The Daily Show

The Daily Show

When news breaks we fix it.

TV-141996•6.4/10

NewsComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(634)

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Production

Comedy Central, MTV Entertainment Studios, Ark Angel, Busboy Productions, Mad Cow Productions, Paramount Television Studios

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

July 22, 1996

Last Aired

May 21, 2026

Networks

Comedy Central

Created By

Madeleine Smithberg, Lizz Winstead

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Premier Episode

Air date: 1996-07-22

E2

David Cross & Bob Odenkirk

Air date: 1996-11-14

E3

James Doohan

Air date: 1996-11-20

Tonight, James Doohan, otherwise known as Scotty from Star Trek.

E4

Bruce Davison

Air date: 1996-12-09

Tonight, James Doohan, otherwise known as Scotty from Star Trek.

E5

Richard Lewis

Air date: 1996-12-11

This is a place holder.

E6

Wes Craven

Air date: 1996-12-12

This is a place holder.

E56

Tom Bergeron

Air date: 1996-12-04

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