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The Jon Stewart Show
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The Jon Stewart Show was a short-lived talk show hosted by comedian Jon Stewart on MTV. It premiered in 1993 and became the second highest-rated program on the network behind Beavis and Butt-Head. Celebrity guests who made appearances on the show included Howard Stern, David Letterman, Courtney Cox, Lorenzo Lamas, Bronson Pinchot, and William Shatner. The show was also popular for showcasing the type of musical guests that usually were not seen on other talk shows, such as Slayer, Van Halen, Sunny Day Real Estate, Naughty by Nature, White Zombie, The Breeders, The Notorious B.I.G., and Pop Will Eat Itself, as well as fringe sub-culture guests such as Rev. Ivan Stang of the Church of the SubGenius.
In 1994, Paramount cancelled The Arsenio Hall Show and with new corporate sibling MTV (through MTV parent Viacom's acquisition of the studio), launched an hour-long syndicated version of The Jon Stewart Show. The syndicated show featured such skits as "Talk Show Jon", "The Moron Walk", and "Raymond and Ass." It was broadcast in 2:00 or 3:00 AM timeslots by some local stations, and was cancelled in June 1995. One of the more memorable episodes featured a performance by Marilyn Manson, which included the band lighting the stage on fire. The final episode featured a lengthy interview with David Letterman, who rarely appears on talk shows other than his own.
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| Hosts | Craig Kilborn • Jon Stewart |
| Guests | 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 |
| Special series | Indecision 2000 • Indecision 2004 • Indecision 2006 • Indecision 2008 |
| Spin-offs | The Colbert Report • Red State Diaries • Important Things with Demetri Martin |
| Other | America (The Book) • Awards • Recurring elements • Busboy Productions • The Jon Stewart Show |
