Season 1

Episode 1

S1 · E1 · 17/10/2005

Stone Phillips / Truthiness

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.

★ 9.0 · 2 votes

Episode 2

S1 · E2 · 18/10/2005

Lesley Stahl / Bacchanalia

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

Episode 3

S1 · E3 · 19/10/2005

Fareed Zakaria / Disappointed

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!

Episode 4

S1 · E4 · 20/10/2005

Jim Cramer

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

Episode 5

S1 · E5 · 24/10/2005

Lou Dobbs

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

Episode 6

S1 · E6 · 25/10/2005

Greg Behrendt

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

Episode 7

S1 · E7 · 26/10/2005

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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

Episode 8

S1 · E8 · 27/10/2005

Jeff Daniels

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!

Episode 9

S1 · E9 · 31/10/2005

Monica Crowley

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

Episode 10

S1 · E10 · 01/11/2005

Ken Burns

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!

Episode 11

S1 · E11 · 02/11/2005

Bruce Feiler

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

Episode 12

S1 · E12 · 03/11/2005

Bradley Whitford / Shhhh!...

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

Episode 13

S1 · E13 · 07/11/2005

Eliot Spitzer

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

Episode 14

S1 · E14 · 08/11/2005

Catherine Crier / T.O.

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!

Episode 15

S1 · E15 · 09/11/2005

Mary Roach / Willy Loman

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

Episode 16

S1 · E16 · 10/11/2005

Cokie Roberts / Armistice

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

Episode 17

S1 · E17 · 14/11/2005

Bob Kerrey / Testosterone

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!

Episode 18

S1 · E18 · 15/11/2005

Rev. Al Sharpton

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!

Episode 19

S1 · E19 · 16/11/2005

Matt Taibbi / Information

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

Episode 20

S1 · E20 · 17/11/2005

Tim Robbins / McConaughey

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

Episode 21

S1 · E21 · 28/11/2005

Brian Greene

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

Episode 22

S1 · E22 · 29/11/2005

Richard Preston

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

Episode 23

S1 · E23 · 30/11/2005

Katrina vanden Heuvel / Gay Gay Gay Gay Gay

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

Episode 24

S1 · E24 · 01/12/2005

Richard Clarke / Spectacle

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

Episode 25

S1 · E25 · 05/12/2005

Maureen Dowd

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

Episode 26

S1 · E26 · 06/12/2005

Anderson Cooper

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

Episode 27

S1 · E27 · 07/12/2005

Craig Crawford

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

Episode 28

S1 · E28 · 08/12/2005

Peggy Noonan

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

Episode 29

S1 · E29 · 12/12/2005

Harry Smith / Belly Achin'

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

Episode 30

S1 · E30 · 13/12/2005

Bob Costas / Lombardi

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

Episode 31

S1 · E31 · 14/12/2005

Dermot Mulroney / Travolta

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

Episode 32

S1 · E32 · 15/12/2005

Mark Cuban

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