The final numbers are in:Jon Stewart’s February 12 return to Comedy Central’sThe Daily Show averaged more than 3 million total viewers across the night in Nielsen’s Live+3 numbers, which include simulcasts and the encore.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was No. 1 across all cable (originals and encores) at 11 p.m. in key demos and total viewers, according to Nielsen results.
It posted triple-digit growth versus Trevor Noah’s final show; it was up 116% to 374,000 among adults 18-49; up 129% to 498K among adults 25-54; and up 129% to 1.65 million among total viewers.
It was the Daily Show‘s biggest premiere audience since August 2017. Comedy Central also added that Stewart’s return ranked as the No.
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