<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/560ab316bd86ef15008bdb39-852-473/trevor noah jokes pope.gif" alt="trevor noah jokes pope" data-mce-source="Comedy Central" /><p class="source"><span>Comedy Central</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>Trevor Noah's premiere episode of "The Daily Show" earned pretty close to Jon Stewart-level ratings.</p><p>In an act of Viacom synchronicity usually reserved for the the MTV Video Music Awards, 12 networks simulcast the premiere episode at the same time.</p><p>Combined, they captured about 3.48 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings reported by <a href="http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/trevor-noah-daily-show-premiere-draws-3-5-million-1201604218/" target="_blank">Variety</a>. Stewart's final episode was viewed by the same number, 3.48 million.</p><p>Looking at Comedy Central by itself, Noah's debut earned 1.09 million viewers, including 561,000 viewers in the advertiser-coveted demographic of 18 to 49-year-olds. While Stewart's daily show could reach 2.5 million viewers on occasion, it generally <a href="http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-overhyped-reaction-to-jon-stewart-leaving/" target="_blank">averaged 1.5 million viewers</a> per episode. That leaves Noah some room for growth.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-daily-show-facts-2015-8">Things you may not know about Jon Stewart, and how he got to 'The Daily Show'</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="1scXNudjpHuqPx7KYbv1v_ZhP0sJ_W0_" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '1scXNudjpHuqPx7KYbv1v_ZhP0sJ_W0_',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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'Daily Show With Trevor Noah' premiere ratings on par with Jon Stewart

Comedy CentralTrevor Noah's premiere episode of "The Daily Show" earned pretty close to Jon Stewart-level ratings.In an act of Viacom synchronicity usually reserved for the the MTV Video Music Awards, 12 networks simulcast the premiere episode at the same time.Combined, they captured about 3.48 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings reported by Variety. Stewart's final episode was viewed by the same number, 3.48 million.Looking at Comedy Central by itself, Noah's debut earned 1.09 million viewers, including 561,000 viewers in the advertiser-coveted demographic of 18 to 49-year-olds. While Stewart's daily show could reach 2.5 million viewers on occasion, it generally averaged 1.5 million viewers per episode. That leaves Noah some room for growth. NOW WATCH: Things you may not know about Jon Stewart, and how he got to 'The Daily Show' if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '1scXNudjpHuqPx7KYbv1v_ZhP0sJ_W0_',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Comedy CentralTrevor Noah's premiere episode of "The Daily Show" earned pretty close to Jon Stewart-level ratings. In an act of Viacom synchronicity usually reserved for the the MTV Video Music Awards, 12 networks simulcast the premiere episode at the same time.

'Daily Show With Trevor Noah' premiere ratings on par with Jon Stewart

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