Jimmy Kimmel Airs Repeat Episode to Honor Stephen Colbert's Final 'Late Show'
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Jimmy Kimmel is choosing to air a repeat episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday, May 21, instead of a new show, as a gesture of respect and solidarity with Stephen Colbert, who will air the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that same night. This marks the end of Colbert's 11-season run on CBS. Kimmel previously made a similar move in 2015 when David Letterman hosted his final Late Show episode.
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The decision to skip a Thursday show is 'out of deference to Colbert’s sendoff,' according to LateNighter.
Kimmel made a similar move when David Letterman marked his final appearance behind the Late Show desk in 2015.
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