Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Season 22
Season 22 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 21.
- 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 22 Progress Shield
Mon, Oct 02, 2023
Oct 2, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit perform.
Tue, Oct 03, 2023
Oct 3, 2023 · 43 min
Comic Kathy Griffin; comic Luenell; Glen Hansard performs.
Wed, Oct 04, 2023
Oct 4, 2023 · 43 min
Comic Wanda Sykes; former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson; LANY performs.
Thu, Oct 05, 2023
Oct 5, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Dax Shepard; political activist Nicole Avant; BoyWithUke performs.
Mon, Oct 09, 2023
Oct 9, 2023 · 43 min
Actress Amy Poehler; comic Bert Kreischer; Wilco performs.
Tue, Oct 10, 2023
Oct 10, 2023 · 43 min
Singer-songwriters Billie Eilish and Finneas; comic Whitney Cummings; Grace Potter performs.
Wed, Oct 11, 2023
Oct 11, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Sean Penn; comic Nicole Byer; Megan Moroney performs.
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
Oct 12, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Josh Duhamel; Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner; Måneskin performs.
Mon, Oct 16, 2023
Oct 16, 2023 · 43 min
Singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera; sports commentator Al Michaels; Lil Yachty performs.
Wed, Oct 18, 2023
Oct 18, 2023 · 43 min
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese; comic Mike Epps; Chelsea Cutler performs.
Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Oct 19, 2023 · 43 min
Rapper Snoop Dogg; comic Ms. Pat; October London performs.
Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Oct 23, 2023 · 43 min
Pro Football Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long; comic Ronny Chieng; the Brothers Osborne perform.
Tue, Oct 24, 2023
Oct 24, 2023 · 43 min
Olivia Rodrigo talks and performs; actor Eric André.
Wed, Oct 25, 2023
Oct 25, 2023 · 43 min
Actors Meg Ryan and David Duchovny; musician Joe Walsh.
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
Oct 26, 2023 · 43 min
Actress Tiffany Haddish; comic Jeff Ross; Tate McRae performs.
Mon, Oct 30, 2023
Oct 30, 2023 · 43 min
Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs; comic Pete Holmes; Jessie Murph and Jelly Roll perform.
Tue, Oct 31, 2023
Oct 31, 2023 · 43 min
Actress Marisa Tomei; filmmaker John Wilson; Madison Beer performs.
Wed, Nov 01, 2023
Nov 1, 2023 · 43 min
Actress Octavia Spencer; comic Mike Birbiglia; Devon Gilfillian performs.
Thu, Nov 02, 2023
Nov 2, 2023 · 43 min
Singer Mariah Carey; comic Alex Edelman; Allison Russell performs.
Mon, Nov 06, 2023
Nov 6, 2023 · 43 min
Former professional basketball player Magic Johnson; chef José Andrés; Jordan Davis performs.
Tue, Nov 07, 2023
Nov 7, 2023 · 43 min
People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive"; Pod Save America; Saint Harison performs.
Thu, Nov 09, 2023
Nov 9, 2023 · 43 min
Race car driver Daniel Ricciardo; comic Howie Mandel; Lauren Daigle performs.
Wed, Nov 15, 2023
Nov 15, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Julianne Moore; Glenn Howerton; The Hives perform.
Thu, Nov 16, 2023
Nov 16, 2023 · 43 min
Actors Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder; actor Paul Mescal; Laufey performs.
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Will Arnett; actor Lamorne Morris; Alec Benjamin performs; actress Melissa McCarthy.
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
Nov 27, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Jeremy Allen White; sports commentator Michael Irvin; Jimmy Fallon and Meghan Trainor perform.
Tue, Nov 28, 2023
Nov 28, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Jon Hamm; actress Carrie Coon; Dogstar performs.
Wed, Nov 29, 2023
Nov 29, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Eddie Murphy; actress Teyana Taylor; Mitch Rowland performs.
