Jimmy Kimmel 1000 Episode

The Jimmy Kimmel 90 minute anniversary show, on April 3, 2008, marked the 1,000th episode of the Jimmy Kimmel Live talk show. Eva Longoria, Richard Simmons and Kid Rock are featured guests for the special episode. Notable guests of previous shows include: Andy Dick who was removed for improperly touching Ivanka Trump; Matt Damon, Jay Leno and the cast of Grey's Anatomy.
Fast Facts:
1. Network: ABC
2. Anniversary show date: Thursday, March 3, 2008 11:35/12:35c
3. Airs: Weeknights 12:06/11:06c
4. Show premiere: January 26, 2003
5. Director: Joe DeMaio
6. Creator/host: Jimmy Kimmel
7. Previous night's episodes: TV Guide network, weeknights 7/6c
Quote:

"Every interview turned out to be my last with almost everyone. I'm still cleaning up a lot of that mess from the first three months of the show. We forced the Rock, Dwayne Johnson, to ride a dogsled out onto the stage. He didn't want to. My producer didn't want to hear that. It became an unpleasant thing. We were overly aggressive with people. You can't do that and build any kind of goodwill. Fortunately, I think we've turned it around." - Jimmy Kimmel