The main Jimmy Kimmel Live! show is about one hour long on ABC, with an actual runtime of roughly 40–43 minutes once commercials are removed.

Quick Scoop

  • The standard format is a one-hour late-night talk show on ABC’s schedule.
  • Like other network late-night shows, only about 40+ minutes are actual show content, with the rest taken up by ads.
  • During parts of 2020 (early pandemic and Kimmel’s hiatus), episodes were temporarily shortened to about 30 minutes, but the regular format is hour-long.

So if you’re planning your night around it, expect it to occupy a one-hour slot on TV, with roughly two-thirds of that being actual show time.

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