Daft Punk abandons StePhest Colbchella '013, Stephen angers his Hyundai sponsors, and "Blurred Lines" singer Robin Thicke saves Stephen's career.

Stephen weighs in on his impressive legacy, Grimmy resorts to violence, friends of the show join a massive sing-along, and The Report draws to a spectacular close.

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.

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

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!

Lindsey Vonn discusses her Austrian cheese remedy, and Bob Costas doesn't care who wins.

Tonight Stephen welcomes explorer, biologist and author of Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions, Mark Moffett. Also, Michael J. Fox interrupts the Word so that Stephen can sell his new book.

Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.

Russia's anti-gay laws affect Olympic athletes, Obama hires psychologists to "nudge" public opinion, and Kevin Spacey talks "House of Cards".

Congress shuts down the government, Butterball appeases male cooks, and "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan discusses the final season.

Stephen weighs flight against invisibility, Colorado legalizes pot, the GOP learns how to talk to women, and Alan Mulally discusses the Ford Mustang's 50-year legacy.

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!

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

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

Scott Hamilton discusses figure skating, while Ryan St. Onge and Jeret Peterson face an intervention.

Tonight Stephen welcomes the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange. Also, Stephen talks with Jeffrey Toobin about the replacement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.

Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.

Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett talks about bees.

Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.

Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.

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

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

Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.

America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.