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[10/20/25 - 01:33 PM]
Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" Scores Highest Rated Quarter in Over Four Years and Biggest Share in 10 Years
The award-winning franchise landed the #1 spot among cable late-night series in 3Q, securing the top spot on Monday nights across key adult demos during 10p-3a.
[via press release from Comedy Central]

COMEDY CENTRAL'S "THE DAILY SHOW" SCORES HIGHEST RATED QUARTER IN OVER FOUR YEARS AND BIGGEST SHARE IN 10 YEARS

October 20, 2025 (New York, NY) - Comedy Central's The Daily Show scored a record-breaking performance in the third quarter, including its highest quarterly rating in four years and biggest share in 10 years. The award-winning franchise landed the #1 spot among cable Latenight series in 3Q, securing the top spot on Monday nights across key adult demos during 10p-3a. Social platforms boast the best 3Q social performance in franchise history with views and total minutes consumed, both up double digits. 3Q ratings information below:

Linear

The Daily Show had its highest rated quarter in four years and biggest share in 10 years

Up double digits vs. YAGO on both rating (+25%, 0.450 vs. 0.361) and share (+42%, 3.22 vs. 2.26)

#1 cable series on Mondays in Latenight with P18-34 and P18-49

Social

The Daily Show had its best 3Q social performance in franchise history

1.7B views, up +26% vs. YAGO

3.2B total minutes consumed, up +20% vs. YAGO

Source: Nielsen; Big Data + Panel for 3Q25, Panel-Only for historical; P18-49/L3 coverage ratings and U.S. share, Daily Show on CMDY (Mon-Thur); best rating since 1Q21, best share since 3Q15; competitive cable rank based on Mon/10p-3a, 000s, 3+ TCs, excl. sports; Social- Domo, MTVE Cross-platform, 3Q25.





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