Thu, Nov 30, 2023
Nov 30, 2023 · 43 min
Comic Sarah Silverman; chef Molly Baz; Dwight Yoakam performs.
Mon, Dec 04, 2023
Dec 4, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Ray Romano; comic Sebastian Maniscalco; Paul Russell performs.
Tue, Dec 05, 2023
Dec 5, 2023 · 43 min
Comic Bill Burr; actress Lily Gladstone; Joshua Ray Walker performs.
Wed, Dec 06, 2023
Dec 6, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Mahershala Ali; actress Greta Lee; Grupo Frontera performs.
Thu, Dec 07, 2023
Dec 7, 2023 · 43 min
Musician Adam Levine; actress Halle Bailey; Atarashii Gakko! performs.
Mon, Dec 11, 2023
Dec 11, 2023 · 43 min
Actor George Clooney; actor Kumail Nanjiani; Lenny Kravitz performs.
Tue, Dec 12, 2023
Dec 12, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Keegan-Michael Key; actor Charles Melton; Lainey Wilson performs.
Wed, Dec 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2023 · 43 min
Actress Carey Mulligan; actor Alan Ritchson; Sleater-Kinney performs.
Thu, Dec 14, 2023
Dec 14, 2023 · 43 min
Actor Zac Efron; actor Jason Mantzoukas; Queens of the Stone Age perform.
Mon, Jan 08, 2024
Jan 8, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Kaley Cuoco; actor Jake Johnson; Annie Bosko performs.
Tue, Jan 09, 2024
Jan 9, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Jodie Foster; actor Jeffrey Wright; Duff McKagan performs.
Wed, Jan 10, 2024
Jan 10, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Robert Downey Jr.; actress Ayo Edebiri; Fridayy performs.
Thu, Jan 11, 2024
Jan 11, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Natalie Portman; comic Chris Distefano; Turnpike Troubadours perform.
Tue, Jan 16, 2024
Jan 16, 2024 · 43 min
TV host John Oliver; actress Danielle Brooks; Pete Yorn performs.
Wed, Jan 17, 2024
Jan 17, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Rob Lowe; actor Ike Barinholtz; Kali Uchis performs.
Thu, Jan 18, 2024
Jan 18, 2024 · 43 min
TV personality Chrissy Teigen; restaurateur David Chang; Sierra Ferrell performs.
Mon, Jan 22, 2024
Jan 22, 2024 · 43 min
Actors Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson; Joey Graziadei ("The Bachelor"); Charley Crockett performs.
Tue, Jan 23, 2024
Jan 23, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Jason Momoa; actress Lisa Ann Walter; Alkaline Trio performs.
Wed, Jan 24, 2024
Jan 24, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Snoop Dogg; comic Tom Segura; Mammoth WVH performs.
Thu, Jan 25, 2024
Jan 25, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Milo Ventimiglia; actress Da'Vine Joy Randolph; Vacations perform.
Tue, Jan 30, 2024
Jan 30, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Elisabeth Moss; actor Zach Woods; Jacob Collier performs.
Wed, Jan 31, 2024
Jan 31, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Samuel L. Jackson; journalist Jake Tapper; Train and REO Speedwagon perform.
Thu, Feb 01, 2024
Feb 1, 2024 · 43 min
Actors Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler and Florence Pugh ("Dune: Part Two"); Benson Boone performs.
Mon, Feb 05, 2024
Feb 5, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Brie Larson; actress Beanie Feldstein; Jason Derulo and Michael Bublé perform.
Tue, Feb 06, 2024
Feb 6, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Ewan McGregor; film producer Clara McGregor; actress Gina Rodriguez; Ziggy Marley performs.
Wed, Feb 07, 2024
Feb 7, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Quinta Brunson; actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors perform.
Thu, Feb 08, 2024
Feb 8, 2024 · 43 min
Singer Dua Lipa; actor Leo Woodall; Sum 41 performs.
Mon, Feb 12, 2024
Feb 12, 2024 · 43 min
Singer Katy Perry; Charles Wesley Godwin performs.
