But shortly before the election, it was announced in October 2024 that Stewart would stay on as host of "The Daily Show" through 2025. He has continued to host only on Mondays, with the show's various correspondents taking over for him during the rest of the week.

The comedian, whose contract to host The Daily Show is up in December, said “we’re working on staying” during a conversation with New Yorker editor David Remnick at Sunday’s New Yorker Festival, when Remnick asked if the Comedy Central host was going to “sign another” contract.

Good news for fans of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show: the comedian revealed Sunday that he hopes to continue hosting the news satire program.

Jon Stewart gave an update on Sunday about his 'The Daily Show' hosting duties, saying he's 'working on staying.'

Jon Stewart isn’t ready to leave “ The Daily Show ” — at least, not yet. Speaking with New Yorker editor David Remnick at the New Yorker Festival on Sunday, Stewart said he’s “working on staying” at Comedy Central once his contract expires in December.

On this week's episode of 'The Daily Show,' Jon Stewart claimed Doanld Trump 'definitely' wants to serve a third term as president.

Zohran Mamdani was greeted warmly in an interview with Jon Stewart, who told him: “You are clearly right now in the front-running position. I can tell, because they’ve gone 9/11 on you.”

CBS News also appears to be taking a turn to the right with the hiring of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief. Weiss is a “Trump-friendly figure,” MSNBC wrote recently. “CBS Evening News” anchor John Dickerson on Monday announced he is leaving the network at the end of the year.

He returned to The Daily Show on February 12, 2024, hosting Monday nights and also serving as executive producer alongside his manager, James Dixon. He also began hosting The Weekly Show, a companion podcast, in May 2024. Stewart extended his contract in October 2024 to remain as host until the end of 2025.

Jimmy Kimmel has revealed that ABC originally had his friend and fellow late-night host Jon Stewart in mind to host its late-night talk show back in the early 2000s.