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The Best Episodes of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 82 - Game Night
    8.4/10(40 votes)

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  2. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 44 - Gerard Butler, Gabrielle Union, Jamie Cullum
    7.9/10(25 votes)

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    Actor Gerard Butler (Bounty Hunter), actress Gabrielle Union (FlashForward), musical guest Jamie Cullum.

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  3. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 104 - Wilmer Valderrama, Paul "Bear" Vasquez, Dwyane Wade, Keane
    7.9/10(31 votes)

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  4. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 144 - Jenny McCarthy, Ron Artest, Die Antwoord
    7.9/10(58 votes)

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  5. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 52 - Luke Wilson, Aaron Johnson, PiL
    7.6/10(22 votes)

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    Luke Wilson (Death at a Funeral), Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass), musical guest PiL.

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  6. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 164 - Paris Hilton, Dave Salmoni, Metric
    6.7/10(25 votes)

    S8:E164

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  7. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 101 - Kyra Sedgwick, Jay Baruchel, N.E.R.D
    1.0/10(26 votes)

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    Kyra Sedgwick, Jay Baruchel, N.E.R.D

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  8. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 1 - David Arquette, Abbie Cornish, Jim Breuer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actor David Arquette (The Female of the Species), actress Abbie Cornish (Bright Star), stand up comedian Jim Breuer

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  9. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 2 - Neil Patrick Harris, Jeremy Renner, Really Doe
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actor Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), actor Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), musical guest Really Doe.

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  10. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 3 - Ellen Pompeo, Michael Strahan, Puddle of Mudd
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actress Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy), NFL analyst Michael Strahan (Brothers, "NFL Sunday"), musical guest Puddle of Mudd

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 4 - Tobey Maguire, Shenae Grimes, Colbie Caillat
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actor Tobey Maguire (Brothers), actress Shenae Grimes (90210), musical guest Colbie Caillat performs "I Never Told You"

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  12. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 5 - Chevy Chase, Elisha Cuthbert, Melanie Fiona
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Jimmy as "Jay Leno" hosts. Actor Chevy Chase (Community), actress Elisha Cuthbert (The Forgotten and 24), musical guest Melanie Fiona performs "It Kills Me"

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  13. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 6 - Kate Walsh, Aziz Ansari, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Jimmy spoke with actress Kate Walsh (Legion and Private Practice) about turtles and speaking Spanish, and actor Aziz Ansari (Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening and Parks and Rec) about his breakthrough year on television and his fascination with R. Kelly. Also, musical guests Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers performed "Johnny Cash is Dead." But first, Jimmy says goodbye to Michael Jackson's giraffes, J.J. and Rambo, who died, and we get a special peek into Guillermo's scandal on The Bachelor.

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  14. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 7 - Evangeline Lilly, Katharine McPhee, Caite Upton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actress Evangeline Lilly (Lost), Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007 Caite Upton, musical guest Katharine McPhee

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  15. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 8 - Joan Rivers, Dax Shepard, chef Paul Bartolotta
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actor Dax Shepard (When in Rome), personality Joan Rivers, chef Paul Bartolotta

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  16. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 9 - Dennis Quaid, Ty Burrell, Orianthi
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actor Dennis Quaid (Legion), actor Ty Burrell (Modern Family), musical guest Orianthi

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  17. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 10 - Paul Bettany, "Bachelor" Jake Pavelka, Pearl
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actor Paul Bettany (Legion), The Bachelor Jake Pavelka, musical guest Pearl

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  18. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 11 - Dwayne Johnson, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Dwayne Kennedy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actor Dwayne Johnson (Tooth Fairy), Duane "Dog" Chapman (Dog the Bounty Hunter), stand-up comedian Dwayne Kennedy

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  19. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 12 - Cheryl Hines, Jared Harris, Heartless Bastards
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actress Cheryl Hines (Brothers & Sisters), actor Jared Harris (Extraordinary Measures), musical guest Heartless Bastards

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  20. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 13 - Harrison Ford, Kristen Bell, Silversun Pickups
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E13

    Actor Harrison Ford (Extraordinary Measures), actress Kristin Bell (When in Rome), musical guest Silversun Pickups

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  21. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 14 - Mel Gibson, Kate Micucci, Mayer Hawthorne
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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    Actor Mel Gibson (Edge of Darkness), actress Kate Micucci (When in Rome), musical guest Mayer Hawthorne

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  22. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 15 - Will Arnett, Kim Raver, Slightly Stoopid
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E15

    Actor Will Arnett (When in Rome), actress Kim Raver (Grey's Anatomy), musical guest Slightly Stoopid

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  23. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 16 - Josh Duhamel, Shorty Rossi, John Mayer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E16

    Jimmy spoke with actor Josh Duhamel (When in Rome) about doing his own stunts, and Shorty Rossi (Animal Planet's Pit Boss) about his pit bulls and dating tall women. And musical guest John Mayer performed "Heartbreak Warfare." But first, Jimmy led the audience in pledging their lives to Oprah for her birthday, and Guillermo broke the news to Jimmy about a nationwide salami recall. Also, it's Friday, which meant another installment of This Week in Unnecessary Censorship

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  24. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 17 - Serena Williams, Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse, Lady Antebellum
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E17

    Tennis champion Serena Williams, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse (writers of Lost), musical guest Lady Antebellum

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  25. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Season 8 Episode 18 - Dr. Phil, Nick Jonas, Demetri Martin
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E18

    Jimmy interviewed Dr. Phil McGraw (Dr. Phil) and musician Nick Jonas (Nick Jonas and the Administration), and stand-up comedian Demetri Martin performed.

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Game Night" is the best rated episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" season 8. It scored 8.4/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/3/2010. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Gerard Butler, Gabrielle Union, Jamie Cullum".