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Season 20 – The Daily Show

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A humorous slant on top news stories.

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Satirical anchor Jon Stewart -- older, wiser, and visibly exhausted -- finishes a hugely impactful run hosting the The Daily Show on his own terms in a final round that is equal doses politically impassioned and warmly sentimental.

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Hank Stuever Washington Post 01/31/2019
Stewart's last show was a loose and satisfyingly sentimental hour. Go to Full Review
Brian Steinberg Variety 01/31/2019
The host of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" used his last turn behind the desk to make the program a daily show about all the people who put the program together... In doing so, Stewart flipped another format on its ear. Go to Full Review
Bill Harris Toronto Sun 01/31/2019
There won't be another Jon Stewart, just like there never has been another Johnny Carson. Here's Johnny? Here's Jonny. Go to Full Review
Brad Oswald Winnipeg Free Press 01/31/2019
Filled with equal measures of heart, humour, gratitude, genuine emotion and what was most assuredly the best musical play-off any entertainer has ever enjoyed. Go to Full Review
Liz Raftery TV Guide 01/31/2019
While it was a bit of a slog, Stewart's last Daily Show, in a way, was a stark forecast of the void he will leave behind now that he's officially departed. The segments were undoubtedly a touching tribute for those involved. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Sep 26 142 funny episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated TV-14 for Strong Coarse Language (L)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jon Stewart's final season (for now)!!!!!!!!!!! Originally airing on Comedy Central!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 29, 2014 Hadi al-Bahra Hadi al-Bahra. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 30, 2014 Ben Affleck Actor and director Ben Affleck. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 1, 2014 Lena Dunham Actress and author Lena Dunham. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 2, 2014 Ben Steele Filmmaker Ben Steele. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 6, 2014 Atul Gawande Author Atul Gawande. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 7, 2014 Wyatt Cenac Comic Wyatt Cenac. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 8, 2014 Leon Panetta Author Leon Panetta. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 9, 2014 Jeremy Renner Actor Jeremy Renner. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 13, 2014 Matt Bai Author Matt Bai. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 14, 2014 Zach Galifianakis Actor Zach Galifianakis. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 15, 2014 Bill O'Reilly TV host Bill O'Reilly. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 16, 2014 Bryan Stevenson Author Bryan Stevenson. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 27, 2014 Wendy Davis Texas Senator Wendy Davis. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 28, 2014 Joaquin Castro Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 29, 2014 Ellar Coltrane Actor Ellar Coltrane. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 30, 2014 Spoon Rock band Spoon. Details Episode 17 Aired Nov 3, 2014 Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Details Episode 18 Aired Nov 4, 2014 Democalypse 2014: America Remembers It Forgot to Vote Politician Reince Priebus. Details Episode 19 Aired Nov 5, 2014 John Cleese Actor and author John Cleese. Details Episode 20 Aired Nov 6, 2014 James Risen Author James Risen. Details Episode 21 Aired Nov 10, 2014 Bruce Springsteen and Frank Caruso Bruce Springsteen and Frank Caruso. Details Episode 22 Aired Nov 11, 2014 Samantha Power UN Ambassador Samantha Power. Details Episode 23 Aired Nov 12, 2014 Steve Carell Actor Steve Carell. Details Episode 24 Aired Nov 13, 2014 Maziar Bahari and Gael Garcia Bernal Maziar Bahari and Gael Garcia Bernal. Details Episode 25 Aired Nov 17, 2014 Laura Poitras Filmmaker Laura Poitras. Details Episode 26 Aired Nov 18, 2014 Benedict Cumberbatch Actor Benedict Cumberbatch. Details Episode 27 Aired Nov 19, 2014 Jessica Chastain Actress Jessica Chastain. Details Episode 28 Aired Nov 20, 2014 Eddie Redmayne Actor Eddie Redmayne. Details Episode 29 Aired Dec 1, 2014 Andrew Napolitano Journalist Andrew Napolitano. Details Episode 30 Aired Dec 2, 2014 Sophie Delaunay Sophie Delaunay. Details Episode 31 Aired Dec 3, 2014 Dave Grohl Musician and director Dave Grohl. Details Episode 32 Aired Dec 4, 2014 Angelina Jolie Actress and director Angelina Jolie. Details