Fans vent as Sky TV fails to show Jon Stewart's final Daily show

Jon Stewart (AP)

The final episode of Jon Stewart might haven been one of the most anticipated television events of the year but New Zealand's Sky Television failed to broadcast it as heavily promoted on its Comedy Central channel.

The show was to have screened at just before midnight on Friday having screened earlier in the day in the United States.

But today many Kiwi fans of the show found their MySky recordings featured two old shows from previous weeks in the hour long slot which had been allocated to the finale.

The failure was compared by some to Sky's failed attempt to broadcast the series opener of the fifth seas of Game of Thrones earlier this year in line with its United States debut

The failure was compared by some to Sky's failed attempt to broadcast the series opener of the fifth seas of Game of Thrones earlier this year in line with its United States debut

Cockup on @comedycentralnz screening of final Daily Show a bit like cockup of @SKYNZ Game of Thrones airing, except Daily Show is good TV.

— Toby Manhire (@toby_etc) August 8, 2015

@toby_etc @comedycentralnz ...mate, it pissed me off something awful. Makes me want to quit my @SKYNZ subscription after rwc15.

— Burn (@ignis_raendl) August 8, 2015

Other NZ Daily Show fans vented on Comedy Central NZ's Facebook page.

Said Tony: "Come on Sky. Or is Comedy Channel at Sky that just seems to screw up. One of the biggest comedy shows, if not one of the biggest shows for any genre, all year and we do not see it. Have to read about it in the NZ Herald. That's good for a 'direct from the US' show!"

Said Dan: "WTF, after the whole 'month of zen' buildup, SKY manages to drop the ball and play the wrong episode? What exactly are they doing with our overpriced subscription money?"

Said Glen: "WTF!!!! No finale and nowhere on the coming schedule shows it."

It appears the show screened in Australia - where "Comedy Central New Zealand" social media accounts are based - on Friday night as scheduled.

Sky Tv issued a statement blaming a technical glitch but was unapologetic to subscribers.

"There was a technical error with Comedy Central NZ receiving the final Stewart hosted Daily Show at 12 midnight Friday fast tracked from the US.

"Sky is still investigating this problem with Comedy Central NZ and Viacom UK.

"As massive fans of The Daily Show ourselves SKY is gutted that this error has affected our customers being able to enjoy this historic TV event fast tracked from the US."

Sky TV's electronic television schedule is now advertising the final to screen near midnight on Monday, which will be more than four days after it was broadcast in the US.