Jon Stewart to remain at ‘Daily Show’ through 2026 – Business News
Jon Stewart will keep internet hosting “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central for at least one other 12 months — regardless of his behavior of criticizing President Trump, who’s pals with the proprietor of the channel’s father or mother company Paramount Skydance.
Comedy Central stated Monday that Stewart would proceed internet hosting the show on Mondays and function govt producer through the top of 2026.
The settlement capped a number of weeks of talks spearheaded by Paramount’s tv chief George Cheeks, in accordance to the Status e-newsletter.
Jon Stewart will remain with Comedy Central as host of “The Daily Show” for at least one other 12 months. Getty Images for The New Yorker
“Jon Stewart continues to elevate the genre he created,” Ari Pearce, head of Comedy Central, stated in a assertion.
“His return is an ongoing commitment to the incisive comedy and sharp commentary that define ‘The Daily Show.’”
Trump has been one of Stewart’s fundamental targets for the reason that comic returned to “The Daily Show” early final 12 months.
In a current monologue, the host blasted the president for staging a lavish “Great Gatsby”-themed occasion final weekend at his Mar-a-Lago, Fla., property because the federal authorities shutdown continued.
Cheeks, who stories instantly to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, pushed exhausting to retain Stewart, Status reported. Ellison is buddies with Trump, who favors Paramount’s efforts to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, as The Post beforehand reported.
The exec is the son of billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, whom Trump additionally admires.
George Cheeks, Paramount’s head of tv, reportedly pushed exhausting to keep Stewart within the fold. From left: Paramount President Jeff Shell; RedBird Capital founder Gerry Cardinale; Paramount CEO David Ellison; Cheeks; and Paramount COO Andy Gordon. CBS
While the president has criticized late-night hosts together with CBS’ Stephen Colbert and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel, who commonly rail in opposition to Trump, he doesn’t appear very focused on Comedy Central’s programming, in accordance to Status.
The Post has sought remark from Paramount Skydance.
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Earlier this 12 months, Skydance acquired Paramount Global in an $8 billion deal permitted by Trump administration regulators.
The merger was okayed after Paramount Global management agreed to a $16 million settlement of a lawsuit introduced by Trump in opposition to CBS News over a “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris that he alleged was deceptively edited.
Shortly after the settlement was introduced, CBS stated it might be pulling the plug on Colbert’s late evening show subsequent 12 months.
Stewart will proceed to host the Monday evening editions of “The Daily Show” through December of subsequent 12 months. The Daily Show
CBS head honchos insist that the choice to ax the host was due to financial issues as late-night tv audiences have dwindled within the age of cord-cutting.
Trump praised the firing, in addition to David Ellison’s current choice of Bari Weiss to head CBS News.
The renewal of Stewart’s contract — in addition to its renewed deal with the Trump-hating creators of Comedy Central’s “South Park” — may mark efforts by the media giant to show it’s nonetheless unbiased, in accordance to Status.
Letting go of Stewart may have been a public relations catastrophe for Paramount on par with the backlash to Kimmel’s suspension in September, Status famous.
The transfer to keep Stewart is seen as an effort by Paramount to show its independence from President Trump. CBS
Kimmel’s disrespectful feedback concerning the assassination of Charlie Kirk led ABC, which is owned by Disney, to mute him for a number of days.
Following the suspension, Disney+, misplaced practically 3 million subscribers — twice as high because the average charge of churn.
