Obama boosts "Daily Show" to new record

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081031/tv_nm/us_dailyshow_1

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" pulled in its biggest audience ever Wednesday night.

The 11 p.m. episode, which featured an appearance by presidential candidate Barack Obama, averaged 3.6 million total viewers, beating by 600,000 viewers the previous record set October 8 when his wife Michelle Obama appeared on the show.

At 11:30 p.m., "Colbert Report" also had its most-watched episode ever, drawing 2.4 million viewers.

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. Go Jon! I'll bet he wishes he could have a daily segment with "B"...(nt)

[malaise]

2. Bill Kristol is on tonight. Down go the ratings.

Last night was great.

[EFerrari]

3. How does he do it. I think I'd have to throttle the guy.

Stephen was also very good last night. They make a great tag team.

[malaise]

4. Here he comes n/t

[tech3149]

5. It's more satisfying to provide the beating through your intellect

I must admit a physical throttling would be satisfying, but I'd rather beat them with brains.

[EFerrari]

6. You'd think so. But I don't think much penetrates that blood fatuosity barrier

that cushions what I assume is his brain.

[progressoid]

8. It was almost like Kristol reveled iu his hypocrisy and idiocy.

I think he knew he wasn't fooling anyone (even himself). It seemed like it was just a game to him.

[JJ]

9. Kristol and his ilk disgust me

they take part in the deceit and character assassination, then sit there with that slimy smirk like it's all just a fun little game.

[immoderate]

7. Kristol on the Daily Show...

--IMM