By: Brian Steinberg  —  TV Editor, AD AGE MEDIA NEWS
Published: January 07, 2013

When “Jimmy Kimmel Live” makes its debut in the 11:35 p.m. time slot on ABC Jan. 8, it will mark just the latest in a series of seismic shifts that have altered TV’s late-night landscape. In just a few years’ time, should CBS’s David Letterman or NBC’s Jay Leno decide to step down has this been rumored? If so, let’s note that Mr. Kimmel could be the best known face on broadcast in the time period. Below, in a lightly edited interview, the host offers his take on doing live ads on his program, going viral and the continued splintering of wee-hours TV: …read more