October
30
Stewart and Obama Rack Up Record Viewers
My favorite Barack Obama line on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night was his answer to the Socialism question: "In kindergarten, I shared my toys with the other children," he said. So far: 3.6 million views. Wow.
According to Comedy Central, last night's Obama satellite interview "lifted The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to record levels," they wrote in an email. It was the most-watched and highest-rated episode in the show's history, with 3.6 million total viewers and a 2.6 HHLD Rating. This episode beat the October 8 prior most-watched episode record set by Michele Obama, by 700,000 total viewers.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (October 29, 11:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.)3.6 million total viewers
2.2 million P18-49 viewers
2.6 HHLD Rating
2.0 P18-49 Rating
This is the first time The Daily Show has averaged more than 3 million viewers for a single episode.
The Daily Show outperformed its previous best by +22% (2.9 million viewers on October 8, 2008).
The Colbert Report, featuring Colbert's endorsement of Obama, is also feeling the love:
"The Colbert Report" (October 29, 11:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.)2.4 million total viewers
1.7 million P18-49 viewers
1.8 HHLD Rating
1.5 P18-49 Rating
The Colbert Report outperformed its previous best by +23% (2.0 million viewers on October 8, 2008).



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