The Best Seasons of The Daily Show

Every season of The Daily Show ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The Daily Show!

Top season: Season 19; 7.4avg
Best episode: S20E142 Jon Stewart's Final Episode; 9.4379 votes

Season 19

159 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2013

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE112 · Ricky Gervais 7.9

Season 20

142 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2014

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE142 · Jon Stewart's Final Episode 9.4

Season 18

158 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2012

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE144 · Simon Pegg 7.8

Other Seasons

Season 17

157 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2011

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE57 · Ricky Gervais 7.8

Season 16

124 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2011

6.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE117 · Caroline Kennedy 7.8

Season 14

161 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2009

6.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE60 · Denis Leary 7.9

Season 29

138 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2024

6.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · February 12, 2024 - Zanny Minton Beddoes 8.8

Season 10

159 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2005

6.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE93 · Diane Lane 7.7

Season 15

161 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2010

6.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE30 · Robert Pattinson 7.7

#10

Season 30

142 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2025

6.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE44 · April 3, 2025 - Scott Glenn 7.7

#11

Season 22

163 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2016

6.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE30 · Tomi Lahren 7.8

#12

Season 13

160 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

6.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE81 · Steve Carell 7.8

#13

Season 21

161 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2015

6.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE32 · Jon Stewart 7.6

#14

Season 12

138 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2007

6.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE27 · Jake Gyllenhaal 7.6

#15

Season 11

161 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2006

6.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE45 · Studs Terkel 7.7

#16

Season 28

122 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2022

6.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE35 · December 8, 2022 - Neal Brennan 7.4

#17

Season 1

7 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 1996

6.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Premier Episode 6.9

#18

Season 27

140 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2021

6.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE138 · William MacAskill 7.2

#19

Season 23

157 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2017

5.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE32 · Tiffany Haddish 7.5

#20

Season 31

130 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2026

5.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE79 · June 22, 2026 - Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan 7.4

#21

Season 8

161 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2003

5.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · Simon Cowell 7.6

#22

Season 24

158 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2018

5.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE28 · Usher 6.9

#23

Season 26

116 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2020

5.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE41 · Barack Obama 7.2

#24

Season 25

160 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2019

5.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE135 · Nadia Murad 6.5

#25

Season 9

161 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2004

5.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE54 · John Gibson 7.6

#26

Season 6

157 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2001

5.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE22 · Kelly Ripa 7.6

#27

Season 7

160 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2002

5.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE39 · Paula Zahn 7.5

#28

Season 4

159 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1999

5.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE65 · Suzanne Somers 6.3

#29

Season 5

166 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2000

5.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE63 · Jesse L. Martin 7.6

#30

Season 2

16 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 1997

5.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Episode 10 5.5

#31

Season 3

33 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 1998

4.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE30 · Wendie Malick 5.1

The Best Seasons of The Daily Show

Season 19

Season 20

Season 18

Other Seasons

Season 17

Season 16

Season 14

Season 29

Season 10

Season 15

Season 30

Season 22

Season 13

Season 21

Season 12

Season 11

Season 28

Season 1

Season 27

Season 23

Season 31

Season 8

Season 24

Season 26

Season 25

Season 9

Season 6

Season 7

Season 4

Season 5

Season 2

Season 3

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