Season 14

Jan 5, 2009
161 Episodes
TMDB
72%

Episodes

1

David Gregory

Jan 5, 2009

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

2

Michael Wolff

Jan 6, 2009

Author Michael Wolff.

3

Rachel Maddow

Jan 7, 2009
70%

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

Jan 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.

5

Maxwell Kennedy

Jan 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.

6

Daniel Craig

Jan 13, 2009
7

Fareed Zakaria

Jan 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.

8

Bethany McLean

Jan 15, 2009
9

Abderrahim Foukara

Jan 19, 2009
10

Bishop Gene Robinson

Jan 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.

11

David Sanger

Jan 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.

12

Liam Neeson

Jan 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.

13

President Jimmy Carter

Jan 26, 2009

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

14

Gwen Ifill

Jan 27, 2009
15

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Jan 28, 2009
16

P.W. Singer

Jan 29, 2009
17

Lawrence Lindsey

Feb 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.

18

Dev Patel

Feb 3, 2009

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

19

Karen Greenberg

Feb 4, 2009
20

Randall Balmer

Feb 5, 2009

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

21

Walter Isaacson

Feb 9, 2009
22

Thomas Ricks

Feb 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.

23

Daniel Sperling

Feb 11, 2009

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

24

John Sununu

Feb 12, 2009
25

Jeff Bezos

Feb 23, 2009

Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon.

26

Ricky Gervais

Feb 24, 2009
27

Tom Selleck

Feb 25, 2009
28

Brian Williams

Feb 26, 2009

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

Mar 2, 2009

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist navigates the real world or research in "The Art and Politics of Science.

30

Sandra Day O'Connor

Mar 3, 2009
31

Joe Nocera

Mar 4, 2009
32

Billy Crudup

Mar 5, 2009
33

Nathaniel Frank

Mar 9, 2009

Author of the new book 'Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America'.

34

Craig Mullaney

Mar 10, 2009

West Point graduate, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and author of the new book 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'.

35

Paul Rudd

Mar 11, 2009

Actor Paul Rudd talks about his new movie 'I Love You Man'.

36

Jim Cramer

Mar 12, 2009

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

Mar 16, 2009

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

Mar 17, 2009

Actor Ian McShane talks about his new show 'Kings'.

39

Nandan Nilekani

Mar 18, 2009

Jon Stewart interviews Nandan Nilekani, Author of 'Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation'.

40

Bruce Springsteen

Mar 19, 2009

Bruce Springsteen comes by the show to promote his new album 'Working on a Dream'.

41

Jack Cafferty

Mar 30, 2009

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

Mar 31, 2009
70%

Actor Seth Rogen talks about his latest movie 'Observe and Report'.

43

Peter Orszag

Apr 1, 2009

Economist and current Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama, Peter Orszag is tonight's guest.

44

Tom Zoellner

Apr 2, 2009

Author Tom Zoellner talks about his book 'Uranium - War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World'.

45

Michael J. Fox

Apr 6, 2009

Segments: - - Guests: Actor Michael J. Fox talks about his new book Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist.

46

Jehan Sadat

Apr 7, 2009

Segments: - - Guests: Jehan Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president Anwar Sadat talks about her book My Hope for Peace.

47

Rep. Nancy Pelosi

Apr 8, 2009
48

William Cohan

Apr 9, 2009
70%

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

Apr 14, 2009

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.

50

Elizabeth Warren

Apr 15, 2009
80%
51

Ben Affleck

Apr 16, 2009

Segments: - - Guests: Actor Ben Affleck talks about his new movie "State of Play".

52

Reza Aslan

Apr 20, 2009

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

Apr 21, 2009

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

Apr 22, 2009

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

Apr 23, 2009

Author of "Plain Honest Men", Richard Beeman talks to Jon on the show tonight.

56

Christine Lagarde

Apr 27, 2009

France's Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde talks with Jon about the state of the global economy.

57

Clifford D. May

Apr 28, 2009

The President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Clifford D. May, guest stars on tonight's show.

58

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Apr 29, 2009

Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Jon on the show tonight.

59

Hugh Jackman

Apr 30, 2009
70%

Actor Hugh Jackman comes by on the show to talk about his new movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

60

Denis Leary

May 4, 2009

Actor and star of Rescue Me, Denis Leary is on the show tonight.

61

Fareed Zakaria

May 5, 2009

Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.

62

George Stephanopoulos

May 6, 2009

The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.

63

Ken Salazar

May 7, 2009

The current U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar talks to Jon tonight.

64

Frank Partnoy

May 11, 2009

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

May 12, 2009

Actor and star of the new movie Angels and Demons, Tom Hanks talks to Jon tonight.

66

Ambassador Husain Haqqani

May 13, 2009

Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani talks to Jon Stewart on the show tonight.

67

Lisa P. Jackson

May 14, 2009

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson is talking on the show tonight.

68

Sarah Fisher

May 18, 2009
69

Newt Gingrich

May 19, 2009
70

Elizabeth Edwards

May 20, 2009

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

May 21, 2009

One of the most popular names in the television news game compares notes with Jon.

