Broadcast date
2009-01-05 • 161 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. David Gregory
event 2009-01-05 • schedule
Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.
3. Rachel Maddow
event 2009-01-07 • schedule
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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.
4. Dana Perino
event 2009-01-08 • schedule
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.
5. Maxwell Kennedy
event 2009-01-12 • schedule
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.
7. Fareed Zakaria
event 2009-01-14 • schedule
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.
10. Bishop Gene Robinson
event 2009-01-20 • schedule
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.
11. David Sanger
event 2009-01-21 • schedule
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.
12. Liam Neeson
event 2009-01-22 • schedule
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.
13. President Jimmy Carter
event 2009-01-26 • schedule
Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.
17. Lawrence Lindsey
event 2009-02-02 • schedule
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.
18. Dev Patel
event 2009-02-03 • schedule
The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.
20. Randall Balmer
event 2009-02-05 • schedule
Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W.
22. Thomas Ricks
event 2009-02-10 • schedule
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.
23. Daniel Sperling
event 2009-02-11 • schedule
The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.
25. Jeff Bezos
event 2009-02-23 • schedule
28. Brian Williams
event 2009-02-26 • schedule
Fox News reports on a Joe Biden gaffe, and Congressman Rob Bishop opposes the "monkey bite bill." Hillary Clinton discusses poetry in Asia, and Brian Williams doesn't Twitter.
29. Harold Varmus
event 2009-03-02 • schedule
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.
33. Nathaniel Frank
event 2009-03-09 • schedule
Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.
34. Craig Mullaney
event 2009-03-10 • schedule
West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.
35. Paul Rudd
event 2009-03-11 • schedule
36. Jim Cramer
event 2009-03-12 • schedule
Jon and Jim Cramer prepare for their highly anticipated skirmish. Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to 11 counts of fraud. Jim Cramer admits to his mistakes, and vows to do a better job reporting the financial market.
37. Gen. Richard B. Myers
event 2009-03-16 • schedule
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers talks about his new book 'Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security'.
38. Ian McShane
event 2009-03-17 • schedule
39. Nandan Nilekani
event 2009-03-18 • schedule
Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.
40. Bruce Springsteen
event 2009-03-19 • schedule
Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.
41. Jack Cafferty
event 2009-03-30 • schedule
Wolf Blitzer's resident political observer takes a break from 'The Cafferty File' to discuss the latest tomfoolery in Washington D.C.
42. Seth Rogen
event 2009-03-31 • schedule
Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.
43. Peter Orszag
event 2009-04-01 • schedule
Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.
44. Tom Zoellner
event 2009-04-02 • schedule
Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.
45. Michael J. Fox
event 2009-04-06 • schedule
Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.
46. Jehan Sadat
event 2009-04-07 • schedule
Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.
48. William Cohan
event 2009-04-09 • schedule
Segments: - - Guests: Author William Cohan talks about his new book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street.
49. Ron Darling
event 2009-04-14 • schedule
Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos. Darling currently works as a color commentator for national baseball coverage on TBS as well as for the Mets on both SNY and WPIX.
During his 13-year career, Darling amassed a 136–116 won-loss record, with 13 shutouts. He threw 1,590 strikeouts and had a 3.87 ERA. In 1985, he was picked for the All-Star team.
Darling's weak point was control; he finished seasons in the top four in base on balls three times. He was considered one of the better fielding pitchers of the time, and won a Gold Glove Award in 1989. Darling had one of the best pickoff moves among right-handers. An above-average athlete, he was sometimes used as a pinch runner. In 1989, he hit home runs in two consecutive starts.
51. Ben Affleck
event 2009-04-16 • schedule
Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".
52. Reza Aslan
event 2009-04-20 • schedule
President Obama releases the memos on America's handbook for torture. Lewis Black examines the TV networks that are reaching out to kids for Earth Day. Reza Aslan believes Al Qaeda is fighting a war of the imagination.
53. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
event 2009-04-21 • schedule
Liberia's "Iron Lady," the first elected female head of state in Africa, discusses her new memoir, "This Child Will Be Great," with Jon.
54. Philip Alcabes
event 2009-04-22 • schedule
Philip Alcabes is an infectious-disease epidemiologist who talks about his new book 'Dread: How Fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to the Avian Flu'.
55. Richard Beeman
event 2009-04-23 • schedule
Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.
56. Christine Lagarde
event 2009-04-27 • schedule
France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.
57. Clifford D. May
event 2009-04-28 • schedule
The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.
58. Doris Kearns Goodwin
event 2009-04-29 • schedule
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.
59. Hugh Jackman
event 2009-04-30 • schedule
Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
60. Denis Leary
event 2009-05-04 • schedule
Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.
61. Fareed Zakaria
event 2009-05-05 • schedule
Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.
62. George Stephanopoulos
event 2009-05-06 • schedule
The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.
63. Ken Salazar
event 2009-05-07 • schedule
The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.
64. Frank Partnoy
event 2009-05-11 • schedule
Financial commentator and author of "The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals", Frank Partnoy is on the show tonight.
65. Tom Hanks
event 2009-05-12 • schedule
Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.
66. Ambassador Husain Haqqani
event 2009-05-13 • schedule
Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.
67. Lisa P. Jackson
event 2009-05-14 • schedule
EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.
70. Elizabeth Edwards
event 2009-05-20 • schedule
Michael Steele says gay marriage is bad for small business, and President Obama sets a national fuel efficiency standard. John Oliver defends England's moat scandal, and Elizabeth Edwards fights for health care.
71. Larry King
event 2009-05-21 • schedule
One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.
89. Mike Kim
event 2009-06-30 • schedule
The U.S. leaves Iraq like a houseguest who broke something, and Dick Cheney complains about his own troop withdrawal timeline. Jon hands out Rippy Awards for the media's outstanding coverage of Michael Jackson's death. Mike Kim discusses his mission to help North Koreans escape to China.
92. Rep. Barney Frank
event 2009-07-13 • schedule
The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.
97. Steven Chu
event 2009-07-21 • schedule
Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
98. Kevin Nealon
event 2009-07-22 • schedule
The controversy over Barack Obama's birth certificate lives on six months into his presidency. "Good Morning America" solves the mystery of Michael Jackson's lost corpse, and Kevin Nealon would never engage in autoerotic asphyxiation.
99. Sally Jenkins
event 2009-07-23 • schedule
The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.
117. Matt Damon
event 2009-09-15 • schedule
The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.
138. Thu, Oct 29, 2009
event 2009-10-29 • schedule
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Wyatt Cenac
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Samantha Bee
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Adrianne Frost
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Bob Wiltfong
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Brian Unger
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Jerry Minor
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Frank DeCaro
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John Bloom
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Matt Walsh
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Michael Showalter
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Nancy Carell
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