Jon Stewart and \u201cThe Daily Show\u201d will live to see another day \u2014 or another year. The Emmy Award-winning funnyman has extended his contract to host and executive produce the late-night comedy series through 2026.<\/p>\n
Paramount, now owned by Skydance Corp., announced Monday that Stewart will continue to lead the long-running, New York City-headquartered Comedy Central juggernaut, appearing on camera every Monday and continuing to produce the series through December 2026.<\/p>\n
Current \u201cDaily Show\u201d anchors and correspondents \u2014 Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic \u2014 will continue to share hosting duties from Tuesday through Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cJon Stewart continues to elevate the genre he created. His return is an ongoing commitment to the incisive comedy and sharp commentary that define The Daily Show,\u201d Comedy Central chief Ari Pearce said in the announcement. \u201cThe renewal is a win for audiences, for Comedy Central and for all our programming partners. We\u2019re proud to support Jon and the extraordinary news team.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Daily Show\u201d recently scored its highest quarterly rating in four years and biggest share in 10 years, according to a network spokesman.<\/p>\n
In July, Stewart confessed he wasn\u2019t sure of his future with the show amid CBS\u2019 decision to nix \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like CBS, Comedy Central is owned by Paramount Global, which was in the midst of a multibillion-dollar merger with Skydance Media over the summer.<\/p>\n
Industry insiders speculated that executives at Skydance had been scrutinizing the liberal-leaning Colbert, as well as Stewart, about their content about the Trump administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey haven\u2019t called me and said, \u2018Don\u2019t get too comfortable in that office, Stewart,\u201d he responded to a viewer question on \u201cThe Weekly Show with Jon Stewart\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Daily Show\u201d premiered in 1996, first with Craig Kilborn as host before Stewart took over in 1999. He remained with the program until 2015, then returned in 2024 as a part-time host. The show remains the longest-running program on Comedy Central, and has won 28 Primetime Emmy Awards in its nearly three decades on TV.<\/p>\n
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