Episode 33 Aired Dec 8, 2014 Norman Lear Author Norman Lear. Details Episode 34 Aired Dec 9, 2014 Kathryn Bigelow and Juan Zarate Kathryn Bigelow and Juan Zarate. Details Episode 35 Aired Dec 10, 2014 Suki Kim Author Suki Kim. Details Episode 36 Aired Dec 11, 2014 Mick Foley Mick Foley. Details Episode 37 Aired Dec 15, 2014 Tim Burton Director Tim Burton. Details Episode 38 Aired Dec 16, 2014 Paul McCartney Musician Paul McCartney. Details Episode 39 Aired Dec 17, 2014 Anna Kendrick Actress Anna Kendrick. Details Episode 40 Aired Dec 18, 2014 Chris Rock Actor and comic Chris Rock. Details Episode 41 Aired Jan 5, 2015 Steven Brill Author Steven Brill. Details Episode 42 Aired Jan 6, 2015 Cass Sunstein Author Cass Sunstein. Details Episode 43 Aired Jan 7, 2015 Ava DuVernay Director Ava DuVernay. Details Episode 44 Aired Jan 8, 2015 Allison Williams Actress Allison Williams. Details Episode 45 Aired Jan 12, 2015 Jimmy Carter Former president Jimmy Carter. Details Episode 46 Aired Jan 13, 2015 Sen. Marco Rubio Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Details Episode 47 Aired Jan 14, 2015 Julianne Moore Actress Julianne Moore. Details Episode 48 Aired Jan 15, 2015 Sienna Miller Actress Sienna Miller. Details Episode 49 Aired Jan 19, 2015 Governor Mike Huckabee Gov. Mike Huckabee. Details Episode 50 Aired Jan 20, 2015 Jennifer Lopez Actress Jennifer Lopez. Details Episode 51 Aired Jan 21, 2015 Anne Hathaway Actress Anne Hathaway. Details Episode 52 Aired Jan 22, 2015 Jennifer Aniston Actress Jennifer Aniston. Details Episode 53 Aired Jan 26, 2015 Julian Castro Julian Castro, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Details Episode 54 Aired Jan 27, 2015 Jill Leovy Author Jill Leovy. Details Episode 55 Aired Jan 28, 2015 Oscar Isaac Actor Oscar Isaac. Details Episode 56 Aired Jan 29, 2015 Sarah Chayes Author Sarah Chayes. Details Episode 57 Aired Feb 2, 2015 Martin Short Comic and author Martin Short. Details Episode 58 Aired Feb 3, 2015 Bill Browder Author Bill Browder. Details Episode 59 Aired Feb 4, 2015 Wes Moore Author Wes Moore. Details Episode 60 Aired Feb 5, 2015 Bob Odenkirk Actor Bob Odenkirk. Details Episode 61 Aired Feb 9, 2015 Patricia Arquette Actress Patricia Arquette. Details Episode 62 Aired Feb 10, 2015 David Axelrod Author David Axelrod. Details Episode 63 Aired Feb 11, 2015 Colin Firth Actor Colin Firth. Details Episode 64 Aired Feb 23, 2015 Christine Lagarde Attorney Christine Lagarde. Details Episode 65 Aired Feb 24, 2015 Lynsey Addario Author Lynsey Addario. Details Episode 66 Aired Feb 25, 2015 Conan O'Brien Late night talk show host Conan O'Brien. Details Episode 67 Aired Feb 26, 2015 Olivia Wilde Actress Olivia Wilde. Details Episode 68 Aired Mar 2, 2015 Robert Smigel Comedian and writer Robert Smigel talks about the television charity special "Night of Too Many Stars." Details Episode 69 Aired Mar 3, 2015 Sigourney Weaver Actress Sigourney Weaver. Details Episode 70 Aired Mar 4, 2015 Viachaslav Fetisov Ice hockey player Viachaslav Fetisov. Details Episode 71 Aired Mar 5, 2015 Gerald Posner Author Gerald Posner. Details Episode 72 Aired Mar 9, 2015 Rep. John Lewis Author and Congressman John Lewis. Details Episode 73 Aired Mar 10, 2015 Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. Details Episode 74 Aired Mar 11, 2015 Common Hip hop artist and actor - Common. Details Episode 75 Aired Mar 12, 2015 Rob Corddry Actor Rob Corddry. Details Episode 76 Aired Mar 16, 2015 Andrew Cockburn Andrew Cockburn talks about his new book "Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins." Details Episode 77 Aired Mar 17, 2015 Amanda Seyfried Actress Amanda Seyfried. Details Episode 78 Aired Mar 18, 2015 Kevin Hart Actor and comic Kevin Hart. Details Episode 79 Aired Mar 19, 2015 Will Ferrell Actor Will Ferrell. Details Episode 80 Aired Mar 23, 2015 Ayaan Hirsi Ali Author Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Details Episode 81 Aired Mar 24, 2015 Jon Ronson Author Jon Ronson. Details Episode 82 Aired Mar 25, 2015 Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering. Details Episode 83 Aired Mar 26, 2015 John Hargrove Author John Hargrove. Details Episode 84 Aired Apr 6, 2015 Gene Baur Author Gene Baur. Details Episode 85 Aired Apr 7, 2015 Peter Dinklage Actor Peter Dinklage. Details Episode 86 Aired Apr 8, 2015 Tavis Smiley TV host Tavis Smiley. Details Episode 87 Aired Apr 9, 2015 Sen. Elizabeth Warren Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Details Episode 88 Aired Apr 13, 2015 Adam Horowitz Musician and actor Adam Horowitz. Details Episode 89 Aired Apr 14, 2015 Fareed Zakaria Author Fareed Zakaria. Details Episode 90 Aired Apr 15, 2015 Billy Crystal Actor and comic Billy Crystal. Details Episode 91 Aired Apr 16, 2015 Eric Greitens Author Eric