Jon Stewart took a moment at the end of Monday night’s Daily Show to acknowledge the show’s newly announced two-year renewal—and thank the viewers and staff he credited with making it possible.
“I just wanted to mention before we go a little bit of good news,” Stewart said before signing off. “For those of you who enjoy The Daily Show… I am sure you are out there somewhere.”
Stewart then referenced his previously stated desire to keep the show going through the next presidential election.
“We told you a while back that we were going to do everything in our power to continue to be on the air through this next presidential election, and I am truly happy to announce that it has come to pass,” he said, drawing cheers and applause from the studio audience.
The announcement came hours after Skydance Television confirmed that Stewart had signed a new deal to host The Daily Show on Mondays and remain an executive producer through December 2028.
Stewart jokingly offered thanks to the show’s corporate parent—“We are very appreciative to the dancer in the sky. Sky dancer.”—before turning his attention to viewers.
“We could not have done it without the support of the audience that has stayed with us through all of the ups and downs of this very unusual moment in the industry that we have,” Stewart said. “Without your support, there would be no leverage for us to keep this thing on the air.”
He also thanked The Daily Show staff and crew.
“They keep it at the level that has made it so good,” Stewart said. “And I never said this before, and you may not even know this, but when I am not here, they still have to do the show!”
After another round of laughs and applause, Stewart added: “I mean, can you believe it? They are working more than one day a week!”
“But thank you, all, very much,” he concluded. “We could not be happier, and we are delighted to keep this damn thing going.”
Stewart’s new deal marks his first multi-year renewal since returning to The Daily Show in 2024. The agreement takes Stewart and The Daily Show through the show’s 33rd season. Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, and Desi Lydic will continue to share hosting duties Tuesday through Thursday, with Troy Iwata and Grace Kuhlenschmidt continuing as correspondents.
The renewal puts to rest months of uncertainty surrounding Stewart’s future at the cable channel. His previous deal had been set to expire at the end of this year, even as The Daily Show was enjoying one of its strongest stretches in years.
According to Skydance, the show recently posted its best third-quarter total audience in eight years, while its social accounts have generated 1.9 billion views in 2026. The Daily Show also won two Emmys in September.
Watch Stewart’s full remarks at the top of this post.
That’s very expected of him.
That’s great!
The only news better than 2 years more if The Daily Show may be Stewart 2028
No fucking people without any public office experience shouldn’t be allowed to become president! Drumpf is living proof of that!
Besides, he’s already stated, on more than one occasion, he’s not interested in running for office!
Perhaps Mr. Colbert could be persuaded to resume his Comedy Central persona.
Colbert is still trying to do his LOTR movie, which is now being run by the Ellisons since they took over Warner Brothers earlier in the month.
I guess Colbert will still gladly take their paychecks to him. LOL.
I love beating my thimble sized dick off to Dear Leader ordering the Ellisons to cancel Colbert!It makes the haters cry!
If the Ellisons ordered Colbert off the air, why is he taking money from them for his shitty LOTR film?
Does Colbert have any principles?
See, I can wait forever for an answer from you, as I hang around school playgrounds preying on lil’ boys!
Yeah, that weird Canadian from Ottawa (Viktor KKK the Krab) insists he only likes the boys at the playground and not the girls…like the Canadian Michael Jackson, who is whiter than the person he hates the most, Arsenio Hall
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You’re not very original or creative, Mucky Boy! No wonder Drumpf loves you poorly educated!
And I’m nowhere close to living in Ottawa, you sad sack of a loser of Susan Collins!
You still hanging around your mommy’s computer, waiting for me to respond to you? You’re such a fucking loser!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Grow up, bitch!
Well, Victor the KKK Krab bragged about the Black 12 people living in Ottawa like it was a badge of honor. What a racist loser you are.
So, now that the Ellisons have taken over Warner Bros, you swore that Colbert would quit once that happened.
