Howard Stern Returns to SiriusXM Show

Howard Stern gave fans a head fake early Monday morning with a gag that Andy Cohen had taken over his channel slot on SiriusXM.

On Monday’s show, Stern said he’d been thinking of retiring but said he felt he could not now walk away from SiriusXM given media reports that “The Howard Stern Show” was canceled. “One of the positive things” about all the “fake news,” according to Stern, was that he heard from other companies that were interested in picking up his show.

Stern did not announce that he had reached a new contract with SiriusXM; his current deal expires at the end of 2025.

Back around the end of July, Stern said, he got a call from “my people,” who told him that there was a report that his co-host Robin Quivers had died — obviously untrue. That was followed by another report that Stern had been “fired” by SiriusXM because he was “too woke.” “I still don’t know what ‘woke’ means,” he said, speculating he’s been called that because he supports rights for gay and transgender people. Stern said that over the summer break, he decided to lean into the false rumors about his show’s cancelation, leading to the tune-in promos promising to clear the air about his alleged “firing.”