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Ever since the halcyon days of Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett—back when cigarette smoke wafted on stage and through the camera lens, when greats like Orson Welles and Jack Lemmon sat down to speak—late-night television has been a battleground for hosts.

Through the long decades, the late-night war has seen hosts like David Letterman and Jay Leno square off against one another, with Conan O'Brien joining the fray against Jay after the "NBC incident."

As of right now, a new era currently reigns with an arena larger than ever before for late-night TV hosts.

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A number of them compete for ratings every week, though perhaps less viciously than their predecessors did.

Today's late-night programming landscape is filled with the talents of Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Trevor Noah, James Corden, Stephen Colbert, and more, all offering a different spin to the American public.

But which current late-night TV host is the best?

Who strikes the best balance between comedy and seriousness that goes hand-in-hand during the ever-changin

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