Stephen Colbert endorses Jimmy Kimmel for Emmy Award

Stephen Colbert has released a video endorsement for Jimmy Kimmel ahead of the Emmy Awards voting deadline. In the video, filmed from a coastal location, Colbert urges voters to support Kimmel for the Outstanding Variety Series category, jokingly adding, “Besides, look how cute he is!”

This endorsement serves as a reciprocal gesture; last year, Kimmel campaigned for Colbert via a West Hollywood billboard after CBS announced the cancellation of “The Late Show.” This year, the two hosts are competing in the same category following the Television Academy’s decision to merge talk and scripted variety categories into a single Outstanding Variety Series award.

In recent television news, Kimmel has navigated a period of guest hosts, including country star Jelly Roll, during a summer break. Additionally, ratings data shows Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed” recently outperformed both Kimmel and “The Tonight Show” in the key 18-49 demographic, despite Kimmel maintaining higher total viewership.