The BEST episodes of The Daily Show season 14

Every episode of The Daily Show season 14, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Daily Show season 14!

The Daily Show's intrepid news team dives into the biggest headlines of the day, providing fearless coverage, expert analysis, and no-nonsense commentary.

Last Updated: 4/8/2026Network: Comedy CentralStatus: Continuing
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10.00
26 votes

#1 - Ray LaHood

Season 14 - Episode 160 - Aired 12/15/2009

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8.10
26 votes

#2 - Fareed Zakaria

Season 14 - Episode 61 - Aired 5/5/2009

Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria talks about his new book The Post-American World.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
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8.00
2 votes

#3 - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/2009

Bill Clinton
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8.00
26 votes

#4 - Bill Clinton

Season 14 - Episode 119 - Aired 9/17/2009

Former President of the United States

Jimmy Carter
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7.50
2 votes

#5 - Jimmy Carter

Season 14 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2009

Rod Blagojevich boycotts his own impeachment trial, Barack Obama closes down Guantanamo, and Jon gives Jimmy Carter a gift.

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7.25
4 votes

#6 - John Sununu

Season 14 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/12/2009

Former US Senator, New Hampshire

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7.00
26 votes

#7 - Michael Lewis

Season 14 - Episode 74 - Aired 6/3/2009

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7.00
26 votes

#8 - Hugh Grant

Season 14 - Episode 161 - Aired 12/16/2009

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7.00
26 votes

#9 - Saad Mohseni

Season 14 - Episode 78 - Aired 6/10/2009

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7.00
26 votes

#10 - George Stephanopoulos

Season 14 - Episode 62 - Aired 5/6/2009

The guest on tonight's show is Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC News, George Stephanopoulos.

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7.00
3 votes

#11 - Lawrence Lindsey

Season 14 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/2009

The Republicans pick Michael Steele as their RNC chairman, and now Wyatt Cenac is confused. The Super Bowl ads show where we are as a culture, and Lawrence Lindsey agrees with Jon's stimulus plan.

P.W. Singer
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7.00
3 votes

#12 - P.W. Singer

Season 14 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/2009

Gwen Ifill
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7.00
3 votes

#13 - Gwen Ifill

Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/2009

David Sanger
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7.00
3 votes

#14 - David Sanger

Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2009

Barack Obama watches the inaugural parade and then hits the parties. John Oliver feels the unity in DC, the news networks cover the inauguration differently, and David Sanger warns of the danger Pakistan poses.

Dana Perino
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7.00
2 votes

#15 - Dana Perino

Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/8/2009

Barack Obama dines with all the living ex-presidents, and Joe the Plumber goes to Gaza. Roland Burris is turned away while trying to take his Senate seat. Dana Perino talks about her 12 days left in the White House.

David Gregory
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7.00
2 votes

#16 - David Gregory

Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2009

Jon wants David Gregory to explain why Brett Favre walking off his charter plane is breaking news on MSBNC.

Michael Wolff
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6.67
3 votes

#17 - Michael Wolff

Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2009

Author Michael Wolff.

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6.67
3 votes

#18 - Dev Patel

Season 14 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/2009

The star of Slumdog Millionaire drops by to promote the Oscar-nominated movie.

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6.67
3 votes

#19 - Randall Balmer

Season 14 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/2009

Author of God in the White House: A History: How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush

Daniel Craig
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6.50
4 votes

#20 - Daniel Craig

Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2009

Bethany McLean
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6.50
2 votes

#21 - Bethany McLean

Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/2009

Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair

Fareed Zakaria
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6.50
2 votes

#22 - Fareed Zakaria

Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2009

Marcus Schrenker is caught faking his own death. Hillary Clinton gets sleepy at her confirmation hearing. Lewis Black lists the mega corporations asking for bailouts, and Fareed Zakaria talks about terrorism in India.

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6.50
2 votes

#23 - Walter Isaacson

Season 14 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/9/2009

Maxwell Kennedy
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6.33
3 votes

#24 - Maxwell Kennedy

Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/2009

Barack Obama doesn't sound like a newly elected president. John Oliver explains Rod Blagojevich's Tennyson reference. Jason Jones learns how to be a great pundit, and Maxwell Kennedy discusses kamikaze pilots.

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6.33
3 votes

#25 - Daniel Sperling

Season 14 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/11/2009

The author of "Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability" draws up a road map to smarter energy policy.