The Daily Show scores its biggest quarterly share in ten years and lands #1 spot among Monday late-night viewers

Social platforms boast best quarter in franchise history with 1.6B views

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April 9, 2025 (New York, NY) -  Comedy Central’s The Daily Show scores it biggest quarterly share in ten years, up 13% vs. year-ago and lands #1 spot among Monday late-night viewers. The Emmy Award-winning franchise’s social media platforms also boast another #1 placement as the most viewed cable program across social in March and the best quarter in TDS social history with 1.6B views. Full ratings information below:

Linear:

• The Daily Show earned its best quarterly share on P18-49 in ten years, since 2015

  • Up +13% on P18-49 share (3.94 vs. 3.48) vs. 1Q24

• The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart scored its best quarterly performance since his return in 1Q24

  • Double-digit growth vs. 4Q on P18-49:

    • Up +12% on rating (0.547 vs. 0.490) 

    • Up +48% on share (5.76 vs. 3.88)

• Jon Stewart’s episodes averaged 1.34M total viewers in 1Q, up +5% vs. 4Q (vs. 1.27M)

• #1 series across all TV in late-night on Mondays with P18-49

Social:

• #1 most viewed cable program across social in March

• Best quarter ever for TDS on social, with 1.6B views (+32% vs. 4Q) and 113M engagements (+145%)

Source: Nielsen; L3 cvg rtgs & shr; competitive rank based on P18-49 000s, late-night 11p-3a. Social- TDS historical, Domo; Cable rank, SCR (excl. sports).