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Article: Kimmel's stunt pays off big.(Jimmy Kimmel Live talk show gains high viewership)(Brief article)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- November 2, 2007
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Jimmy Kimmel racked up both miles and Nielsens with his cross-country stunt last week.
The ABC latenight talkshow host drew his largest weekly aud to date in a frame when he pulled double duty by also co-hosting "Live With Regis & Kelly." By traveling from Southern California to Gotham each day, he racked up a Guinness world record of 24,640 miles--"the furthest distance commuted in one working week."
According to Nielsen, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" averaged 2.05 million viewers for the week, the largest aud since the show bowed in January 2003. "Kimmel's" 2.05 million ...