Tue, Feb 13, 2024
Feb 13, 2024 · 43 min
Actress America Ferrera; sports commentator Kenny Smith; Kygo and Ava Max perform.
Thu, Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024 · 43 min
Singer Lionel Richie; actress Sandra Hüller; SHAED performs.
Tue, Feb 20, 2024
Feb 20, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Paul Giamatti; actress Jenny Slate; Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real perform.
Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Feb 21, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Jeff Goldblum; actor Tyler James Williams; The Beaches perform.
Thu, Feb 22, 2024
Feb 22, 2024 · 43 min
Actors Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. ("Oppenheimer"); comic Rory Scovel.
Fri, Feb 23, 2024
Feb 23, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Selena Gomez; actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
Mon, Feb 26, 2024
Feb 26, 2024 · 43 min
Actor David Spade; actor Matty Matheson; Jenny Lewis performs.
Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Feb 27, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Jennifer Hudson; comic David Cross; dhruv performs.
Wed, Feb 28, 2024
Feb 28, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Theo James; actor Bob Odenkirk; Sheryl Crow performs.
Thu, Feb 29, 2024
Feb 29, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Eugene Levy; actress Anna Sawai; The Kid LAROI performs.
Mon, Mar 11, 2024
Mar 11, 2024 · 44 min
Actor Dwayne Johnson; Justin Timberlake performs.
Tue, Mar 12, 2024
Mar 12, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Nathalie Emmanuel; Warren Zeiders performs.
Wed, Mar 13, 2024
Mar 13, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Michael Keaton; comic Ramy Youssef; Briston Maroney performs.
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Mar 14, 2024 · 43 min
Media personality Oprah Winfrey; Chromeo performs.
Mon, Mar 18, 2024
Mar 18, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Christina Applegate; singer-songwriter Huey Lewis; the cast of "The Heart of Rock and Roll" performs.
Tue, Mar 19, 2024
Mar 19, 2024 · 43 min
Rapper Dr. Dre; rapper Snoop Dogg; rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Mar 20, 2024 · 43 min
Comic Jerrod Carmichael; actress Janelle James; Chicano Batman performs.
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Regina King; actor William Shatner; Dasha performs.
Mon, Apr 01, 2024
Apr 1, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Billy Crystal; actor J.B. Smoove; SiR performs.
Tue, Apr 02, 2024
Apr 2, 2024 · 43 min
Comic James Corden; actress Kim Fields; The Defiant perform.
Wed, Apr 03, 2024
Apr 3, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Cailee Spaeny; actor Dax Shepard; Kim Gordon performs.
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
Apr 4, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Kirsten Dunst; actor Andrew Scott; Conan Gray performs.
Mon, Apr 08, 2024
Apr 8, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Henry Cavill; actor Mike Epps; Tori Kelly performs.
Tue, Apr 09, 2024
Apr 9, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Freddie Highmore; actress Sherri Shepherd; Madi Diaz and Lennon Stella perform.
Wed, Apr 10, 2024
Apr 10, 2024 · 43 min
Singer-songwriter Jon Bon Jovi; actor Henry Hall; Mk.gee performs.
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Apr 11, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Tom Hiddleston; actress Joey King; Phosphorescent performs.
Mon, Apr 15, 2024
Apr 15, 2024 · 43 min
TV host Seth Meyers; actress Riley Keough; Black Pumas perform.
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
Apr 16, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Nick Offerman; musician Jack Antonoff; Bleachers perform.
Wed, Apr 17, 2024
Apr 17, 2024 · 43 min
Actor Rob McElhenney; Chris Stapleton talks and performs.
Thu, Apr 18, 2024
Apr 18, 2024 · 43 min
Actress Zendaya; actors Freddie Miller and Uriel Valenzuela ("High Hopes"); Olivia Dean performs.
Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Apr 22, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Kim Kardashian; actor Ramón Rodríguez; Real Estate performs.
Tue, Apr 23, 2024
Apr 23, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Wanda Sykes; comic Gabriel Iglesias; Ernest performs.
