Three months after its production of “Trumped,” the play on “The Producers” (Hum: “Springtime for Hitler and Germany”), Jimmy Kimmel is celebrating his own smash hit.
As CNN reported: “Kimmel, whose 14 years in his … slot is longer than any of his broadcast rivals, has put ABC on the map in late night. The extension for Kimmel comes a little less than a year after his biggest rival, Jimmy Fallon, extended his contract as NBC’s host of ‘The Tonight Show.'”
Noting that Kimmel averaged 2.4 million viewers, CNN added: “While Kimmel usually finds himself in third place behind Fallon and his other late night competitor, Stephen Colbert, Kimmel’s personality, location in Los Angeles, and social media prowess has helped him stand out with audiences.”
One of the best bits of recent vintage — a parody of “The Producers” starring Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Cloris Leachman — was shown in February and is now approaching 15 million views.