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Late Night Talk Show Hosts Tier List

Rank the hosts who've owned the late night chair.

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The crowd's ranking

S: Johnny Carson, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman

A: Jon Stewart, Craig Ferguson, Stephen Colbert

B: Seth Meyers

C: Jimmy Kimmel

D: Jay Leno

F: Jimmy Fallon

Discussion

throwaway67435: Conan was Johnny Carson for millennials. Still doing the weird stuff at 60 on a podcast with a young audience.

throwaway46825: Fallon in F, giggling at his own bits since SNL

tyler.c6798: Carson wasn't even the first Tonight Show host, people forget Paar and Allen

TheMooseOfficial: Craig Ferguson is massively underrated. No band, a gay robot skeleton sidekick and a pantomime horse. Peak TV.

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