Jon Stewart's Return to The Daily Show Delivers Highest Ratings in 5 Years
Jon Stewart's return to host The Daily Show on Comedy Central brought the channel its highest ratings in five years, with nearly 1 million viewers watching live and a total of 1.85 million across various airings. His performance drew such viewership due to curiosity about whether Stewart still had his charismatic presence as host after being away from the role for years. The episode addressed criticisms that his return represented "old white dudes...reclaiming" roles, with correspondents jokingly voicing skepticism but also acknowledging the cultural significance of Stewart's time on the show.
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00:02 John Stewart's return to host The Daily Show on Comedy Central brought the channel
00:06 its highest ratings in five years, with nearly one million viewers watching live and a total
00:11 of 1.85 million across various airings.
00:14 His performance drew such viewership due to curiosity about whether Stewart still had
00:18 his charismatic presence as a host after being away from the role for years.
00:23 The episode addressed criticism that his return represented old white dudes reclaiming roles,
00:28 with correspondents jokingly voicing skepticism but also acknowledging the cultural significance
00:33 of Stewart's time on the show.
00:35 Comedy Central has struggled to find a replacement for host for Trevor Noah that generates similar
00:39 viewership to Stewart's era.
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