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Is Jimmy Kimmel Retiring After 16 Years Of Late Night TV?
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Apr. 26 2019, Updated 2:17 p.m. ET
After 22 seasons of late night TV, Jimmy Kimmel might be ready to throw in the towel and retire! According to the latest issue of OK!, the talk show host may be winding down his career. Scroll through for all the details.
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While Jimmy Kimmel Live! is loved by celebrities and viewers alike, Jimmy, 51, has previously expressed his desire to end the show.
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"I'd like to have a little more free time. I have very little free time as it is," he told Variety in 2017.
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The star reportedly spends 70 hours a week preparing, researching and filming for his ABC late night show.
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It's likely that Jimmy wants to make more time for his family. As OK! readers know, the 51-year-old got remarried in 2013 to Molly McNearney, who is also a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live.
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They have two young children together, Jane, 4, and William, 2. The host also shares Katie, 28, and Kevin, 25, with his ex-wife, Gina Kimmel.
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To get the inside scoop on whether or not Jimmy will be retiring, make sure to pick up this week's copy of OK! Magazine.