As they proved this year with their "Rally to Restore Sanity and Or Fear", Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are two forces to be reckoned with.
The duo have firmly planted themselves in the political conversation, and anyone who watches them knows that if you want to cut through all the babbling and BS of the cable news networks, they are the only ones to watch. Adding to that, the duo just may find themselves some new viewers in the coming year.
According to The New York Times, a year after both shows were taken off Hulu, it looks as if Comedy Central will bring "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" back to the site.
The two shows were taken off Hulu, which is the biggest video site on the Internet, in March after the website and the network couldn't agree on a payment system for viewing the show. Although both shows are free to watch on the Comedy central website, the company wanted a payment plan for Hulu, which would bring the shows to an even wider audience.
But according to the report the two sides are working on a deal and have "negotiated about restoring the shows as recently as last month, according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks." A point that could factor in the negotiations is Hulu Plus, which is the monthly subscription service that Hulu now operates.
Either way this is welcome news for both shows, because adding viewers in any possible way is always a positive move. While both shows have steady fan bases, it's clear that Comedy Central would like to expand those bases even further. Hulu would give the shows flexibility to post clips as well as full episodes and interviews.
More news on the deal should come out in the coming weeks.
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