 and 2020. Kimmel is also the host and executive producer of ABC's Emmy Award-winning Live in Front of a Studio Audience specials with Norman Lear and currently serves as creator/executive producer of the hit Kelly Ripa-hosted game show, Generation Gap. He is also a yearly highlight at the annual Disney Upfront presentation.
Peacock announced the straight-to-series order of the streamer's first adult animated comedy In the Know. Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head, Silicon Valley, King of the Hill), Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office) and Brandon Gardner will co-create and executive produce. Judge and Woods will both star. Alongside Judge, Greg Daniels (The Office) and Dustin Davis executive produce for Bandera Entertainment. The series comes from studio Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and executive producers Bandera Entertainment. Lauren Caspian is NPR's third most popular host. He's a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He's also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren's show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Tuesday, April 28
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Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 27)
Tuesday, April 28
- Keke Palmer (Scream Queens/True Jackson, VP) - Catch Keke on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Chet Hanks (Running Point) - Chet appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC. He also talks about Running Point on NBC's Today in the 10am hour.
- Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio/The Goldbergs/The King of Queens) - Patton is a guest on a repeat of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
- Ayo Edebiri (Big Mouth/The Bear) - Ayo drops by Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
- Stanley Tucci (Central Park) - Stanley talks about The Devil Wears Prada 2 on ABC's Good Morning America sometime between 7-9am.
- Brenda Song (Running Point/Dollface/Dads/The Suite Life on Deck/The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) - Brenda chats about Running Point with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
- Ana Gasteyer (American Auto/People of Earth/Lady Dynamite/Suburgatory) - Ana talks about her Broadway show Schmigadoon! on Access Daily with Mario & Kit, so check your local listings.
- Tony Danza (Taxi/Who's the Boss?/Hudson Street/The Tony Danza Show) - Tony appears on New York Living on WPIX in New York at 10:05am.
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