‘The Daily Show’ Posts Best Adults 18-49 Ratings in More Than Eight Years (EXCLUSIVE)

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

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Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” kicked off 2026 with its best young adult ratings in more than eight years. According to the network, for the first quarter of 2026, “The Daily Show” averaged a 0.579 rating among adults 18-49, its best mark in the demo since the fourth quarter of 2017 (0.593 rating).

Leading that demo surge is Monday night episodes of “The Daily Show,” hosted by Jon Stewart, which for that night is currently the No. 1 show in late night with adults 18-49. But also posting year-over-year growth are the Tuesday-through-Thursday episodes hosted on a weekly rotating basis by “The Daily Show” news team members Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic.

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