Jon Stewart’s future on The Day by day Present has lastly been revealed amid new possession at Paramount. The Late Present with Stephen Colbert was canceled over the summer season and can finish in Could 2026. Each reveals air on Paramount-owned networks, and ever for the reason that stunning Colbert information, hypothesis mounted about whether or not Stewart can be axed as properly.
Nonetheless, Comedy Central has formally renewed Stewart’s Day by day Present contract for one 12 months, which runs via December 2026 (his present contract ends in December 2025).
The comic will proceed to host on Monday nights, with Day by day Present correspondents Desi Lydic, Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, and Josh Johnson filling in on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Additionally, Stewart will stay an government producer.
Stewart started internet hosting The Day by day Present again in 1999, and the present actually turned a popular culture touchstone throughout the 2000 presidential election. When he left, Trevor Noah took over, however the present floundered after the Born a Crime creator shocked everybody by saying his departure in 2022.
A number of visitor hosts have been introduced in to check out for the function, together with well-known comedians like Chelsea Handler and Leslie Jones. Hasan Minhaj was reportedly near being chosen, however after accusations about his stand-up routine surfaced, Comedy Central returned to sq. one, and executives introduced Stewart again to host episodes on Monday nights.
Questions emerged about whether or not Colbert and Stewart would stay employed by Paramount amid its merger with Skydance, which might be headed by David Ellison.
After Colbert’s cancellation (Paramount was accused of caving to political strain, although the community claims it was purely a monetary resolution), Stewart spoke out about his disagreements with the corporate that indicators his paychecks, and criticized Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.
Disney suspended Kimmel for feedback he made about Charlie Kirk’s killer. FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened to drag ABC’s broadcast license, and Nexstar and Sinclair pulled Jimmy Kimmel Reside! from the air. Disney finally reinstated Kimmel after intense backlash, and the host delivered a passionate pro-free speech monologue upon his return.
After Kimmel was quickly yanked off the air, questions on Stewart’s destiny multiplied, and it appeared like the way forward for The Day by day Present was actually unsure.
Nonetheless, optimistic indicators emerged not too long ago, particularly when Stewart revealed that he was in negotiations to remain on as host. Additionally, Paramount beforehand revealed a press launch that bragged about The Day by day Present‘s robust scores.
In September, The Day by day Present was nominated for Excellent Discuss Sequence on the Emmys however misplaced to The Late Present with Stephen Colbert. It earned a complete of 12 nominations in 2025, together with for Manufacturing Design, Directing, Image Modifying, Sound Mixing, and Writing.
Stewart’s contract renewal means he’ll host Monday nights on The Day by day Present for at the least another 12 months. Subsequent fall, hypothesis about his future with the present will seemingly spring up once more. For now, although, followers of The Day by day Present can relaxation assured that their favourite political comic can be on the helm via the 2026 midterms.
The Day by day Present airs weeknights at 11 p.m. EST on Comedy Central.
- 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