'The Daily Show' Is Taking Five Weeks Off

'The Daily Show' Is Taking Five Weeks Off  - LateNighter

Though the timing is sure to raise eyebrows amid speculation that Jon Stewart and his team might be next on the late-night chopping block at New Paramount, sources tell LateNighter that this extended hiatus has been planned for months and has nothing to do with the current drama at the company

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‘Don’t Freak Out’: The Daily Show is clocking out for a five-week, pre-planned summer break and won’t be back until Monday, September 8, 2025. Desi Lydic quipped on air that this hiatus—promoted heavily by Comedy Central—has nothing to do with the Paramount drama affecting other late-night shows. It’s actually par for the course (remember Trevor Noah’s three-month summer pause in 2021 or the seven-week gap before his debut in 2015).

In brighter news, Josh Johnson’s new episodes have been smashing the 18–49 demo, even outdrawing Jon Stewart. Johnson, Stewart and Jordan Klepper are taking the downtime on tour with stand-up dates, while Comedy Central fills the 11pm slot with reruns of Family Guy and South Park.