Everything he said was true.
Jimmy Kimmel to Advertisers at ABC Upfronts: 'You Need Therapy'
Too bad ABC can't censor its upfronts.
Jimmy Kimmel, the host of ABC's late night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ranted and raved about his network to potential advertisers during yesterday's upfronts .
"Everything you're going to hear this week is 'nonsense,'" said Kimmel regarding the network's 2009-10 lineup announcements. "Let's get real here. Let's get Dr. Phil-real here. These new fall shows? We're going to cancel about 90 percent of them. Maybe more."
As advertisers responded with uneasy laughs and gasps, according to the New York Times, Kimmel further proved his point by adding, "This show 'Shark Tank' has the word tank right in the title."
The comedian then aimed his dart at Jay Leno and the rival comedian's gift of a weekday 10 p.m. lineup when he moves to primetime next season, saying NBC is "giving Jay's viewers exactly what they want. An early-bird special."
Not even Jack Bauer was safe from a dig. Kimmel said "24" was "a head butt away from cancellation" and that Bauer's new sidekick will be "played by Kiefer Sutherland's probation officer."
"Every year we lie to you and every year you come back for more... You need therapy," Kimmel said to the advertisers. "Next year on 'Grey's Anatomy,' your product could kill Dr. Izzie. It just depends on how much you want to pay."
To close out his monologue, Kimmel delivered a kicker, saying, "The important thing to remember is: who cares, it's not your money."
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Do you think Kimmel will get the axe?
If Jimmy is this funny every night, I may have to start taping his show.
