Jon Stewart Will Continue Hosting ‘The Daily Show’ Through 2028
The news comes after the Comedy Central program won two Emmys in September and hit an eight-year viewership high The post Jon Stewart Will Continue Hosting ‘The Daily Show’ Through 2028 appeared first on TheWrap .
Jon Stewart has announced that he will continue hosting "The Daily Show" until December 2028. The Comedy Central series will keep its host on Monday nights, with the remaining episodes rotated among Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic. Additional contributors to the show include Troy Iwata and Grace Kuhlenschmidt, who make up the News Team.
Showrunner Jen Flanz and Stewart's longtime manager James "Baby Doll" Dixon are also executive producers. George Cheeks, co-chair and chief content officer of Skydance TV, praised Stewart as a "generational talent" and expressed excitement about continuing their partnership. This news follows "The Daily Show" receiving two Emmy nominations in September and reaching an eight-year high in viewership.
The series has also seen a surge in social media engagement, surpassing 2023's benchmarks with 1.9 billion views. The renewal of Stewart's contract comes at a time when late night television is facing uncertainty, as CBS canceled "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" due to financial reasons, despite Colbert's criticism of President Donald Trump.
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