Jimmy Kimmel's return to late-night TV was an emotional one for his mom Joan, according to an audience member who says she sat next to her. Leesa Bates told PEOPLE she saw Joan 'wiping her eyes several times' during the Sept. 23 taping of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' after the show returned six days after being pulled 'indefinitely' by ABC.
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