Basic cable’s two most prominent progressive Monday-night voices will share a desk tonight, as Rachel Maddow joins Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.
Maddow and Stewart are set to discuss Democrats’ sweeping victories in last week’s midterm elections and what comes next as the party prepares to take control of both houses of Congress.
The appearance comes on the eve of the release of Maddow’s new book, Department of Fate, which traces the history of the Justice Department and its role in American political life.
It will mark Maddow’s first appearance on The Daily Show in nearly six years and her ninth overall. She last visited the show in December 2020, when Trevor Noah was host.
Stewart will hand the desk over Tuesday to Desi Lydic, who will host the remainder of the week.
Lydic’s guest Tuesday is actor Kathryn Hahn, who will be on to promote the film Madden.
On Wednesday, Lydic welcomes filmmaker Ron Howard, who will discuss his new documentary Avedon.
The week wraps Thursday with Heather Cox Richardson, author of the popular newsletter Letters from an American and the book Democracy Awakening.
This will be Lydic’s eighth hosting week of 2026, tying Jordan Klepper atop The Daily Show’s correspondent-host leaderboard. Michael Kosta has hosted seven weeks, while Ronny Chieng and Josh Johnson have each hosted five.
The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central, with episodes streaming the following day on Paramount+.
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