The Jon Stewart Show

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The Jon Stewart Show was a short-lived talk show hosted by comedian Jon Stewart on MTV. It premiered in 1993 and became the second highest-rated program on the network behind Beavis and Butt-Head[1]. Celebrity guests who made appearances on the show included Howard Stern, David Letterman and William Shatner. The show was also popular for showcasing the type of musical guests that usually were not seen on other talk shows, such as Van Halen, White Zombie, The Breeders and The Notorious B.I.G., and fringe sub-culture guests such as Rev. Ivan Stang of the Church of the SubGenius.

In 1994, Paramount cancelled The Arsenio Hall Show and with new corporate sibling MTV (through MTV parent Viacom's acquisition of the studio), launched an hour-long syndicated version of The Jon Stewart Show. The syndicated show, broadcast in 2:00 or 3:00 AM timeslots by some local stations, was cancelled in June 1995. One of the more memorable episodes featured a performance by Marilyn Manson, which included the band lighting the stage on fire. The final episode featured a lengthy interview with David Letterman, who rarely appears on talk shows other than his own.