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The Daily Show’s hour-long Election Night Special hosted by Jon Stewart delivered most-watched episode ever on Paramount+ and the #1 most-viewed entertainment episode on social for Election Day
Jon Stewart’s monologue ranked as the #1 most engaging election night TikTok video across the TV universe with 472K engagements.
Stewart returns to the desk of the Emmy® winning franchise tonight at 11pm ET/PT on Comedy Central
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November 11, 2024 (New York, NY) - Fresh off their Emmy® win, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show Election Night Special, hosted by Jon Stewart and the News Team, delivered massive numbers across Paramount+ and social:
Paramount+
The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now was the most-watched episode ever on Paramount+ on its premiere day
- Outperformed The Daily Show 2024 average-to-date by an impressive +275%
Social
- On social, The Daily Show generated nearly 40M views (+83% vs. TDS 2020 election coverage) and 4M engagements (+160%)
- #1 most viewed entertainment episode on social for Election Day
- #2 across all TV only behind MSNBC’s Decision 2024 Special
- Up +161% vs. the 2024-to-date The Daily Show average
- Jon Stewart’s monologue ranked as the #1 most engaging election night TikTok video across the TV Universe with 472K engagements.
Source: Paramount Plus Internal Metrics; Daily Show posted to P+ on 11/6/24; Day 1 Active Sub HHs, historical since 3/4/21. Social- Domo (11/5/24, 11/3/20), Social Content Ratings- 11/5/24 (excl. sports); ListenFirst 11/5/24.
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