72

Bob Woodruff

Jun 1, 2009
73

P.J. O'Rourke

Jun 2, 2009
74

Michael Lewis

Jun 3, 2009
70%
75

Will Ferrell

Jun 4, 2009
76

Gretchen Peters

Jun 8, 2009
77

Peter Schiff

Jun 9, 2009
78

Saad Mohseni

Jun 10, 2009
79

Katie Couric

Jun 11, 2009
80

Ed Helms

Jun 15, 2009
81

Tom Folsom

Jun 16, 2009
82

Peter Laufer

Jun 17, 2009
83

Mike Huckabee

Jun 18, 2009
84

Bill Russell

Jun 22, 2009
85

Larry David

Jun 23, 2009
86

Reza Aslan

Jun 24, 2009
87

Cameron Diaz

Jun 25, 2009
88

Dr. Oliver Sacks

Jun 29, 2009
89

Mike Kim

Jun 30, 2009

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.

90

Justin Fox

Jul 1, 2009
91

Robert Kenner

Jul 2, 2009

Filmmaker, "Food, Inc.

92

Rep. Barney Frank

Jul 13, 2009

The Massachusetts congressman discusses the new congress' legislative priorities with Jon.

93

Peter Mancall

Jul 14, 2009
94

Kathleen Sebelius

Jul 15, 2009
95

Robert Glennon

Jul 16, 2009
96

Brian Williams

Jul 20, 2009
97

Steven Chu

Jul 21, 2009

Interview with Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

98

Kevin Nealon

Jul 22, 2009

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

Jul 23, 2009

The author and historian sits down with Jon to discuss a largely unknown anti-Confederacy rebellion in Civil War Mississippi.

100

Bill Kristol

Jul 27, 2009
101

Spinal Tap

Jul 28, 2009
102

John Bolton

Jul 29, 2009
103

Judd Apatow

Jul 30, 2009
104

Ronald Kessler

Aug 3, 2009
105

Rep. Henry Waxman

Aug 4, 2009
106

Paul Giamatti

Aug 5, 2009
107

Dara Torres

Aug 6, 2009
108

Douglas Brinkley

Aug 10, 2009
109

Austan Goolsbee

Aug 11, 2009
110

Jeff Sharlet

Aug 12, 2009
111

Rachel McAdams

Aug 13, 2009
112

David Cross

Aug 17, 2009
113

Christopher McDougall

Aug 18, 2009
114

Tim Gunn

Aug 19, 2009
115

Betsy McCaughey

Aug 20, 2009
116

LeBron James

Sep 14, 2009
117

Matt Damon

Sep 15, 2009

The award-winning actor returns to The Daily Show to discuss his new movie, "The Informant.

118

Wed, Sep 16, 2009

Sep 16, 2009
119

Thu, Sep 17, 2009

Sep 17, 2009
120

Tue, Sep 22, 2009

Sep 22, 2009
121

Wed, Sep 23, 2009

Sep 23, 2009
122

Thu, Sep 24, 2009

Sep 24, 2009
123

Mon, Sep 28, 2009

Sep 28, 2009
124

Tue, Sep 29, 2009

Sep 29, 2009
125

Wed, Sep 30, 2009

Sep 30, 2009
126

Thu, Oct 1, 2009

Oct 1, 2009
127

Mon, Oct 5, 2009

Oct 5, 2009
128

Tue, Oct 6, 2009

Oct 6, 2009
129

Wed, Oct 7, 2009

Oct 7, 2009
130

Thu, Oct 8, 2009

Oct 8, 2009
131

Mon, Oct 12, 2009

Oct 12, 2009
132

Tue, Oct 13, 2009

Oct 13, 2009
133

Wed, Oct 14, 2009

Oct 14, 2009
134

Thu, Oct 15, 2009

Oct 15, 2009
135

Mon, Oct 26, 2009

Oct 26, 2009
136

Tue, Oct 27, 2009

Oct 27, 2009
137

Wed, Oct 28, 2009

Oct 28, 2009
138

Thu, Oct 29, 2009

Oct 29, 2009

Comedian Wanda Sykes talks about her new show "The Wanda Sykes Show".

139

Mon, Nov 2, 2009

Nov 2, 2009
140

Tue, Nov 3, 2009

Nov 3, 2009
141

Wed, Nov 4, 2009

Nov 4, 2009
142

Thu, Nov 5, 2009

Nov 5, 2009
143

Mon, Nov 9, 2009

Nov 9, 2009
144

Tue, Nov 10, 2009

Nov 10, 2009
145

Wed, Nov 11, 2009

Nov 11, 2009
146

Thu, Nov 12, 2009

Nov 12, 2009
147

Mon, Nov 16, 2009

Nov 16, 2009
148

Tue, Nov 17, 2009

Nov 17, 2009
149

Wed, Nov 18, 2009

Nov 18, 2009
150

Thu, Nov 19, 2009

Nov 19, 2009
151

Mon, Nov 30, 2009

Nov 30, 2009
152

Tue, Dec 1, 2009

Dec 1, 2009
153

Wed, Dec 2, 2009

Dec 2, 2009
154

Thu, Dec 3, 2009

Dec 3, 2009
155

Mon, Dec 7, 2009

Dec 7, 2009
156

Tue, Dec 8, 2009

Dec 8, 2009
157

Wed, Dec 9, 2009

Dec 9, 2009
158

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Dec 10, 2009
159

Mon, Dec 14, 2009

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160

Tue, Dec 15, 2009

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161

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