Jon Stewart has commented on the way forward for his storied comedy information program, The Every day Present, as Skydance, the American media conglomerate, is within the means of buying the property. Skydance introduced plans to buy Paramount International on July 7, which is the mum or dad firm of Comedy Central, and the house of The Every day Present and South Park, amongst different properties and networks below the Paramount umbrella.
Stewart, on his podcast The Weekly Present with Jon Stewart, commented on the way forward for The Every day Present following the announcement of the Skydance merger:
Sadly, we haven’t heard something from them. They haven’t known as me and stated like, ‘Don’t get too snug in that workplace, Stewart.’ However let me inform you one thing, I’ve been kicked out of s******r institutions than that. We’ll land on our ft.
Nothing Assured, However Current Occasions Forged Doubt On Its Future
Regardless of its 12 nominations on the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, The Every day Present has been below hearth attributable to its protection of President Donald Trump. Stewart, who returned to this system in 2024, was a vocal critic of Trump all through the 2024 election, and has maintained this criticism all through the primary months of his second time period.
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Along with the Trump protection, Jon Stewart has been a loud critic of the lately settled Paramount International $16 million lawsuit introduced by the President over a 60 Minutes interview that aired with Kamala Harris. Stewart appeared lower than sure of the present’s future, despite The Every day Present‘s current main success within the rankings.
I’d prefer to consider that with out The Every day Present… I don’t know. Comedy Central is type of like muzak at this level. I feel we’re the one form of life that exists on a present foundation aside from South Park. But it surely’s the one factor on there. I’d prefer to suppose we convey sufficient worth to the property. In the event that they’re taking a look at it as purely an actual property transaction, I feel we convey a number of worth. However that is probably not their consideration. They could promote the entire f****** place for components, I simply don’t know. We’ll take care of it after we do.
Our Take On The Potential Cancellation Of The Every day Present
We’re Hoping It is Not True, However It Does not Look Good Proper Now
Whereas Jon Stewart did not explicitly categorical a recognized or implied cancellation, it is clear that he’s already contemplating what would occur subsequent, if the present was axed after the merger. His feedback are clearly skewing damaging, and his feedback are sufficient to strike worry within the hearts of followers. The Every day Present is a marketable property, nonetheless, and the thought of it shifting to a different community or a streaming platform is very possible. Stewart’s feedback about ‘touchdown on our ft’ lend credence to this, suggesting that he thinks that the present will both achieve success sufficient to proceed, or discover one other house elsewhere.
A Skydance cancellation may convey unintended penalties that permit the present to raise previous its present place within the discipline. A transfer to Netflix or Peacock may convey extra added bonuses and viewers to an already well-liked program, now with out restrictions. In a panorama the place streaming providers are in a position to increase the recognition of exhibits to an enormous diploma (just like the current success of the CW’s Sullivan’s Crossing after its launch on Netflix), a cancellation might even be a blessing in disguise for The Every day Present.
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The Every day Present
- Launch Date
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July 22, 1996
- Administrators
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Chuck O’Neil
- Writers
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Allison Silverman, Charlie Grandy, Hallie Haglund, Sam Means, Wyatt Cenac, Scott Jacobson, Rob Kutner, Wealthy Blomquist, Jonathan Bines, Elliott Kalan, Aaron Bergeron, Tom Johnson, john oliver, Jason Reich, Eric Drysdale, Daniel J. Goor, Chris Regan, Travon Free, Rachel Axler