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Jon Stewart’s Return Boosts ‘The Daily Show’ to 1.9 Million Viewers, Biggest Episode Since 2018


Jon Stewart's return to 'The Daily Show' brought in 1.9 million viewers on Monday night.

Of those 1.9 million viewers, 930,000 tuned in via Comedy Central, while the rest were counted across simulcasts on CMT, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land. It’s likely that Stewart’s episodes will continue to bring sorely needed viewership back to Comedy Central, and Monday’s big showing was achieved with only a week and a half of marketing lead up. The episode was immediately well received, with Variety critic Alison Herman writing that “anyone who has living memories of the War on Terror is powerless to resist Stewart’s particular blend of cynicism and moral righteousness.

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