US EditionJon Stewart To Keep Hosting ‘The Daily Show’ Through 2026
- Paramount confirmed Monday that Jon Stewart will continue hosting The Daily Show on Monday nights and serve as an executive producer through December 2026.
- After returning in 2024 following a nine-year absence, Jon Stewart's continuation beyond his one-year contract was uncertain amid industry shakeups and Stephen Colbert's cancellation months ago.
- The Daily Show's recent awards and ratings show it won three Emmys and posted its highest quarterly rating in four years, with Jon Stewart hosting Mondays and correspondents rotating other nights.
- Paramount said the renewal is a win for audiences and partners, with Ari Pearce, Head of Comedy Central, calling Stewart's return a commitment to incisive comedy, and Monday's press release ended near-term uncertainty.
- Amid Skydance's $8 billion takeover, new ownership led by David Ellison in August has driven recent layoffs cutting 1,000 employees with another 1,000 planned and CBS's May 2026 cancellation of Stephen Colbert's Late Show.
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KULR-TVJon Stewart will stay with The Daily Show through 2026, Paramount announces
Jon Stewart will continue to host The Daily Show on Comedy Central every Monday through the end of 2026, Paramount announced. Stewart's contract was set to end in December 2025 before he and Paramount agreed to an extension. Stewart originally hosted The Daily Show from 1999 through 2015, and returned in 2024 to host weekly
Jon Stewart to host ‘The Daily Show’ through December 2026
Jon Stewart isn’t quite ready to leave the anchor desk. Stewart will continue to host Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” every Monday through December 2026, keeping the political satirist in the chair for next year’s midterm congressional and gubernatorial elections. Paramount announced the news Monday, putting an end to questions about Stewart’s immediate future with the late-night show he originally hosted full-time from 1999 to 2015 before ret…
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