Seasons & episodes
S1 · E1Stone Phillips / Truthiness 2005-10-17
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.
S1 · E2Lesley Stahl / Bacchanalia 2005-10-18
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!
S1 · E3Fareed Zakaria / Disappointed 2005-10-19
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!
S1 · E4Jim Cramer 2005-10-20
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer!
S1 · E5Lou Dobbs 2005-10-24
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs!
S1 · E6Greg Behrendt 2005-10-25
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy", Greg Behrendt!
S1 · E7Neil DeGrasse Tyson 2005-10-26
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution", Neil DeGrasse Tyson!
S1 · E8Jeff Daniels 2005-10-27
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!
S1 · E9Monica Crowley 2005-10-31
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of Connected: Coast to Coast, Monica Crowley!
S1 · E10Ken Burns 2005-11-01
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!
S1 · E11Bruce Feiler 2005-11-02
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!
S1 · E12Bradley Whitford / Shhhh!... 2005-11-03
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of The West Wing, Bradley Whitford!
S1 · E13Eliot Spitzer 2005-11-07
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!
S1 · E14Catherine Crier / T.O. 2005-11-08
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!
S1 · E15Mary Roach / Willy Loman 2005-11-09
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!
S1 · E16Cokie Roberts / Armistice 2005-11-10
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!
S1 · E17Bob Kerrey / Testosterone 2005-11-14
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!
S1 · E18Rev. Al Sharpton 2005-11-15
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!
S1 · E19Matt Taibbi / Information 2005-11-16
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!
S1 · E20Tim Robbins / McConaughey 2005-11-17
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of Zathura, Tim Robbins!
S1 · E21Brian Greene 2005-11-28
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality, Brian Greene!
S1 · E22Richard Preston 2005-11-29
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!
S1 · E23Katrina vanden Heuvel / Gay Gay Gay Gay Gay 2005-11-30
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of The Dictionary of Republicanisms, Katrina vanden Heuvel!
S1 · E24Richard Clarke / Spectacle 2005-12-01
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Scorpion's Gate, Richard Clarke!