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DVR Alert: Jon Stewart’s Final ‘Daily Show’ Will Run Long

Provided by Comedy Central

If you’re recording Jon Stewart’s last “The Daily Show” at 11 p.m. Thursday, set the DVR for an hour. Comedy Central’s schedule plans for at least a 50-minute farewell for Stewart, who’s leaving the show after 16 years.

Before Stewart says goodbye, Comedy Central will air a 12-hour marathon Thursday, starting with a repeat of Monday’s show with Amy Schumer (10:28 a.m. Thursday) and Tuesday’s show with Denis Leary (11:01 a.m.).

The reruns shows with Steve Carell (1:17 p.m.), Newt Gingrich (4:38 p.m.), Bill O’Reilly (5:38 p.m.), President Barack Obama (7:20 p.m.) and a special called “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: News Your Own Adventure” (8:56 p.m.). 

See the full list of repeats on the Comedy Central schedule here.

As I wrote on my Must See TV: Jon Stewart’s Last Week On ‘The Daily Show’blog Monday, long-time friend Stephen Colbert is expected to appear on Stewart’s last show Thursday, along with many surprise guests.

Stewart took over the late-night show from Craig Kilborn on Jan. 11, 1999. He has won 19 Emmys and two Peabody Awards.

“The Daily Show” resumes Sept. 28 with a new host, South African comedian Noah Trevor. Colbert returns to TV on Tuesday, Sept. 8, replacing David Letterman as CBS’ “Late Show” host.

John Kiesewetter, who has covered television and media for more than 35 years, has been working for Cincinnati Public Radio and WVXU-FM since 2015.