"Late-night TV's longest-running host and a Brooklyn native, Jimmy Kimmel, is heading back home for a week of shows starting tonight after returning to television with his best ratings ever. The run features a star-studded guest roster, including Bruce Springsteen - appearing for the first time in six years - and Jeremy Allen White, who plays the Boss in the biopic "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.""
"This marks the seventh time "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has returned to Brooklyn to broadcast from BAM and the first since the show was briefly canceled after comments Kimmel made in a monologue about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The show drew 6.26 million viewers on its return, the largest audience in its 22-year history, according to Nielsen. Kimmel's monologue from that night topped 21 million views on YouTube, moving into break-the-internet territory."
Jimmy Kimmel will stage a week of Jimmy Kimmel Live! shows at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House from Sept. 29 through Oct. 3. The run features Bruce Springsteen, appearing for the first time in six years, and Jeremy Allen White, who portrays Springsteen in the biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. Kimmel grew up in Mill Basin, Brooklyn. This marks the seventh time the show has returned to Brooklyn and the first since a brief cancellation following his comments about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The show's return drew 6.26 million viewers, the largest audience in its 22-year history, and the monologue topped 21 million YouTube views.
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