Greitens. Details Episode 92 Aired Apr 20, 2015 Gayle Lemmon Author Gayle Lemmon. Details Episode 93 Aired Apr 21, 2015 Jeff Garlin Actor Jeff Garlin. Details Episode 94 Aired Apr 22, 2015 Dana Perino Author Dana Perino. Details Episode 95 Aired Apr 23, 2015 Neil deGrasse Tyson Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Details Episode 96 Aired Apr 27, 2015 Elizabeth Olsen Actress Elizabeth Olsen. Details Episode 97 Aired Apr 28, 2015 George Stephanopoulos Journalist George Stephanopoulos. Details Episode 98 Aired Apr 29, 2015 Judith Miller Author Judith Miller. Details Episode 99 Aired Apr 30, 2015 Kristen Wiig Actress Kristen Wiig. Details Episode 100 Aired May 4, 2015 Brian Grazer A humorous slant on top news stories. Details Episode 101 Aired May 5, 2015 Willie Nelson Musician Willie Nelson. Details Episode 102 Aired May 6, 2015 Ernest Moniz Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz. Details Episode 103 Aired May 7, 2015 Mumford & Sons Musical group Mumford & Sons. Details Episode 104 Aired May 11, 2015 John Legend Musician John Legend. Details Episode 105 Aired May 12, 2015 Tom Brokaw A humorous slant on top news stories. Details Episode 106 Aired May 13, 2015 Reza Aslan Religious scholar Reza Aslan. Details Episode 107 Aired May 14, 2015 Rebel Wilson Actress Rebel Wilson. Details Episode 108 Aired May 26, 2015 Senator Rand Paul Senator and author, Rand Paul (R). Details Episode 109 Aired May 27, 2015 Moss Kanter Author Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Details Episode 110 Aired May 28, 2015 Matt Harvey New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey. Details Episode 111 Aired Jun 1, 2015 Gen. Stanley McChrystal Retired U.S. Army General and author Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Details Episode 112 Aired Jun 2, 2015 Bill de Blasio Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City. Details Episode 113 Aired Jun 3, 2015 Melissa McCarthy Actress Melissa McCarthy. Details Episode 114 Aired Jun 4, 2015 Steve Buscemi Actor Steve Buscemi. Details Episode 115 Aired Jun 8, 2015 Nicola Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon. Details Episode 116 Aired Jun 9, 2015 Nick Offerman Actor and author Nick Offerman. Details Episode 117 Aired Jun 10, 2015 Colin Quinn Comedian Colin Quinn discusses his book "The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America." Details Episode 118 Aired Jun 11, 2015 Mark Ruffalo Actor Mark Ruffalo of "Infinitely Polar Bear." Details Episode 119 Aired Jun 15, 2015 Judd Apatow Director Judd Apatow. Details Episode 120 Aired Jun 16, 2015 Aziz Ansari Comic Aziz Ansari. Details Episode 121 Aired Jun 17, 2015 Bill Clinton Former President Bill Clinton. Details Episode 122 Aired Jun 18, 2015 Malala Yousafzai A humorous slant on top news stories. Details Episode 123 Aired Jun 22, 2015 Al Franken Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.). Details Episode 124 Aired Jun 23, 2015 Seth MacFarlane Actor Seth MacFarlane. Details Episode 125 Aired Jun 24, 2015 Andrew Napolitano Judge Andrew Napolitano. Details Episode 126 Aired Jun 25, 2015 Richard Lewis Comic Richard Lewis. Details Episode 127 Aired Jun 29, 2015 Taylor Schilling Actress Taylor Schilling. Details Episode 128 Aired Jun 30, 2015 Jon Hamm Actor Jon Hamm. Details Episode 129 Aired Jul 1, 2015 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Details Episode 130 Aired Jul 2, 2015 Sara Vowell Author Sara Vowell. Details Episode 131 Aired Jul 20, 2015 Paul Rudd Actor Paul Rudd. Details Episode 132 Aired Jul 21, 2015 President Barack Obama President Obama. Details Episode 133 Aired Jul 22, 2015 Jake Gyllenhaal Actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Details Episode 134 Aired Jul 23, 2015 Ta-Nehisi Coates Author Ta-Nehisi Coates. Details Episode 135 Aired Jul 27, 2015 David McCullough Author and historian David McCullough. Details Episode 136 Aired Jul 28, 2015 Tom Cruise Actor Tom Cruise. Details Episode 137 Aired Jul 29, 2015 Doris Kearns Goodwin Author Doris Kearns Goodwin. Details Episode 138 Aired Jul 30, 2015 J.J. Abrams Producer J.J. Abrams. Details Episode 139 Aired Aug 3, 2015 Amy Schumer Comic and actress Amy Schumer. Details Episode 140 Aired Aug 4, 2015 Denis Leary Comic and actor Denis Leary. Details Episode 141 Aired Aug 5, 2015 Louis C.K. Comic Louis C.K. Details Episode 142 Aired Aug 6, 2015 Jon bids farewell to the program; correspondents past and present gather to cover the presidential candidates; the many people Jon targeted over the years give him a fitting send-off; Jon presents a look behind the scenes of the show. Details
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Season Info

Network
Comedy Central
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Talk Show, Comedy
Original Language
English