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"Jimmy Fallon could succeed Jay Leno as host of NBC&amp;#039;s flagship Tonight Show within the next 18 months, new reports have claimed. Senior executives speaking on condition of anonymity also told The New York Times that Fallon would host the show from New York instead of Burbank, the current home of Tonight with Jay Leno.   Although a deal with Fallon - who currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC - has not yet been completed, one source is quoted as saying that &amp;quot;there is no way on earth that this is not going to happen&amp;quot;. It has been claimed that Fallon would take over on Tonight no later than autumn 2014, and discussions with the 38-year-old are thought to be ongoing. Leno&amp;#039;s current contract is believed to expire in late 2014. NBC has declined to comment on the rumoured deal.  Leno&amp;#039;s once dominant Tonight Show still tops overall ratings on most nights. However, the series has faced tighter competition from ABC&amp;#039;s Jimmy Kimmel Live in the key 18-49 demographic, particularly since it moved into direct competition with Leno&amp;#039;s show and CBS&amp;#039;s Late Show with David Letterman at the start of the year. America&amp;#039;s Got Talent judge Howard Stern recently denied rumours that he was the prime candidate to take over from Fallon on Late Night on 2014, describing the speculation as an &amp;quot;insult&amp;quot;. Watch a clip of Jimmy Fallon &amp;#039;slow-jamming the news&amp;#039; with Barack Obama and The Roots below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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