{"id":1444565,"date":"2022-04-18T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1444565"},"modified":"2022-04-18T17:00:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:00:41","slug":"jon-stewarts-new-apple-television-show-rumored-to-become-a-huge-flop-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-stewarts-new-apple-television-show-rumored-to-become-a-huge-flop-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Stewart\u2019s New Apple Television+ Show Rumored TO BECOME A Huge Flop: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjon-stewarts-new-apple-television-show-rumored-to-become-a-huge-flop-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1444565&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Jon-Stewart-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>It wasn\u2019t too long ago that Jon Stewart was one of the most popular late night hosts on the air. Now, the 59-year-old comedian is allegedly struggling to attract viewers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Problem with Jon Stewart,\u201d debuted on AppleTV+ in September. A new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloombergquint.com\/onweb\/jon-stewart-s-the-problem-on-apple-tv-joins-streaming-talk-show-slump\"><span>Bloomberg<\/span><\/a><span> report shows viewership trailing behind competitors on both broadcast and cable TV. It appears that Stewart seems to be losing viewers with each episode, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The publication shared that \u201cThe Problem\u2019s\u201d first episode had a mere 180,000 viewers in the first week, according to measurement firm Samba TV. Viewership then plummeted to 40,000 by the show\u2019s fifth episode, which aired in early March. <\/span><span>As a comparison, a March episode of HBO\u2019s \u201cLast Week Tonight with John Oliver\u201d attracted viewers in 844,000 U.S. homes, per Samba TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Meanwhile Apple TV+ has a different take. Entertainment Weekly reported that the show is the No. 1 unscripted series on Apple TV+, citing sources. <\/span><span>\u201cWe are thrilled that \u2018The Problem with Jon Stewart\u2019 has resonated with viewers all over the world,\u201d head of unscripted shows and documentaries at Apple+ Molly Thompson said. \u201cThe series has sparked complex conversations about critical issues, and we\u2019re proud to team with Jon for season two and beyond.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One defense of poor numbers was the changing nature of content consumption in the age of streaming. \u201cYou don\u2019t even know how to get Apple TV, do you?\u201d Stewart quipped in one episode. Plus, a late-night show format filled with timely jokes doesn\u2019t work when episodes have to be filmed well in advance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA late-night-style show on a streaming service can\u2019t be very topical because content based on the events of the day would seem stale,\u201d Joe Toplyn, a former writer for \u201cLate Show with David Letterman\u201d and \u201cThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno,\u201d told Bloomberg.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another issue is the sporadic viewing schedule. At first, \u201cThe Problem\u201d episodes came every two weeks. Then Stewart took a four month hiatus. Any potential loyal fans were likely concerned and frustrated trying to figure out when to expect new episodes. Stewart even made fun of himself for being flaky, saying it\u2019s \u201clike I\u2019m an Etsy store of shows, knitting each one myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Topics range from gun control to race relations, the stock market, and climate change. Even similarly aligned outlets have given Stewart\u2019s show mixed reviews. An NPR critic said it, \u201cfeels like a stitched-together pastiche of items from Stewart\u2019s old show and a few other programs he inspired,\u201d while a Variety writer said the show, \u201chas not been what one might expect from the grand return of a superstar.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some episodes are entertaining, though. While discussing racism in America, Stewart promoted the claim that white supremacy is rampant in America and claimed \u201cracist systems\u201d here prove \u201cAmerica has always prioritized white comfort over black survival,\u201d The Daily Wire originally <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jon-stewarts-guest-destroys-his-anti-white-extremism-rant-against-racist-systems-in-america\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two guests agreed with the comedian\u2019s rant that pinned all America\u2019s problems on white supremacy, but a third panelist, political commentator Andrew Sullivan, had a different take.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWell I don\u2019t believe that,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cI think it\u2019s possibly the most absurd hyperbole I\u2019ve ever heard \u2026 I can tell you America in 2022 is the most multiracial, multi-cultural, tolerant, diverse melting pot that has ever existed on the planet earth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnd there is no other place on Earth even like it,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat\u2019s why 86% of our immigrants are nonwhite. Do you think that they want to come into a white supremacist country?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He spoke of America\u2019s \u201cgreat history\u201d and \u201cincredible diversity\u201d as reasons for the country being so appealing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think you are not living on the planet most Americans are, which is why this kind of extremism, this anti-White extremism is losing popular support,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cIt\u2019s creating a backlash.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Stewart implied Sullivan was \u201cracist\u201d for making these types of statements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> <i><span>Become a member now and join our mission.<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It wasn\u2019t too long ago that Jon Stewart was one of the most popular late night hosts on the air. 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