Jon Stewart Brings ‘The Daily Show’ Its Highest Viewership on Comedy Central Since His Exit in 2015

variety.com:

Selome Hailu Jon Stewart‘s old desk is happy to have him. On Monday night, 1.3 million viewers tuned into Comedy Central to see Stewart host “The Daily Show” for the second time since the surprise announcement of his return.

That marks the highest viewership the show has seen on its home network since Stewart’s final episode as host in 2015, after which Trevor Noah took over.

It should be noted that this comparisons refers to viewership on Comedy Central alone. Though some post-2015 episodes of “The Daily Show” have totaled above 1.3 million viewers, none reached that height without the advantage of simulcasting on other Paramount-owned networks, which Monday’s telecast did not do.

For example, Stewart’s initial return on Feb. 12 hit a strong 1.9 million viewers across Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land, but only 930,000 of those viewers came from Comedy Central, meaning that Stewart’s second episode made a 35% improvement by that metric.