Jimmy Kimmel to Host 2016 Emmy Awards

7 March 2016 6:08 AM, PST | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »

Jimmy Kimmel is officially hosting this year’s Emmy Awards.

“I am hosting the #Emmys on Sunday, Sept 18. Until then, have a great summer,” the host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” tweeted early Monday morning.

I am hosting the #Emmys on Sunday Sept 18. Until then, have a great summer.

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) March 7, 2016

Variety exclusively reported last month that Kimmel was in talks with ABC to host the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards.

“I am excited to be hosting the Emmys again,” Kimmel said in a statement on Monday. “I have a feeling I’m going to be great.”

This year’s show will mark Kimmel’s second time as Emmys host following his stint in 2012, when the show last aired on ABC. The telecast rotates each year among the four broadcast network. Seth Meyers — another late-night host — emceed the ceremony in 2014, when NBC aired the telecast, while Jimmy Fallon »

- Maane Khatchatourian

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