US EditionKimmel Says ABC Nearly Hired Jon Stewart for His Job, but He Was Cheaper
ABC chose Jimmy Kimmel over Jon Stewart for cost reasons despite Stewart's established popularity, aiming for a traditional late-night format after Bill Maher's show ended.
- Jimmy Kimmel revealed that Jon Stewart nearly landed Kimmel's late-night hosting gig at ABC, with Stewart's manager about to close the deal before ABC chose Kimmel instead.
- Kimmel said 'If I'm in that position, there's no question I hire John 100 times out of a 100,' acknowledging Stewart was the better choice over him.
- Kimmel was hired because he was 'cheaper,' according to Disney CEO Bob Iger's explanation for choosing Kimmel over Stewart.
28 Articles
28 Articles
Jimmy Kimmel: ABC Nearly Hired Jon Stewart as Host
Jimmy Kimmel revealed that ABC originally planned to hire Jon Stewart as its late-night host before changing direction and offering the job to Kimmel. Kimmel, appearing on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast this week, recalled that ABC was "about to hire Jon Stewart" when executives shifted course. "They wanted a traditional late-night talk show in that slot, which nobody knew," Kimmel said. "They were almost about to hire Jon Stewart,…
Kimmel says ABC nearly hired Jon Stewart for his job, but he was cheaper
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel revealed this week that ABC almost hired Jon Stewart to host the late night show Kimmel now presides over, but he was too expensive. “They wanted a traditional late night talk show,” Kimmel said during an episode of actor Ted Danson’s podcast published on Wednesday. “They were almost about to hire Jon…
Daily Journal
Jimmy Kimmel Reveals ABC Bosses Wanted Jon Stewart to Host His Late-Night Show
The comedian says ABC made a 'mistake' hiring him.
Jimmy Kimmel says Jon Stewart almost got his hosting job, jokes that ABC made a mistake
Kimmel said he would have hired Stewart.Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty; Matt Wilson/Comedy Central Talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jon StewartIf it had been up to Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart would probably be hosting a show in the time slot for ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live.The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel worked with on the '90s game show Win Ben Stein's Money suggested that the head of the network watch video of…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
