On September 28 , 2015 , the show debuted a new set alongside the debut of Trevor Noah 's tenure . According to Larry Hartman , Noah took a lot of inspiration from Stewart 's set . A second on-stage ' jumbo-tron ' was added and the colours of the set were made lighter . The graphics , intro , theme music , lower thirds , logo , etc. were also all revamped . On July 19 , 2016 , the set and graphics were given another change to reflect Democalypse 2016 and denote '' The Daily Show '' 's RNC and DNC coverage ( which was taped in the conventions ' respective cities ) . The new temporary sets had a Washington theme , and was meant to show that Washington is " a little broke " and needs " repair " . Though the studio was reverted to its former self after the election week in 2016 , the changes to the graphics were kept
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