Jimmy Kimmel to host Emmys again in September

Plus, the show gets a confirmed date.
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ABC is sticking with the prank-loving devil it knows for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards.

Jimmy Kimmel, ABC's flagship late night host, revealed on Monday that he'll serve as master of ceremonies once again at September's 68th Annual Emmy Awards. Kimmel also announced when 2016's Emmys will take place: Sunday, Sept. 18.


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This won't be Kimmel's first Emmy rodeo. The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live helmed the ceremony the last time ABC aired the awards, in 2012 -- back when Homeland was still shiny and new, and there was still something novel about Julia Louis-Dreyfus winning a Best Actress award for Veep. How young we all were.

Nominations for the 68th Emmy Awards will be announced July 14.


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Hillary Busis was Mashable's Deputy Entertainment Editor. Her coverage focused on the film and television industry. A graduate of Columbia, Hillary previously worked as a digital news editor at Entertainment Weekly, where she also cohosted a weekly show on EW's Sirius XM Radio channel. Her work has been featured in Vulture, Slate and the Wall Street Journal, among other publications, and she's also appeared as a guest on the 'Today' show and HuffPost Live.

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