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The Daily Show

When news breaks we fix it.

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1996 –32 seasons · 4270 episodesTV-14Returning series
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

Self - Host

2771 eps

Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah

Self - Host

1091 eps

Craig Kilborn

Craig Kilborn

Self - Host

57 eps

William Kristol

William Kristol

Self

9 eps

Al Franken

Al Franken

Self

10 eps

Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel

Self

7 eps

Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

Self

8 eps

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self

8 eps

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self

9 eps

Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee

Self - Guest

9 eps

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Self

11 eps

Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman

Self - Guest

7 eps

Howard Dean

Howard Dean

Self

7 eps

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Self - Guest

10 eps

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O'Reilly

Self

10 eps

Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

Self

8 eps

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Self

9 eps

John McCain

John McCain

Self - Guest

11 eps

Lewis Black

Lewis Black

Self

39 eps

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self - Guest

7 eps

Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Self

13 eps

Jordan Klepper

Jordan Klepper

Self - Host

122 eps

Ronny Chieng

Ronny Chieng

Self - Host

95 eps

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Self

7 eps

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Self - Guest

7 eps

Desi Lydic

Desi Lydic

Self - Host

111 eps

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Self - Guest Host

8 eps

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self

7 eps

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Self

7 eps

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Self

8 eps

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

Self

15 eps

Michael Kosta

Michael Kosta

Self - Host

118 eps

Madeleine Albright

Madeleine Albright

Self

9 eps

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Self - Guest

8 eps

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais

Self

11 eps

Brian Williams

Brian Williams

Self

13 eps

Larry Wilmore

Larry Wilmore

Self - Correspondent

9 eps

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

Self - Correspondent

47 eps

Rob Corddry

Rob Corddry

Self - Correspondent

17 eps

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Self - Guest Host

8 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How The Daily Show actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

The Daily Show reads strongest on Humour, Bingeability and Character Depth.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

BingeabilityPresent4.8

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Character DepthPresent4.8

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Emotional WeightLight3.2

How much the series is designed to affect you.

Cliffhanger IntensityLight3.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SerializedLight2.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

The story

What it's about

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

The run

Seasons

32 seasons · 4270 episodes.

  • Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    199999 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    19967 episodes

    7.3IMDb

    Best episode · S01E01 Premier Episode

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    199716 episodes

    8.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    199833 episodes

    5.2IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    1999159 episodes

    5.2IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    2000166 episodes

    5.1IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    2001158 episodes

    5.2IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    2002160 episodes

    5.1IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    2003161 episodes

    5.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 9

    Season 9 · Complete

    Season 9

    2004161 episodes

    5.1IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 10

    Season 10 · Complete

    Season 10

    2005159 episodes

    7.1IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 11

    Season 11 · Complete

    Season 11

    2006161 episodes

    6.7IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 12

    Season 12 · Complete

    Season 12

    2007138 episodes

    6.7IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 13

    Season 13 · Complete

    Season 13

    2008160 episodes

    7.2IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 14

    Season 14 · Complete

    Season 14

    2009161 episodes

    7.2IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 15

    Season 15 · Complete

    Season 15

    2010161 episodes

    7.1IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 16

    Season 16 · Complete

    Season 16

    2011124 episodes

    6.3IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 17

    Season 17 · Complete

    Season 17

    2011157 episodes

    7.7IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 18

    Season 18 · Complete

    Season 18

    2012158 episodes

    7.2IMDb

    Best episode · S18E140 Kirsten Gillibrand

  • Official poster for Season 19

    Season 19 · Complete

    Season 19

    2013159 episodes

    6.9IMDb

    Best episode · S19E06 Malala Yousafzai

  • Official poster for Season 20

    Season 20 · Complete

    Season 20

    2014142 episodes

    6.9IMDb

    Best episode · S20E142 Jon Stewart's Final Episode

  • Official poster for Season 21

    Season 21 · Complete

    Season 21

    2015161 episodes

    6.2IMDb

    Best episode · S21E01 Kevin Hart

  • Official poster for Season 22

    Season 22 · Complete

    Season 22

    2016163 episodes

    6.7IMDb

    Best episode · S22E157 Olivia Munn

  • Official poster for Season 23

    Season 23 · Complete

    Season 23

    2017157 episodes

    6.5IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 24

    Season 24 · Complete

    Season 24

    2018158 episodes

    6.8IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 25

    Season 25 · Complete

    Season 25

    2019160 episodes

    6.2IMDb

    Best episode · S25E136 Pramila Jayapal & Michaela Coel

  • Official poster for Season 26

    Season 26 · Complete

    Season 26

    2020116 episodes

    6.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 27

    Season 27 · Complete

    Season 27

    2021140 episodes

    7.0IMDb
  • Official poster for Season 28

    Season 28 · Complete

    Season 28

    2022122 episodes

    9.3IMDb

    Best episode · S28E26 November 16, 2022 - Jonathan Majors

  • Official poster for Season 29

    Season 29 · Complete

    Season 29

    2024138 episodes

    7.0IMDb

    Following the departure of host Trevor Noah at the end of 2022, a series of guest hosts from both within and outside "The Daily Show's" correspondents roster filled the program's anchor chair throughout 2023, each sitting in for a one-week assignment. On January 24, 2024, it was announced that Jon Stewart would return to the show he had hosted from 1999 to 2015. This time around, in addition to serving as an executive producer, Stewart will host Monday episodes through at least the end of the 2024 U.S. election cycle. From Tuesdays through Thursdays, members of "The Best F#@king News Team" will rotate hosting duties.

  • Official poster for Season 30

    Season 30 · Complete

    Season 30

    2025142 episodes

    4.3IMDb

    Best episode · S30E85 July 15, 2025 - Thomas Chatterton Williams

  • Official poster for Season 31

    Season 31 · Complete

    Season 31

    2026110 episodes

    3.5IMDb

    Best episode · S31E16 February 2, 2026 - Heather Ann Thompson

  • Season 32 · Unannounced

    Season 32

    2 episodes

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Jon Stewart's Final Episode

S20E142

Jon Stewart's Final Episode

9.1IMDb9 votes

On Jon's last episode of The Daily Show, he revisits The Best F#@king News Team Ever, gets a send-off from his top political targets and says goodbye after 16 years as host.

6 Aug 2015
Still from Malala Yousafzai

S19E06

Malala Yousafzai

8.8IMDb5 votes

Republicans deny responsibility for the shutdown and Malala Yousafzai talks fighting the Taliban.

8 Oct 2013
Still from Scarlett Johansson

S19E44

Scarlett Johansson

8.2IMDb5 votes

Long-term unemployment benefits lapse, Chris Christie addresses his role in the "Bridgegate" scandal, and Scarlett Johansson talks post-modern dating in "Her".

9 Jan 2014
Still from Sandra Bullock

S19E03

Sandra Bullock

8.0IMDb5 votes

Congressional Republicans show signs of shutdown remorse, Lewis Black sets his sights on Barilla Pasta, and Sandra Bullock talks zero-gravity projectile vomit.

2 Oct 2013
Still from Jennifer Garner

S19E90

Jennifer Garner

7.8IMDb5 votes

Stephen Colbert makes an exciting career move, college athletes struggle to unionize, and Jennifer Garner shares Kevin Costner's off-set activities while filming "Draft Day."

10 Apr 2014
Still from Tim Gunn

S19E46

Tim Gunn

7.6IMDb5 votes

New evidence emerges in Chris Christie's bridge scandal, Brit Hume decries America's feminization, The Fox Five is a love story, and Tim Gunn hosts "Under the Gunn".

14 Jan 2014

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Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Recognition

Awards

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