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Apr 24, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Carol Burnett; actor Nicholas Galitzine; Christian Nodal performs.
Mon, Apr 29, 2024
Apr 29, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Emily Blunt; actor Owen Teague; Carín León and Leon Bridges perform.
Tue, Apr 30, 2024
Apr 30, 2024 · 41 min
Comic Jerry Seinfeld; actress Melissa Benoist; Rhiannon Giddens performs.
Thu, May 02, 2024
May 2, 2024 · 41 min
Comic John Mulaney; Gary Clark Jr. performs with guest Stevie Wonder.
Mon, May 06, 2024
May 6, 2024 · 41 min
Singer Luke Bryan; comic Mike Birbiglia; Incubus performs.
Tue, May 07, 2024
May 7, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Josh Brolin; comic Nikki Glaser; Sarah McLachlan performs.
Wed, May 08, 2024
May 8, 2024 · 41 min
Former professional footballer David Beckham; actor Chris Perfetti; Cage The Elephant performs.
Thu, May 09, 2024
May 9, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Chris Pine; comic Bert Kreischer; Andra Day performs.
Mon, May 20, 2024
May 20, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Jennifer Lopez; actor Tony Goldwyn; Slash sits in with Cleto and the Cletones.
Tue, May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Kevin Costner; actress Pamela Adlon; Hardy performs; Slash sits in with Cleto and the Cletones.
Wed, May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Amy Poehler; comic Patton Oswalt; Slash sits in with Cleto and the Cletones.
Wed, May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Ke Huy Quan; actor Bobby Cannavale; Niki performs.
Thu, May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024 · 41 min
Sofía Vergara and Manolo Gonzalez Vergara ("Celebrity Family Cook Off"); artist Andres Valencia; St. Vincent performs.
Fri, May 31, 2024
May 31, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Maya Rudolph; actor Jacob Batalon; Crowded House performs.
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
Jun 3, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Albert Brooks; filmmaker Rob Reiner; actress Ms. Pat; Gaby Moreno performs.
Tue, Jun 04, 2024
Jun 4, 2024 · 41 min
Vice President Kamala Harris; actress Abby Elliott.
Wed, Jun 05, 2024
Jun 5, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Larry David; musician Cyndi Lauper; Feist performs.
Thu, Jun 06, 2024
Jun 6, 2024 · 41 min
Former professional basketball player Magic Johnson; comic Jo Koy; Doechii and JT perform.
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Jun 11, 2024 · 41 min
Actors Donald Glover and Maya Erskine ("Mr. & Mrs. Smith"); actor Jesse Plemons; Bruhat Soma, 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee champion.
Wed, Jun 12, 2024
Jun 12, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Tiffany Haddish; actress Carrie-Anne Moss; Tinashe performs.
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
Jun 13, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Sean Penn; actress June Squibb; The Avett Brothers perform.
Fri, Jun 14, 2024
Jun 14, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Lupita Nyong'o; professional basketball player Draymond Green; Lucky Daye performs.
Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Jun 17, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Austin Butler; actor Lionel Boyce; Madison Beer performs.
Tue, Jun 18, 2024
Jun 18, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Norman Reedus; comic Hannah Einbinder; Wallows performs.
Wed, Jun 19, 2024
Jun 19, 2024 · 41 min
Actress Dakota Johnson; actor Jack Quaid; Maya Hawke performs.
Thu, Jun 20, 2024
Jun 20, 2024 · 41 min
Actor Zac Efron; Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas); Gracie Abrams performs.
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Jun 24, 2024 · 41 min
Martin Short guest hosts; actor Steve Martin; actress Sienna Miller; Imagine Dragons perform.
Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Jun 25, 2024 · 41 min
Martin Short guest hosts; actress Jane Lynch; Jelly Roll talks and performs.
Wed, Jun 26, 2024
Jun 26, 2024 · 41 min
Martin Short guest hosts; actress Selena Gomez; Beck talks and performs.
