The Daily Show with Jon Stewart logo Format Comedy Satire Created by Madeleine Smithberg Lizz Winstead Presented by Craig Kilborn (1996 ? 1998) Jon Stewart (1999 ? present) Starring Correspondents Guests Opening theme They Might Be Giants - Dog on Fire Country of origin

 United States No. of episodes 1,447 (as of September 19, 2007) (List of episodes) Production Running time 22 minutes Broadcast Original channel Comedy Central Original run July 22, 1996 ? present Chronology Related shows The Colbert Report External links Official website IMDb profile TV.com summary The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning American satirical television program produced by and airing on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on Monday, July 22, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn, who acted as its anchorman. In 1998, Kilborn left the show and was replaced by Jon Stewart in early 1999. Providing news-related comedy in the tradition of several popular comedic forerunners (Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" segment, HBO's Not Necessarily The News, Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show, the BBC's The Day Today, CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minutes and TQS' 100 Limite),The Daily Show reports with a satirical edge about the foibles and hypocrisies of the real world.