Jon Stewart to Remain ‘Daily Show’ Host Through 2028 — SkimNews
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- Jon Stewart signed a two-year contract extension with The Daily Show, keeping him at the Comedy Central desk through 2028 and the next presidential election cycle.
- Stewart will remain part of The Daily Show's rotating host lineup alongside Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, and Desi Lydic, with Troy Iwata and Grace Kuhlenschmidt as non-hosting correspondents.
- Stewart also stays on as an executive producer alongside showrunner Jen Flanz and his longtime manager James "Baby Doll" Dixon.
- The extension follows Skydance Media's closure of its Paramount–Warner Bros. merger weeks earlier; Stewart's previous deal was a one-year renewal signed in November 2025.
- The Daily Show is the most-viewed cable program across social media in 2026 according to metrics provided by Paramount, with ratings rising after Stewart's return.
- Stewart originally hosted The Daily Show from 1999 to 2015 and returned in February 2024 after Trevor Noah stepped down in 2022.
Why it matters: The extension locks in Stewart as Comedy Central's marquee political voice through the 2028 presidential election, giving the newly merged Paramount–Warner Bros. operation a high-profile satire anchor at launch. The continuing rotating-host arrangement — built into the deal terms — shows the network still has not committed to a single nightly anchor for the long term.
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