Jon Stewart to Stick With Daily Show Through 2028

One veteran host is not leaving a late-night talk show. Comedy Central announced Monday that Jon Stewart will remain in his once-a-week anchor job as host of The Daily Show through 2028—meaning he'll be at the desk for the next presidential campaign and election. Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, and Desi Lydic will remain as part-time anchors, the Washington Post reports. They'll be working for new owners, the Skydance-owned Paramount, which canceled Stephen Colbert's late-night talk show on CBS. Owner David Ellison is aligned with President Trump, who bristled at his treatment by both shows.

Stewart objected to Colbert's cancellation on the air at the time and acknowledged the same could happen to him. "I'm not giving in, I'm not going anywhere, I think," Stewart said. He hosted the show, left for nine years, and returned in early 2024, and ratings have been way up since then. And Stewart's monologues have drawn big audiences online. Ratings and advertising revenue have fallen for such shows overall, and the New York Times points out that Stewart's two-year deal is a boost for the category. Late-night hosts aren't out of the woods yet: Jimmy Kimmel's contract ends in May, and ABC has sounded noncommittal.