Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Season 16
Season 16 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 15.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 16 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 8, 2018 · 45 min
Actress Meryl Streep; actor Jason Ritter; Blake Shelton performs.
Episode 15
Jan 31, 2018 · 45 min
Actor Jamie Dornan; actress Danai Gurira; Russell Dickerson performs.
Episode 21
Feb 12, 2018 · 45 min
Actor Milo Ventimiglia; actress Heather Graham; Kane Brown performs.
Episode 22
Feb 13, 2018
Actor Oscar Isaac; Olympic snowboarder Red Gerard; chef Massimo Bottura.
Episode 23
Feb 14, 2018 · 45 min
Retired professional basketball player Charles Barkley; actress Chloe Bennet; Monica performs.
Natalie Portman; Kyrie Irving
Feb 15, 2018 · 45 min
Actress Natalie Portman; professional basketball player Kyrie Irving.
Episode 25
Feb 20, 2018 · 45 min
Actress Allison Janney; actress Maisie Williams; Kent Jones performs.
Episode 26
Feb 21, 2018 · 45 min
Actor Jason Bateman; chef David Chang; X Ambassadors perform.
Episode 27
Feb 22, 2018
Actress Oprah Winfrey; actor Timothee Chalamet; Andra Day and Common perform.
Episode 28
Feb 23, 2018
Actress Saoirse Ronan; actor Kyle Chandler; Joey Dosik performs.
Episode 43
Apr 4, 2018
Actor John Cena; Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.); Rozzi performs.
Don Cheadle; Benedict Cumberbatch; Elizabeth Olsen; Winston Duke; Morgan Wallen; Florida Georgia Line
Apr 26, 2018 · 45 min
Actors Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen and Winston Duke; Morgan Wallen and Florida Georgia Line perform.
Episode 57
Apr 30, 2018
Actress Carol Burnett; journalist Jake Tapper; Keith Urban performs.
Episode 60
May 3, 2018
Actor Bill Hader; Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.); Rae Sremmurd performs.
Episode 61
May 7, 2018
Actress Melissa McCarthy; singer Luke Bryan; professional baseball player Cody Bellinger.
Episode 63
May 9, 2018
Actor Alden Ehrenreich; actor Ben Falcone; 2 Chainz performs with YG and Offset.
Episode 64
May 10, 2018
Actor Donald Glover; actress Molly Gordon; Angelique Kidjo performs.
Episode 65
May 16, 2018 · 45 min
Actress Diane Keaton; journalist Jim Acosta; Beach House performs.
Episode 66
May 17, 2018 · 45 min
Actor Will Arnett; actress Lilly Singh; MGMT performs.
Episode 67
May 18, 2018
TV host Ryan Seacrest; actress Gillian Jacobs; Julia Michaels performs.
Episode 68
May 21, 2018
Actor Matthew McConaughey; actor Julian Dennison; James Bay performs.
Episode 69
May 22, 2018
Actor Johnny Knoxville; TV personality Jenna Dewan; Franz Ferdinand performs.
Episode 70
May 23, 2018 · 45 min
Actress Shailene Woodley; TV host Jordan Klepper; Blink 182 performs.
Episode 71
May 24, 2018
TV host Samantha Bee; actor Dylan Minnette; Anderson Paak performs.
Episode 72
May 29, 2018
Actress Keri Russell; actress Pamela Adlon; Maddie Poppe performs.
Episode 74
May 31, 2018
Actress Claire Danes; actor Jason Mitchell; Pusha T performs.