Thu, Jun 27, 2024
Jun 27, 2024 · 41 min
Martin Short guest hosts; actress Melissa McCarthy; actor Nick Kroll; The Warning performs.
Mon, Jul 08, 2024
Jul 8, 2024 · 41 min
Kathryn Hahn guest hosts; actor Adam Scott; actress Mia Goth; Faye Webster performs.
Tue, Jul 09, 2024
Jul 9, 2024 · 41 min
Kathryn Hahn guest hosts; former football player Peyton Manning; actress Emma Roberts; The War and Treaty perform.
Wed, Jul 10, 2024
Jul 10, 2024 · 41 min
Kathryn Hahn guest hosts; actor Seth Rogen; actor Joe Locke; Cigarettes After Sex perform.
Thu, Jul 11, 2024
Jul 11, 2024 · 41 min
Kumail Nanjiani guest hosts; Mon Laferte performs.
Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Jul 15, 2024 · 41 min
Anthony Anderson guest hosts; actress Gina Rodriguez; actress Meagan Good; Pepe Aguilar performs.
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Jul 16, 2024 · 41 min
Anthony Anderson guest hosts; actress Lisa Kudrow; actor Sam Richardson; Role Model performs.
Wed, Jul 17, 2024
Jul 17, 2024 · 41 min
Anthony Anderson guest hosts; TV personality Howie Mandel; comic Roy Wood Jr.; The Decemberists perform.
Thu, Jul 18, 2024
Jul 18, 2024 · 41 min
Anthony Anderson guest hosts; actor Ken Jeong; chef Kevin Bludso; Remi Wolf performs.
Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Jul 22, 2024 · 41 min
Lamorne Morris guest hosts; comic Sebastian Maniscalco; actress Gillian Jacobs; Big Sean performs.
Tue, Jul 23, 2024
Jul 23, 2024 · 41 min
Lamorne Morris guest hosts; actor Zachary Levi; actor Billy Magnussen; Aaron Frazer performs.
Wed, Jul 24, 2024
Jul 24, 2024 · 41 min
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman guest host; actress Emma Corrin; Orville Peck and Noah Cyrus perform.
Thu, Jul 25, 2024
Jul 25, 2024 · 41 min
Lamorne Morris guest hosts; comic Marlon Wayans; actor Bowen Yang; comic Matt Rogers; Brigitte Calls Me Baby performs.
Mon, Aug 12, 2024
Aug 12, 2024 · 41 min
Jeff Goldblum guest hosts; actor Mark Wahlberg; actor Rob Delaney; Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge perform.
Tue, Aug 13, 2024
Aug 13, 2024 · 41 min
Jeff Goldblum guest hosts; actor John Cena; actor Omar Sy; Jeff Goldblum, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra and Haley Reinhart perform.
Wed, Aug 14, 2024
Aug 14, 2024 · 41 min
Jeff Goldblum guest hosts; actor Greg Kinnear; actress Janet McTeer; Waxahatchee performs.
Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Aug 15, 2024 · 41 min
Jeff Goldblum guest hosts; actress Awkwafina; actor Paul W. Downs; Remi Wolf performs.
Mon, Aug 19, 2024
Aug 19, 2024 · 41 min
RuPaul guest hosts; actress Maya Rudolph; performers Nymphia Wind, Sapphira Cristál and Plane Jane ("RuPaul's Drag Race"); Tommy Richman performs.
Tue, Aug 20, 2024
Aug 20, 2024 · 41 min
RuPaul guest hosts; actor Colman Domingo; actress Sanaa Lathan; Kaleo performs.
Wed, Aug 21, 2024
Aug 21, 2024 · 41 min
RuPaul guest hosts; actress Diane Lane; actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor; Big Sean performs.
Thu, Aug 22, 2024
Aug 22, 2024 · 41 min
RuPaul guest hosts; actors Bill Skarsgård and FKA twigs ("The Crow"); track and field athlete Gabby Thomas; Pepe Aguilar performs.