Jon Stewart will proceed to guide “The Day by day Present” till 2028.
The host has prolonged his contract with the Comedy Central collection for 2 years and can proceed to function secretary till the subsequent presidential election. Stewart’s contract was as a consequence of finish on the finish of 2026 after signing a one-year renewal in November 2025.
Stewart will nonetheless be a part of the rotating roster of hosts that features Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic, with Troy Iwata and Grace Kuhlenschmidt as non-host correspondents. He additionally stays an government producer together with showrunner and government producer Jen Flanz and Stewart’s longtime supervisor James “Child Doll” Dixon.
Stewart final renewed his contract simply months after Comedy Central’s father or mother firm, Paramount, was acquired by Skydance Media. His new extension comes weeks after the David Ellison-led conglomerate accomplished a merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.
Stewart debuted as a bunch on “The Day by day Present” in 1999 and left in 2015. Trevor Noah took his place as anchor of the satirical information program earlier than stepping down in 2022. After Stewart returned to “The Day by day Present” in February 2024, rankings elevated. In response to metrics supplied by Paramount, the present is the most-watched cable present on social media in 2026.
“Jon Stewart is a generational expertise and ‘The Day by day Present’ continues to be one in all tv’s most influential franchises and a cornerstone of Comedy Central. We’re thrilled to proceed our partnership with Jon and his award-winning information group,” stated George Cheeks, co-president and chief content material officer of Skydance TV.