But on election night, the queue crowd wasn't excited so much as tense as it filed in around 10:15 p.m. ET, when the first results were showing a lean in Donald Trump's direction.  It was a feeling that continued throughout the hourlong live special.

Jon Stewart is live on The Daily Show and is aware that people, and particularly Democrats, are nervous. "I know a lot of people out there feeling anxious. I want to assure you that that is very good for our ratings,