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The Colbert Report: Season 1

32 episodes Premiered Oct 17, 2005 Updated Jul 18, 2026
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Stone Phillips / Truthiness

Oct 17, 2005

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 rat

S1·E4 Core

Jim Cramer

Oct 20, 2005

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

S1·E5 Core

Lou Dobbs

Oct 24, 2005

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

S1·E6 Core

Greg Behrendt

Oct 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!

S1·E7 Core

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Oct 26, 2005

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

S1·E8 Core

Jeff Daniels

Oct 27, 2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!

S1·E9 Core

Monica Crowley

Oct 31, 2005

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

S1·E10 Core

Ken Burns

Nov 1, 2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!

S1·E11 Core

Bruce Feiler

Nov 2, 2005

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

S1·E13 Core

Eliot Spitzer

Nov 7, 2005

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

S1·E14 Core

Catherine Crier / T.O.

Nov 8, 2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!

S1·E15 Core

Mary Roach / Willy Loman

Nov 9, 2005

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

S1·E18 Core

Rev. Al Sharpton

Nov 15, 2005

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!

S1·E19 Core

Matt Taibbi / Information

Nov 16, 2005

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

S1·E21 Core

Brian Greene

Nov 28, 2005

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

S1·E22 Core

Richard Preston

Nov 29, 2005

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

S1·E24 Core

Richard Clarke / Spectacle

Dec 1, 2005

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

S1·E25 Core

Maureen Dowd

Dec 5, 2005

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

S1·E26 Core

Anderson Cooper

Dec 6, 2005

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

S1·E27 Core

Craig Crawford

Dec 7, 2005

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

S1·E28 Core

Peggy Noonan

Dec 8, 2005

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

S1·E30 Core

Bob Costas / Lombardi

Dec 13, 2005

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

S1·E31 Mytharc

Dermot Mulroney / Travolta

Dec 14, 2005

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

S1·E32 Mytharc

Mark Cuban

Dec 15, 2005

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