6.5/1038 votes#1 - Bill O'Reilly
Season 19 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2013
Republicans threaten to shutter the government if their Obamacare demands go unmet, and Bill O'Reilly talks Syria and "Killing Jesus".
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7.2/1038 votes#2 - David Mitchell
Season 19 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2013
Fox News weathers the government shutdown, Jason Jones surveys Obamacare supporters and opponents, and David Mitchell discusses "The Reason I Jump".
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7.3/1041 votes#3 - Sandra Bullock
Season 19 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2013
Congressional Republicans show signs of shutdown remorse, Lewis Black sets his sights on Barilla Pasta, and Sandra Bullock talks zero-gravity projectile vomit.
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7.5/1040 votes#4 - Kerry Washington
Season 19 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2013
Fox News investigates the liberal shutdown, Smokey the Bear gets furloughed, Sam Bee interviews a rebellious Republican, and Kerry Washington discusses "Scandal".
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7.0/1035 votes#5 - Kathleen Sebelius
Season 19 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/2013
Obamacare commences, Democratic incompetence battles Republican nihilism, and Kathleen Sebelius clarifies the finer points of the Affordable Care Act.
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7.5/1047 votes#6 - Malala Yousafzai
Season 19 Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/2013
Republicans deny responsibility for the shutdown and Malala Yousafzai talks fighting the Taliban.
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7.0/1036 votes#7 - Michael Fassbender
Season 19 Episode 7 - Aired 10/9/2013
Moderate Republicans remain in hiding and Michael Fassbender plays a really bad guy.
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7.0/1035 votes#8 - Brian Jay Jones
Season 19 Episode 8 - Aired 10/10/2013
A Medicaid expansion encounters Republican turbulence and Brian Jay Jones talks Jim Henson.
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6.8/1041 votes#9 - Alan Greenspan
Season 19 Episode 9 - Aired 10/21/2013
The government's health care technology sputters and Alan Greenspan reconsiders Wall Street.
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7.5/1058 votes#10 - Malcolm Gladwell
Season 19 Episode 10 - Aired 10/22/2013
Mainstream Republicans battle the Tea Party and Malcolm Gladwell discusses "David and Goliath".
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7.4/1042 votes#11 - Charles Krauthammer
Season 19 Episode 11 - Aired 10/23/2013
JP Morgan Chase reaches a settlement with the government and Charles Krauthammer talks health care.
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7.2/1047 votes#12 - Chiwetel Ejiofor
Season 19 Episode 12 - Aired 10/24/2013
Europe takes exception to America's attentions and Chiwetel Ejiofor turns out to be British.
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7.7/1045 votes#13 - Nick Offerman
Season 19 Episode 13 - Aired 10/28/2013
Congress rides to HealthCare.gov's rescue, and Nick Offerman discusses "Paddle Your Own Canoe".
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7.7/1044 votes#14 - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Season 19 Episode 14 - Aired 10/29/2013
CNN asks the question that really matters and Debbie Wasserman Schultz champions Obamacare.
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7.4/1043 votes#15 - Diane Ravitch
Season 19 Episode 15 - Aired 10/30/2013
The NSA goes on the defensive and Diane Ravitch offers solutions to public school woes.
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7.7/1045 votes#16 - Mark Fainaru-Wada
Season 19 Episode 16 - Aired 10/31/2013
Kathleen Sebelius takes the rap for HealthCare.gov and Mark Fainaru-Wada talks "League of Denial".
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7.1/1040 votes#17 - Bob Woodruff
Season 19 Episode 17 - Aired 11/4/2013
Toronto's Mayor Rob Ford learns crack is wack, and Bob Woodruff raises money for vets.
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7.1/1042 votes#18 - John Goodman
Season 19 Episode 18 - Aired 11/5/2013
Toronto enables Rob Ford and John Goodman works with Garry Trudeau in "Alpha House".
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7.1/1038 votes#19 - Monique Brinson Demery
Season 19 Episode 19 - Aired 11/6/2013
Indecision 2013 concludes and Monique Brinson Demery talks "Finding the Dragon Lady".
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7.5/1040 votes#20 - Patrick Stewart
Season 19 Episode 20 - Aired 11/7/2013
A Second Rob Ford video emerges, NFL players defend Richie Incognito, Rand Paul is accused of plagiarism, and Patrick Stewart sheds light on his lobster costume.
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7.3/1038 votes#21 - Doris Kearns Goodwin
Season 19 Episode 21 - Aired 11/11/2013
"60 Minutes" acknowledges errors in its Benghazi report, Jason Jones motivates voters in Colorado, and Doris Kearns Goodwin talks "The Bully Pulpit".
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6.9/1038 votes#22 - Joe Scarborough
Season 19 Episode 22 - Aired 11/12/2013
John Kerry nearly pulls off a landmark nuclear deal with Iran, Fox News meshes medical opinion and talking points, and Joe Scarborough diagnoses Republican extremism.
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7.4/1065 votes#23 - Key & Peele
Season 19 Episode 23 - Aired 11/13/2013
The media struggles to identify racism, New York and Chicago share a not-so-polite disagreement, and Key and Peele detail their comedy beginnings.
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7.3/1038 votes#24 - Geoffrey Rush
Season 19 Episode 24 - Aired 11/14/2013
President Obama takes responsibility for the ACA's failings, Rob Ford appears before the Toronto city council, and Geoffrey Rush promotes "The Book Thief".
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7.4/1044 votes#25 - Elizabeth Olsen
Season 19 Episode 25 - Aired 11/18/2013
Obamacare suffers in comparison to Hurricane Katrina, Liz Cheney assumes her father's mantle, and Elizabeth Olsen shows how not to be a Hollywood mess.
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The Best Episodes of The Daily Show Season 19
Every episode of The Daily Show Season 19 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Daily Show Season 19!
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
Genres:NewsComedy
Network:Comedy Central
Season 19 Ratings Summary
"Bill O'Reilly" is the best rated episode of "The Daily Show" season 19. It scored 6.5/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/30/2013. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "David Mitchell".