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‘The Daily Show’ Has Huge Ratings Swing: How it Compares With Kimmel, Gutfeld & More
The Daily Show averaged 1.23 million viewers in February, up 33% from 2025, driven by Jon Stewart’s Monday episodes and rotating correspondents.
- In February, The Daily Show averaged 1.23 million viewers, marking its biggest February audience in over five years, according to LateNighter citing Nielsen Live+7 ratings data.
- Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show in February 2024 to host Monday night episodes, while a rotating lineup of correspondents including Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, and Josh Johnson anchors the rest of the week.
- In the key Adults 18-49 demographic, the show delivered 302,000 viewers and posted a 3.44 audience share, while Stewart's Monday monologues regularly top six million views weekly on YouTube, which has over 13.7M subscribers.
- February's results produced the show's highest monthly share in its 30-year history outside Jon Stewart's final August 2015 episodes, positioning The Daily Show ahead of late-night rivals including ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's The Tonight Show, and Fox News's Gutfeld!.
- Up 33 percent from February 2025 and tripled since a little over two years ago, the surge reflects recovery from former host Trevor Noah's December 2022 departure and the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that disrupted production.
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