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[07/13/26 - 12:01 PM]
Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" Delivers Its Highest-Rated Second Quarter Among Persons 18-49 in Nine Years
Jon Stewart's Monday night episodes led the charge with the highest ratings for the franchise.
[via press release from Comedy Central]

COMEDY CENTRAL'S "THE DAILY SHOW" DELIVERS ITS HIGHEST-RATED SECOND QUARTER AMONG PERSONS 18-49 IN NINE YEARS

July 13, 2026 - NEW YORK - On the heels of its seven Emmy nominations, Comedy Central's THE DAILY SHOW continues to deliver a strong performance, scoring its highest-rated second quarter among persons 18-49 in nine years and outperforming its year-ago benchmarks on key social metrics. Jon Stewart's Monday night episodes led the charge with the highest ratings for the franchise, while the News Team, including Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic delivered significant YoY growth Tuesday through Thursday.

THE DAILY SHOW airs weeknights at 11:00 PM, ET/PT on Comedy Central with episodes available on Paramount+ the next morning.

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THE DAILY SHOW on Comedy Central scored its highest rated 2Q among P18-49 in nine years, since 2Q17.

P18-49 rating up +46% vs. year-ago (0.574 vs. 0.393)

Jon's Monday night episodes drove the highest ratings for the franchise, while News Team episodes delivered substantial YoY growth.

Jon eps (Mon), P18-49 rating up +21% YoY (0.665 vs. 0.550)

News Team eps (Tue-Thu), P18-49 rating up +66% YoY (0.526 vs. 0.316)

Biggest 2Q share with P18-49 in 14 years, since 2Q12.

P18-49 share up +22% vs. YAGO (3.19 vs. 2.62)

Most-watched 2Q for TDS among total viewers in eight years, since 2Q18.

Total viewers up +17% vs. YAGO, with 1.12 million P2+ (vs. 951,000) - most watched of any quarter since 1Q19

Social

THE DAILY SHOW outperformed its year-ago benchmarks on key social metrics.

2.2 billion views, up +16% vs. 2Q25

100.7 million engagements, up +1% vs. 2Q25

4.4 billion total minutes consumed, up +16% vs. 2Q25

THE DAILY SHOW ranks as the #1 most-viewed cable program across social in 2026.

Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel for 4Q25 thru the Present, Panel Only for historical; L+3 coverage ratings, national share, P2+ 000s. Social- SCR, Domo.





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