On February 11, 2019, Jimmy Kimmel announced on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" that the show would be revived on Comedy Central for a fifth 20-episode season and mark the first project on Kimmel's new "Kimmelot" production imprint. The new season will include pranks on social media and other platforms. Kimmel's brother Jonathan Kimmel will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Season 5 premiered on September 25, 2019.