Jimmy Kimmel Thanks CBS for His Ratings Gains, Invites Stephen Colbert to Guest Host and Previews This Summer’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ (EXCLUSIVE)

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

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There’s no certain proof, but it appears that the cancellation of CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” has given an early boost to ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Before Kimmel went on his regular summer sabbatical, he pulled off a record-breaking June: The show averaged 3.15 million viewers, making it the show’s best-ever monthly audience, ever. Over 23 years of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

“The ratings are very strong, which we are very grateful to CBS for their wisdom,” Kimmel slyly told Variety. “We were doing pretty well before that, but that really helped.”

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