Season 1

Season 1

The Colbert Report

2005 Episodes
9.0

Episodes

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EP 1

Stone Phillips / Truthiness

10/17/2005
9.0

In the premiere episode of The Colbert Report, Stephen starts off the show with a segment called The Word coining the term "Truthiness". Other segments include: The Threat Down rating avian flu, basketball, babies, hurricanes and James Brady. Stephen interviews Stone Phillips, an Emmy award winning journalist and host of Dateline NBC. At the end of the interview, Stephen and Stone Phillips have a competition of gravitas.

Guest Stars

Stone PhillipsEric Drysdale
EP 2

Lesley Stahl / Bacchanalia

10/18/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!

Guest Stars

Michael JacksonMartin BashirChristian Valdemar Henri JohnMary Elizabeth DonaldsonJack Kingston+1 more
EP 3

Fareed Zakaria / Disappointed

10/19/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!

Guest Stars

Fareed ZakariaKatie HolmesTom CruiseSaddam HusseinEric Drysdale
EP 4

Jim Cramer

10/20/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer!

Guest Stars

Lisa LoebLou DobbsGina KolataAnderson CooperJuliet Huddy+4 more
EP 5

Lou Dobbs

10/24/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs!

Guest Stars

Lou DobbsKay Bailey HutchisonTrace Gallagher
EP 6

Greg Behrendt

10/25/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy", Greg Behrendt!

Guest Stars

Greg BehrendtDavid CopperfieldKathleen P.Cheryl G.Ana L.+1 more
EP 7

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

10/26/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution", Neil DeGrasse Tyson!

Guest Stars

Steve DoocyBrian KilmeadeAinsley EarhardtNeil deGrasse TysonCharlize Theron
EP 8

Jeff Daniels

10/27/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!

Guest Stars

Jeff DanielsBarney Frank
EP 9

Monica Crowley

10/31/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of Connected: Coast to Coast, Monica Crowley!

Guest Stars

Monica CrowleyPatrick FitzgeraldKen MehlmanHarry Reid
EP 10

Ken Burns

11/1/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!

Guest Stars

Paul DinelloKen BurnsCamilla Shand
EP 11

Bruce Feiler

11/2/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!

Guest Stars

Eric DrysdaleHarry ReidBruce FeilerDavid Cross
EP 12

Bradley Whitford / Shhhh!...

11/3/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of The West Wing, Bradley Whitford!

Guest Stars

Stephanie Tubbs JonesBradley WhitfordAl SharptonBarney Frank
EP 13

Eliot Spitzer

11/7/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!

Guest Stars

Eliot SpitzerKelly WallaceRobyn CurnowDon Teague
EP 14

Catherine Crier / T.O.

11/8/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!

Guest Stars

Catherine Crier
EP 15

Mary Roach / Willy Loman

11/9/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!

Guest Stars

Jon StewartScott McClellanDrew RosenhausTerrell OwensMary Roach+1 more
EP 16

Cokie Roberts / Armistice

11/10/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!

Guest Stars

Cokie Roberts
EP 17

Bob Kerrey / Testosterone

11/14/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!

Guest Stars

Bob Kerrey
EP 18

Rev. Al Sharpton

11/15/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!

Guest Stars

Al Sharpton
EP 19

Matt Taibbi / Information

11/16/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!

Guest Stars

Juan GabrielMark UdallMatt Taibbi
EP 20

Tim Robbins / McConaughey

11/17/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of Zathura, Tim Robbins!

Guest Stars

Tim RobbinsBarney Frank
EP 21

Brian Greene

11/28/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality, Brian Greene!

Guest Stars

Deborah M.Colton W.Bill R.Leyla K.Brian Greene
EP 22

Richard Preston

11/29/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!

Guest Stars

Richard Preston Jr.Tom CruiseTom SkerrittRandy Cunningham
EP 23

Katrina vanden Heuvel / Gay Gay Gay Gay Gay

11/30/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of The Dictionary of Republicanisms, Katrina vanden Heuvel!

Guest Stars

Katrina vanden Heuvel
EP 24

Richard Clarke / Spectacle

12/1/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Scorpion's Gate, Richard Clarke!

Guest Stars

Rick Springfield
EP 25

Maureen Dowd

12/5/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Are Men Necessary?, Maureen Dowd!

Guest Stars

Maureen Dowd
EP 26

Anderson Cooper

12/6/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Host of Anderson Cooper 360, Anderson Cooper!

Guest Stars

Anderson Cooper
EP 27

Craig Crawford

12/7/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media, Craig Crawford!

EP 28

Peggy Noonan

12/8/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father, Peggy Noonan!

Guest Stars

Peggy Noonan
EP 29

Harry Smith / Belly Achin'

12/12/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of The Early Show, Harry Smith!

Guest Stars

Harry Smith
EP 30

Bob Costas / Lombardi

12/13/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Costas Now and sports commentator, Bob Costas!

Guest Stars

Bob Costas
EP 31

Dermot Mulroney / Travolta

12/14/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor and star of The Family Stone, Dermot Mulroney!

Guest Stars

Dermot Mulroney
EP 32

Mark Cuban

12/15/2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban!

Guest Stars

Mark Cuban