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The Best Episodes of The Daily Show Season 14

Every episode of The Daily Show Season 14 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Daily Show Season 14!

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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Season 14 Ratings Summary

"David Gregory" is the best rated episode of "The Daily Show" season 14. It scored 5.4/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/2009. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Michael Wolff".

  • David Gregory
    5.4/1026 votes

    #1 - David Gregory

    Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2009

    Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.

    Director: N/A

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  • Michael Wolff
    6.6/1025 votes

    #2 - Michael Wolff

    Season 14 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2009

    Author Michael Wolff.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rachel Maddow
    7.3/1033 votes

    #3 - Rachel Maddow

    Season 14 Episode 3 - Aired 1/7/2009

    Wyatt Cenac, Samantha Bee and John Oliver go undercover for more information on the Obama girls. Aasif Mandvi says Sanjay Gupta's appointment will be a tremendous over achievement in a community of overachievers. Rachel Maddow is insulted as an American that the Obamas can't stay in the presidential guesthouse.

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  • Dana Perino
    6.6/1026 votes

    #4 - Dana Perino

    Season 14 Episode 4 - Aired 1/8/2009

    Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12 days left in the White House.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Maxwell Kennedy
    6.4/1027 votes

    #5 - Maxwell Kennedy

    Season 14 Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/2009

    Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy discusses kamikaze pilots.

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  • Daniel Craig
    7.4/1028 votes

    #6 - Daniel Craig

    Season 14 Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fareed Zakaria
    7.0/1027 votes

    #7 - Fareed Zakaria

    Season 14 Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2009

    Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria talks about terrorism in India.

    Director: N/A

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  • Bethany McLean
    7.1/1025 votes

    #8 - Bethany McLean

    Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Abderrahim Foukara
    6.6/1024 votes

    #9 - Abderrahim Foukara

    Season 14 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bishop Gene Robinson
    6.6/1015 votes

    #10 - Bishop Gene Robinson

    Season 14 Episode 10 - Aired 1/20/2009

    A veritable who's who of statesmen arrives for Barack Obama's historic inauguration. Jason Jones brushes off any comparisons between the Obama and Bush speeches. Wyatt Cenac reports from Obama's crazy-cool inaugural ball. Samantha Bee declares an end to frat boy humor, and Gene Robinson prays for Rick Warren.

    Director: N/A

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  • David Sanger
    6.7/1024 votes

    #11 - David Sanger

    Season 14 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2009

    Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the danger Pakistan poses.

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  • Liam Neeson
    7.4/1029 votes

    #12 - Liam Neeson

    Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2009

    Hillary Clinton frees the State Department, and Barack Obama moves to close Guantanamo Bay. Gitmo is excited to leave, but he still wants to kill you. Rush Limbaugh hopes Barack Obama fails, and Liam Neeson visits the horse stable next door.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • President Jimmy Carter
    7.4/1027 votes

    #13 - President Jimmy Carter

    Season 14 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2009

    Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gwen Ifill
    7.2/1028 votes

    #14 - Gwen Ifill

    Season 14 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Neil DeGrasse Tyson
    7.4/1029 votes

    #15 - Neil DeGrasse Tyson

    Season 14 Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • P.W. Singer
    7.3/1029 votes

    #16 - P.W. Singer

    Season 14 Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lawrence Lindsey
    7.3/1030 votes

    #17 - Lawrence Lindsey

    Season 14 Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/2009

    The Republicans pick Michael Steele as their RNC chairman, and now Wyatt Cenac is confused. The Super Bowl ads show where we are as a culture, and Lawrence Lindsey agrees with Jon's stimulus plan.

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  • Dev Patel
    7.4/1026 votes

    #18 - Dev Patel

    Season 14 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/2009

    The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.

    Director: N/A

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  • Karen Greenberg
    7.3/1025 votes

    #19 - Karen Greenberg

    Season 14 Episode 19 - Aired 2/4/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Randall Balmer
    7.5/1025 votes

    #20 - Randall Balmer

    Season 14 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/2009

    Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Walter Isaacson
    7.4/1022 votes

    #21 - Walter Isaacson

    Season 14 Episode 21 - Aired 2/9/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thomas Ricks
    7.2/1018 votes

    #22 - Thomas Ricks

    Season 14 Episode 22 - Aired 2/10/2009

    Barack Obama gives thoughtful answers at a press conference. Samantha Bee meets a few robot soldiers, and Thomas Ricks says we'll be in Iraq for a long time.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Daniel Sperling
    6.7/1019 votes

    #23 - Daniel Sperling

    Season 14 Episode 23 - Aired 2/11/2009

    The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • John Sununu
    7.4/1026 votes

    #24 - John Sununu

    Season 14 Episode 24 - Aired 2/12/2009

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jeff Bezos
    7.4/1027 votes

    #25 - Jeff Bezos

    Season 14 Episode 25 - Aired 2/23/2009

    Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.

    Director: N/A

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