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The show went hostless for several years after Kimmel’s last outing.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Kimmel took the helm in 2017 - the year of envelopegate - and 2018 before the Oscars went hostless for three years.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

This was followed by the hosts, plural — Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes — one for each year that the awards had aired hostless since Jimmy Kimmel last held the stage in 2018.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2022

Last year, just before the pandemic was declared, the hostless telecast on ABC was seen by its smallest audience ever, 23.6 million viewers, down 20 percent from the year before.

From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2021

I want you to meet the nine-fifteen train from the South and—" "Pick out an unknown person and bring her to a hostless house?

From The Man in Lonely Land by Bosher, Kate Langley