LOS ANGELES -- ABC says Jimmy Kimmel will join NBC's late-night hosts in returning with new shows in January despite the Hollywood writers strike. Kimmel, along with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and other hosts, had honored the strike that began Nov. 5. Kimmel says it was a difficult decision to resume work on Jan. 2 without his writers, but he wants to save the jobs of other staffers on the show. He also voiced support for colleagues and friends in the Writers Guild of America and added that he hopes the contract dispute with producers ends fairly and soon.
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