Jimmy Kimmel is looking back on ABC's decision to hire him for his late-night show over Jon Stewart, joking that they made "a ...

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 ...

Jon Stewart came closer than most people know to landing the ABC late-night gig that ultimately went to Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! was nearly Jon Stewart Live! During a visit to Ted Danson ’s Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, ...

Jimmy Kimmel says ABC and Jon Stewart were nearing a deal for a late night series when Disney execs watched Kimmel's tape and ...

Can you imagine a universe where it was actually “ Jon Stewart Live! “? Where it was Stewart, rather than Kimmel, who got ...

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel revealed this week that ABC almost hired Jon Stewart to host the late-night show Kimmel now presides ...

They definitely should’ve hired Jon. If I’m in that position, there’s no question I hire Jon 100 times out of a 100,” the ...

Jimmy Kimmel has opened up about how Jon Stewart almost became the original host of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a role that ...

Following his talk show's near cancellation last month, Jimmy Kimmel revealed that Jon Stewart nearly landed his hosting gig.

Jimmy Kimmel revealed that ABC originally intended for Jon Stewart to host its late-night talk show before executives ultimately chose Kimmel instead. Kimmel shared that he was surprised by the ...

Stewart and Kimmel also shared the same agent, and according to Kimmel, their agent was about to close a deal for Jon Stewart to host ABC’s late-night talk show. But then, as Kimmel explained on Ted ...