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'''''The Daily Show''''' is a [[satire|satirical]] program that airs on Comedy Central. It is known for catering to an audience of [[public school]] teenagers, more than 60% of whom watch television more than three hours a day.<ref>http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/01/memphis-youth-make-progress-on-risky-behavior/ (study of Memphis students)</ref>  In fact, Fox News' Bill O'Reilly characterized the Daily Show's audience as "stoned slackers".  Yet a Nielsen Media Research study showed that "viewers of Jon Stewart's show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch "The O'Reilly Factor".  <ref>ctv.ca, 'The Daily Show' fires back at Bill O'Reilly, Mon. Sep. 27 2004 [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1096335704230_106]</ref>  In addition, according to the National Annenberg Election Survey, "Daily Show" viewers know more about election issues than people who regularly read newspapers or watch television news, "even when education, party identification, following politics, watching cable news, receiving campaign information online, age and gender are taken into consideration."<ref>CNN.com, 'Daily Show' viewers ace political quiz, Survey reveals late-night TV viewers better informed, by Bryan Long, September 29, 2004 [http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/28/comedy.politics/]</ref>  [[Liberal]]s have recognized the [[leftist]] slant of the show by giving it a [[Peabody Awards|Peabody Award]] and nine [[Emmy|Emmys]].<ref>IMDb - Awards for The Daily Show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115147/awards]</ref>

'''''The Daily Show''''' is a [[satire|satirical]] program that airs on Comedy Central. It is known for catering to an audience of [[public school]] teenagers{{fact}}, more than 60% of whom watch television more than three hours a day.<ref>http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/01/memphis-youth-make-progress-on-risky-behavior/ (study of Memphis students)</ref>  In fact, Fox News' Bill O'Reilly characterized the Daily Show's audience as "stoned slackers".  Yet a Nielsen Media Research study showed that "viewers of Jon Stewart's show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch "The O'Reilly Factor".  <ref>ctv.ca, 'The Daily Show' fires back at Bill O'Reilly, Mon. Sep. 27 2004 [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1096335704230_106]</ref>  In addition, according to the National Annenberg Election Survey, "Daily Show" viewers know more about election issues than people who regularly read newspapers or watch television news, "even when education, party identification, following politics, watching cable news, receiving campaign information online, age and gender are taken into consideration."<ref>CNN.com, 'Daily Show' viewers ace political quiz, Survey reveals late-night TV viewers better informed, by Bryan Long, September 29, 2004 [http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/28/comedy.politics/]</ref>  [[Liberal]]s have recognized the [[leftist]] slant of the show by giving it a [[Peabody Awards|Peabody Award]] and nine [[Emmy|Emmys]].<ref>IMDb - Awards for The Daily Show [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115147/awards]</ref>

== Early Years ==

== Early Years ==