Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s longtime executive producer Jill Leiderman is departing after 14 years

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Leiederman is stepping down after 14 years at the helm of Kimmel's late-night talk show. She'll be replaced by Sharon Hoffman, the former executive producer of Entertainment Tonight and CBS Evening News‘ weekend edition. "Jill changed everything," Kimmel once said of Leiderman, who was hired in 2006 after Regis Philbin recommended her. Leiderman joined Kimmel's show after working on The Jon Stewart Show, VH1 and The Late Show with David Letterman. “I could not be more thankful for what Jill has done for our show and could not have asked for a better partner over the past 14 years,” Kimmel said. “Her contributions to the growth of JKL are immeasurable, including finding her worthy successor, Sharon Hoffman. We were very lucky to have Jill as long as we did and, while I am sad to see her go, I understand. I am sick of me too.”