The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021–2023)

1. S01E01WarSeptember 30, 2021 6.8Supporting the troops is one thing Americans seem to agree on—but why are so many veterans struggling to receive the care they need?
2. S01E02Season's bestFreedomOctober 14, 2021 8.0Americans love freedom. But what price are they willing to pay for it—and what can be learned from other countries that are fighting to be f
3. S01E03The EconomyOctober 28, 2021 5.0Many politicians praise working-class Americans. But why is so little done to actually help them succeed?
4. S01E04GunsNovember 11, 2021 5.0Shootings in America are an epidemic. Many agree that bad guys shouldn't have gun access, but how do we decide who the bad guys are?
5. S01E05The Stock MarketMarch 3, 2022 8.0The rise of e-brokers was meant to democratize the stock market—yet inequality in the market has actually worsened. How can it be fixed?
6. S01E06Climate ChangeMarch 10, 2022 5.0We're being told the planet is headed towards catastrophe if we don't fix climate change. What will it take for everyone to change their beh
7. S01E07MediaMarch 17, 2022 5.0Cable news positions itself as a safeguard of freedom and democracy—but is that undermined by ratings-driven ploys to keep people watching?
8. S01E08RacismMarch 24, 2022 6.0No matter how sincerely some white people want to educate themselves and take action against racism, white comfort seems to block progress.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The War Over GenderOctober 6, 2022 7.2It's a boy! It's a girl! It's a spectrum! It's 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, it's complicated. Just watch.
2. S02E02Where Is Our Tax Money Going?October 13, 2022 6.8Sure, people hate taxes—but maybe they wouldn't if they knew where the money went? Well, we found out, and now we hate it even more.
3. S02E03Season's bestGlobalization: Made in AmericaOctober 20, 2022 8.5America's leaders know what's plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan—globalization of their own, American-style.
4. S02E04Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?October 27, 2022 8.0The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.
5. S02E05Allies: Friends Without BenefitsNovember 3, 2022 5.5When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.
6. S02E06Election Wrap-Up SpecialNovember 10, 2022 8.5Who won? Who lost? Are we still a democracy? All we know is that everyone is happy and absolutely no one is questioning the results.
7. S02E07Chaos, Law, and OrderMarch 2, 2023 7.0Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.
8. S02E08The Military Industrial ExcessMarch 9, 2023 7.0Can the U.S. be the world’s arms dealer and its policeman all at the same time? The government sure thinks so.
9. S02E09The Inflation Blame GameMarch 16, 2023 8.0Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?
10. S02E10America's Incarceration EpidemicMarch 23, 2023 7.5We have a simple philosophy in America: You do the crime, you do the time. But why is the time always a life sentence?
11. S02E11Searching for AlliesMarch 30, 2023 8.0Jon heads to Europe on an urgent diplomatic mission to see who’s with us, who’s against us…and who makes the best pastries.
12. S02E12Trump IndictedApril 6, 2023 8.5A former president getting indicted makes us wonder: Do we have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States?

Season 2 ranked & reviewed