Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show on Monday after almost nine years, scoring big ratings for Comedy Central. He considered himself free to joke about things you wish he wouldn't and his return was the biggest rating share since 2015 with a 4.21.
On social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook Comedy Central said Monday's episode had 11.1M views in total.
Stewart trumped Trevor Noah's final episode by up 160% in the viewer demographic of people aged between 25-54 years old. The show also had an additional audience on CMT, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network and Pop TV Land with a total across the night including repeats reaching to 1.85 million viewers.
Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show on Monday after almost nine years, scoring big ratings for Comedy Central. He considered himself free to joke about things you wish he wouldn't and his return was the biggest rating share since 2015 with a 4.21.
Stewart trumped Trevor Noah's final episode by up 160% in the viewer demographic of people aged between 25-54 years old. The show also had an additional audience on CMT, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network and Pop TV Land with a total across the night including repeats reaching to 1.85 million viewers.
On social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook Comedy Central said Monday's episode had 11.1M views in total.
Stewart returned after almost nine years to host The Daily Show through the presidential election season, which is expected to include a rematch of Joe Biden and Donald Trump for the U.S presidency.
Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show on Monday after almost nine years
Stewart’s return was `The Daily Show`’s biggest rating share since 2015 with a 4.21
Jon Stewart considers himself free to joke about things you wish he wouldn’t.
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Jon Stewart's return to The Daily Show was met with enthusiasm by the audience at Comedy Central.
Comedy Central ended a yearlong search unable to pick a full-time replacement for Trevor Noah.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it claims that Jon Stewart's return to The Daily Show was a huge success and scored big ratings for Comedy Central. However, the numbers provided are not accurate as they include repeats of the episode which inflates the viewership count.
The article claims that Jon Stewart's return was a huge success and scored big ratings for Comedy Central, however the viewership count is inflated by including repeats.
The article states that Jon Stewart's return to The Daily Show scored 930,000 viewers but fails to mention that these numbers include repeats.
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Bias
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The article contains examples of political bias. The author uses language that depicts Jon Stewart as a hero and Trevor Noah as someone who failed to deliver the same level of success. Additionally, the article mentions Jordan Klepper hosting The Daily Show which implies that he is not as talented or successful as Jon Stewart.
It brought in 930,000 viewers
The episode was simulcast CMT, Logo, MTV, MTV2,
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Peter White has a conflict of interest with CMT and Logo as they are owned by ViacomCBS which also owns Comedy Central. He may have an incentive to report positively on Jon Stewart's return to The Daily Show.
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Peter White has a conflict of interest on the topics of Jon Stewart and The Daily Show as he is an author for Deadline.com which is owned by Paramount Global, which also owns Comedy Central.
Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show as Monday night host after leaving the program in 2015.
Comedy Central ended a yearlong search unable to pick a full-time replacement for Trevor Noah.
The Problem, an Apple TV show featuring Jon Stewart, ended due to topics that upset people.
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Jon Stewart considers himself free to joke about things you wish he wouldn't.
The two likely candidates for president are super, super old.
Stewart's return trumped Trevor Noah's final episode by 110% in terms of viewership and by 160% in the 25-54 demo
Jon Stewart is returning to host The Daily Show on Comedy Central through the fall elections.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the title implies that Jon Stewart will be telling jokes that people might not want to hear but it does not specify who these people are or what kind of jokes he will tell. Secondly, the author uses a quote from Jon Stewart saying 'Why am I back?' which is misleading as it suggests that there was a reason for him to leave The Daily Show in the first place when in fact he left on his own terms. Thirdly, the article implies that Jon Stewart's timing was sharp and his comic exasperation familiar but does not provide any evidence or context to support this claim.
The title is misleading as it suggests that Jon Stewart will be telling jokes that people might not want to hear but it does not specify who these people are or what kind of jokes he will tell.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that Jon Stewart's return to The Daily Show was due in part because Comedy Central ended a yearlong search unable to pick a full-time replacement for Trevor Noah. This implies that the decision of who should host the show is based on some sort of objective criteria, when it is ultimately subjective and could have been influenced by other factors as well.
Comedy Central ended a yearlong search unable to pick a full-time replacement for Trevor Noah.
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The author uses language that dehumanizes one side as extreme or unreasonable. The use of the phrase 'low-hanging fruit' implies that certain topics are easy to attack and lack substance.
> It was not exactly the most daring, outside-the-box topic. Stewart, who has adopted a plant-based diet, apparently has a particular taste for low-hanging fruit.
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James Poniewozik has a conflict of interest on the topic of Jon Stewart and The Daily Show as he is an employee at Comedy Central which owns both. He also has a personal relationship with Trevor Noah who replaced him as host.
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James Poniewozik has a conflict of interest on the topic of Jon Stewart and The Daily Show as he is an author for Comedy Central which owns both. He also has a personal relationship with Trevor Noah who is currently hosting The Daily Show.
Jon Stewart is returning to host The Daily Show on Comedy Central through the fall elections.
Stewart's return was an attempt by Comedy Central to increase relevance as its brand fades in the face of increased cord-cutting.
The format of The Daily Show has remained largely unchanged since Craig Kilborn days, with a monologue, comedy piece with a correspondent, and guest interview.
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in that it presents Jon Stewart's return to The Daily Show as a nostalgia ploy when the author clearly states that it was an actual funny piece of broadcast television. Additionally, the article implies that Stewart's departure from hosting duties after 7 years was due to lack of passion for the gig and his earnestness didn't jibe with modern-day comedy punditry which is not true.
The author states that Jon Stewart's return on Monday night was more than a nostalgia ploy
The article implies that Stewart left hosting duties after 7 years due to lack of passion for the gig and his earnestness didn't jibe with modern-day comedy punditry which is not true.
Fallacies
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Jon Stewart's return is a sharp spin on an old formula and that he has earned the right to host the show again due to his past success. Additionally, there are multiple instances where the author makes assumptions about their audience without providing evidence or context for those assumptions.
The article states that Jon Stewart's return is a sharp spin on an old formula and that he has earned the right to host the show again due to his past success. This is an appeal to authority fallacy as it assumes that because of his previous success, he deserves this opportunity.
The author makes assumptions about their audience without providing evidence or context for those assumptions. For example, they assume that younger audiences have gravitated towards more caustic humor and that Stewart's new on-screen persona will be in a media age that is even more antagonistic and splintered than the Bush/Obama years.
The article states that Jon Stewart's targets were familiar. This is an example of a false dilemma fallacy as it assumes there are only two options for his targets, when in reality he could have chosen to target other issues or people.
Bias
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The article contains examples of political bias and religious bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes one side as extreme or unreasonable.
Jon Stewart's return to the show he popularized isn't a mere nostalgia ploy
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David Sims has a conflict of interest on the topic of The Daily Show as he is an employee and owner of Comedy Central which owns the show.
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David Sims has a conflict of interest on the topic of The Daily Show as he is an author for Comedy Central which owns and operates The Daily Show.
