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Kamala Harris may have lost election night, but Jon Stewart and “The Daily Show” took home a W. The Comedy Central live special was the most-watched episode ever on Paramount+ on its premiere day, outperforming the average “Daily Show” episode in 2024 by 275%, according to internal data from Paramount+.
The episode also performed well on social media, generating almost 40 million views and 4 million engagements. That viewership was a 83% increase compared to election coverage from “The Daily Show” in 2020, as well as a 160% increase in engagement compared to that same time.