Article posted: 12/30/2012 5:00 AM

Jimmy Kimmel ready to take on Leno, Letterman

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Jimmy Kimmel's show will be moving to the plum earlier time slot, where he'll swim with the big fish, Jay Leno and CBS's David Letterman.

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NBC late-night host Jay Leno is just like Jason in the "Friday the 13th" movie franchise, Jimmy Kimmel -- Leno's soon-to-be time-slot-competitor -- told reporters recently. "He seems to pop up just when you think he's dead -- he comes alive, and he's got a hatchet," the star of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" said on the call, which was supposed to be about the historic move of his show to the plum earlier time slot, where he'll swim with the big fish, Leno and CBS's David Letterman, starting Jan. 8.