tonight, neil patrick harris, the bachelor arie luyendyk jr. and lauren burnham, mean tweets music edition, and music from jon pardi. and now, sure enough, here's jimmy kimmel. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you for watching. thank you for coming. thank you for joining us. it's good that you're in a positive mood. because this might be -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we're going to need that energy. this might be a tumultuous night. i don't know if you've been following this. but after a bombshell finale that threatened to up end the very institution of marriage itself, the bachelor arie and his new fiance, he just proposed, lauren b, are here, unless he changes his mind and goes to another talk show. he is not a decisive guy. we'll see if he dares show his face again. i got a little surprise this morning. i woke up, brushed my teeth, i got a text and i looked at trump's twitter account. as if it wasn't going to do that anyw anyway. it is what i do every morning. did i and this is what i see. lowest rated oscars in history. the pr

>> in the makeup chair with neil patrick harris. how he is using his tv transformation to tease his twins. >> they say, stop. >>> then it's our throwback thursday exclusive with nick let's sherr dan with her exclusive. playing one of the tv villains. >> chew on that. >>> closed kancaptioning provid by -- >>> guess what? today at work, i found out i am going to meet bill gates. >> what? >> sorry leonard, you and penny had a good run. >> "the big bang theory" will have one stellar guest star in bill gates tonight on cbs. >> meanwhile "young sheldon" sees your bill gates and raises you a seinfeld alum. only we were on set for jason alexander's sitcom return. >> i was told you're the head of the drama department. >> and the girls' volleyball coach, which between us is the real drama department. >> so tell me what it's been like working with iain. >> he's a freak. i've worked with a lot of kids, and he's got an inexplicable amount of ability for his age. >> we already knew iain was super talented, but who knew he could do this? ♪ i've

now you have not one but two reasons to watch neil patrick harris on tv. he has a new show here on nbc and he is as wicked as ever with the return of a series of unfortunate events. >> so good. >> he's going to tell us about that. >>> and then if you thought blueberries were a humble fruit, you're about to find out why they are an actual super food that can help you live longer. >> did you say humble? >> humble. >> the proud and triumphant blueberry. >> cobbler. >>> what have you got coming up? >> so real-life miracle hunters on the show today, and where he's found them right here in america, along with a woman who says she has experienced one and a doctor to back her up. and then -- well, we're going to talk about that -- new orleans saints, right? thank you. i'm not much into football, but i understand the cheerleading situation. and you know the one who got fired? she's here. so we'll talk about whether that body suit was too revealing versus the normal uniform. >> some of those cheerleader rules and regulations were harsh. >> if they're in a restaurant

. >> jimmy kimmel is live followed by night line and neil patrick harris and the bachelor and musical guest john party and action news continues early at 4:00 a.m. for the latest on the information and school closers with matt and tamala and karen rogers and dave murphy and for cecily tynan and ducis rodgers and the entire news team i'm jim gardner. >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." a mama dog left in the road tries to guard her baby. >> her other puppy's inside that bag. >> how some good samaritans saved them all from certain death. >> i'm so confused by this evil. >>> a wife's about to get a big surprise. >> oh. >> how her soldier made it home in the knick of time. >>> we've got an idiot on wheels alert. >> what are you doing? >> the clueless driver with some kind of tunnel vision. >>> and a funny look at the perils of being the short friend. >> are you ready? >> okay. >> apparently you're also an armrest. >> get the view through their eyes of what it's like down there. >> i've never had any complaints so far. >>> justian in brazil is a huge pet advoca

tylenol® >> jimmy: i want to thank neil patrick harris, arie and lauren and apologize to matt damon, we ran out of time for him tonight. "nightline" is next, but first his album is called "california sunrise" here with the song "heartache on the dance floor," jon pardi! ♪ ♪ yeah i was just hangin out some little west coast town found a bar out by the sand so i made my way in ♪ ♪ first thing that caught my eye like nothing i'd ever seen ♪ ♪ sunburned auburn air the california dream ♪ ♪ yeah she was shaking them hips to some old motown song ♪ ♪ i couldn't say anything so i sang along ♪ she was a heartache on the dance floor yeah she's moving through my mind ♪ ♪ i gotta know her name and i gotta see her again she's got me wondering yeah i'm just wondering ♪ ♪ where she at where she at where she at tonight ♪ ♪ where she at where she at where she at tonight ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ so i just hung around this little west coast town i dropped by every night i stayed till closing time ♪ ♪ my little mystery that girl is killing me so i put on a song just to sing a

tonight, neil patrick harris, the bachelor arie luyendyk jr. and lauren burnham, mean tweets music edition, and music from jon pardi. and now, sure enough, here's jimmy kimmel. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you for watching. thank you for coming. thank you for joining us. it's good tha

tomorrow night our old pal neil patrick harris will be here. bachelor arie will be here, possibly with a plus one. and music from john pardy and an all new music edition of mean tweets. and later this week, charlize theron, kathy griffin, josh duhamel and mike epps, with music from lord huron and noel gallagher's high flying birds. so please join us. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest is a multi-platinum-selling recording artist who, starting sunday, passes judgment on a new crop of carrie underwoodbes on the reborn "american idol." >> my name's noah davis. i'm from royal, arkansas and i'm 18 years old. wig. >> wow. 18. >> okay. >> did you just say wig? >> i know. wig. i feel that already. >> what is wig? >> it's not your language. it's just for us. >> we're here together. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> so much. >> oh, my god. >> jimmy: love has already blossomed. "american idol" returns sunday night on abc. please welcome katy perry. [ cheers and applause ] were you out late last night? >> there's a reason the word pain is in champagne.

. >> neil patrick harris is doing the same thing in albuquerque, new mexico, and kristen bell is also buying tickets in minneapolis. she said this movie is a knockout. she has nothing to do with the movie but wants everybody to go see it. >> sam, you said you saw it and found it very moving? >> for me it was a great story. but it's all about inclusion and about talking to people and families and i thought it was awesome. >> so go see it, everybody. especially if it's for free in your hometown, right. >> we love free stuff. >>> also, there is no stopping "black panther." the box office megahit just became the top grossing superhero film of all time in north america. it's expected to end the weekend with about $630 million shooting past "the avengers" which came out in 2012. ticket sales accounted for almost -- listen to this -- almost 40% of box office revenue alone this year. incredible. it's made $1.2 billion worldwide. >> it's like the gdp of wakanda. >> wakanda, fantastic. >>> this is a story we have been wanting to tell you about. i know adrienne likes this one as well. there's tw