Jimmy Kimmel is no longer vacillating.The comedian is staying in late-night after extending his contract with ABC for a further three years.The deal ends a year of speculation within the late-night community after Kimmel told Howard Stern that he was debating whether to stick or twist.The pact will keep Kimmel as host and exec producer of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!

through its 23rd season. January 2023 will mark the 20th anniversary of the show, which premiered in January 2003.The deal means that he will surpass Jay Leno, who hosted NBC’s The Tonight Show for 22 years, although he’s still got a few years to go to catch up to Conan O’Brien, who spent 28 years in late-night, Johnny Carson, who hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years, and Kimmel’s hero David Letterman, who spent 33 years in late-night.Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which received its 12th consecutive Emmy nomination for Outstanding Variety Talk Series this year, losing out to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, has surpassed The Tonight Show to move into second in the total average ratings, behind only CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.Kimmel is also in business with ABC on a number of other projects including host and exec producer of Live in Front of a Studio Audience with Norman Lear and creator and exec producer of Kelly Ripa-hosted game show Generation Gap as well as his annual roast at the Disney upfronts.“After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” said Kimmel.Later this month, Kimmel will return to New York for a week of shows in Brooklyn.The show, which airs at 11:35am, is produced by 12:05 AM Productions, in association with Kimmelot and ABC Signature and exec produced by Kimmel, Erin Irwin, Molly

Jimmy Kimmel Signs Three-Year Extension With ABC, Ending Speculation Over His Late-Night Future

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