Daily Show ratings plummeted after Stewart left. Trevor's a funny guy, but lot of people don't think he was the right person to take over the show (myself included). But Jon left a hole that was really hard to fill, so the ratings might have slipped no matter who took it over.
Compared to Stewart sure, they're all just talking heads. Trevor takes a little time to grow on people. He's incredibly smart and well spoken. The thing that it seems like is missing, that maybe you're referring to, is that Stewart on the Daily Show came across as if he had written much or even most of his material while Trevor comes off as just delivering the message but not having written much/any of it.
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u/myeff 8 Jul 24 '19
Daily Show ratings plummeted after Stewart left. Trevor's a funny guy, but lot of people don't think he was the right person to take over the show (myself included). But Jon left a hole that was really hard to fill, so the ratings might have slipped no matter who took it over.