Colbert hasn’t quit. Why are you so wrong and why is Colbert sucking up to the Ellisons?
I’m not playing your fucking asswipe games! You claim Colbert show was cancelled because he was costing CBS money! Because you claim America is sick and tired of his and late night’s liberal messaging! When the reality was your dear lord and master Drumpf ordered the Ellisons to cancel his show if they wanted any future deals approved by him, like Paramount’s! A quid pro quo, which was what got him impeached the first time!
You’re such a fucking pathetic loser that nobody likes! You try and work the writers here in order to have things go your way, while you project your own racism onto others when they go after you! This is what your life has become! Lame!
I don’t give a fuck what you think, bitch! I will continue to point out what a sad loser you are, everytime you act up here! But I’m sure you’ll respond to me, seeing as you constantly hang around your mommy’s computer waiting for me to respond! In fact, you’ve probably been waiting for me, as I’m typing this!
Because you don’t have a fucking life, small bus rider!🖕😈🖕
If the Ellisons ordered the cancellation of Colbert’s show, why hasn’t Colbert quit his lame LOTR project that the Ellisons are producing by now owning Warner Bros.?
Simple game has two conclusions: either Colbert is a whore for money and won’t quit (like you said he would) or the Ellisons didn’t cancel his show.
Which is it KKK Krab?
Because you’re a pathetic Drumpf licking loser that refuses to accept the fact that your criminal idol was responsible for having Colbert’s show taken off the air, because he didn’t like the way Colbert was exposing the truth about him! Instead, you want to believe that the Ellisons took his top rated show off the air because it was costing them money, because people were ‘getting tired of his liberal agenda!’ Everyone knows the truth, except small bus riding losers like you, who want to believe the absolute worst about liberals!
You’re such a fucking turd, Mucky Boy! And I know you’re gonna respond to me minutes after I post this, because you’re have no fucking life! Get the fuck out of your mommy’s trailer and get a job already and start being a responsible member of society for once in your life, lil’ boy!
What’s the over under that Mucky Boy will respond to my latest post? I’m thinking twelve minutes!
Stop deflecting, Victor KKK Krab from lily-white Ottawa
If the Ellisons ordered the cancellation of Colbert’s show, why hasn’t Colbert quit his lame LOTR project that the Ellisons are producing by now owning Warner Bros.?
Simple game has two conclusions: either Colbert is a whore for money and won’t quit (like you said he would) or the Ellisons didn’t cancel his show.
Which is it Victor?
You’re a small bus riding racist MAGAt that wishes he could suck on Drumpf’s iddy biddy wee-wee! You take sadistic glee in Colbert’s cancellation because you want it to mean America’s sick and tired of the politically liberal messaging late night presents. When, in reality, Drumpf ordered the Ellisons to cancel his show if he wants any future deals approved by him!
Stephen Colbert has more class and dignity than the Ellisons! No one likes you fucking bitch hole MAGA racists! The proof of that will be in eleven days, when your precious Republicans get destroyed in a blue wave!
You deserve nothing but contempt, loser!🖕😈🖕
But hey, if you want to play games, how be I visit you in your trailer park, so we can play how many teeth you’ll lose after one swing at your big mouth with a monkey wrench! Doubt I won’t get much, seeing as you trailer trash don’t believe in dental hygiene, or any hygiene for that matter!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🖕😈🖕
Again, you swore and promised Colbert would quit the LOTR project if the Ellisons took over Warner Bros. Remember?
So, now that the Ellisons took over Warner Bros on 10/6, why hasn’t Colbert quit?
Is it because the Eliisons didn’t cancel his $40 million dollar losing show for politics or due to Colbert having no ethics or morals and just taking the paycheck?
Answer and stop deflecting, Victor KKK Krab from racist Ottawa.
I love the Daily Show and a BIG CONGRATULATIONS for the renewal of this show with JON STEWART and all the others who are also very appealing and funny to watch as well. And for all those who work behind the scenes to keep the sho running smoothly.