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Damon 'hijacks' Kimmel's ABC show
Matt Damon had his revenge. The butt of a long-running joke on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the actor opened Thursday night's show as a kidnapper who ...
Kimmel says he expects to run 3rd in late night
Jimmy Kimmel says he expects to settle in at third place in the ratings behind Jay Leno and David Letterman, even as one week of direct competition ...
Kimmel's pot jokes earn invite from Calif. college
Humboldt State University in California has invited Jimmy Kimmel to deliver the school's commencement address after he joked about its marijuana ...
Correction: TV-Kimmel Ratings story
In a story Jan. 10 about the ratings for "Jimmy Kimmel Live," The Associated Press reported erroneously that the show airs at 11:35 a.m. The correct ...
Jimmy Kimmel moves to late-night's sweet spot
During production of his final post-midnight show, Jimmy Kimmel's studio audience waited patiently while he taped a string of promotional spots.
'Lincoln,' 'Les Miz,' 'Argo' earn producers honors
The Civil War saga "Lincoln," the musical "Les Miserables" and the Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty" are among the nominees announced ...
Letterman, Hoffman, Zeppelin honored by Obama
David Letterman's "stupid human tricks" and Top 10 lists vaulted into the ranks of cultural acclaim Sunday night as the late-night comedian received ...
NBC to hold Sandy benefit, Bon Jovi urges donation
NBC will hold a benefit concert Friday for victims of Hurricane Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit. Bruce Springsteen and ...
Broadway lights go up in post-Sandy NYC
The lights went up again on Broadway Wednesday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit New York, as entertainers headed back to work in a city ...
In NYC, the show goes on, even if sans audience
For the second night in a row, superstorm Sandy and its aftermath forced David Letterman to live out that performer's nightmare: Telling jokes to a ...
Superstorm Sandy rattles entertainment industry
Video gamers in the Northeast angling to be among the first to play the highly anticipated "Assassin's Creed III" will have to wait a little longer ...
In close race, Obama turns to first lady for help
As the music of Stevie Wonder pulsated through Racine Memorial Hall, Michelle Obama bounded onto the stage. "You know what this room feels like? It ...
Ellen DeGeneres receives top humor prize in DC
Some of the nation's top comedians hailed Ellen DeGeneres as a trailblazer Monday night as she received the nation's highest humor prize. The Kennedy ...
Kimmel, Chenoweth to honor Ellen DeGeneres in DC
Jimmy Kimmel, Kristin Chenoweth, Steve Harvey and Lily Tomlin have signed on to honor Ellen DeGeneres with tribute performances as she wins the ...
'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' win big at Emmys
The post-Emmy champagne surely tasted sweet for the people at "Modern Family" and "Homeland," but they needed only to look around the Nokia Theatre ...
SHOW BITS: Moore a wallflower, Klum a traffic cop
IT'S NOT TV, IT'S AN AFTER-PARTY Show Bits brings you the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists.
Jimmy Kimmel hosts an efficient Emmycast
What did we learn from Sunday's Emmycast? We learned who won the Emmys, of course. But there were other lessons to be gained from the three-hour ...
SHOW BITS: Stewart drops f-bomb; Party starts
Show Bits brings you the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available ...
'Modern Family' wins third Emmy for best comedy
"Modern Family" wins its third straight Emmy Award as best comedy. ABC's sitcom about three households related to each other has grown into the most ...
'Homeland' wins the Emmy Award for best drama
"Homeland" wins the Emmy Award for best drama, breaking the stranglehold in the category held by "Mad Men." "Mad Men" was seeking its record fifth ...
Claire Danes wins the best actress in a drama Emmy
Claire Danes of "Homeland" has won the Emmy Award for best actress in a drama. Danes plays Carrie Mathison, a CIA officer who suspects that a former ...
Damian Lewis wins for lead actor in a drama series
Damian Lewis of "Homeland" wins the Emmy Award for best actor in a drama. Lewis plays Nicholas Brady, the former POW suspected of being a double agent ...
Maggie Smith wins best supporting actress Emmy
Maggie Smith of "Downton Abbey" wins the Emmy Award for best supporting actress in a drama series. She plays the Countess of Grantham in the popular ...
Aaron Paul wins Emmy for 'Breaking Bad'
Aaron Paul of "Breaking Bad" wins the Emmy Award for best supporting actor in a drama series. Paul plays Jesse Pinkham, sidekick to Bryan Cranston's ...
'The Amazing Race' wins Emmy Award again
"The Amazing Race" wins the Emmy Award for best reality series and Tom Bergeron of "Dancing With the Stars" wins the award for best host of a reality ...