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Season 1
8.4/1047 votesStone Phillips / Truthiness
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2005
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 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.
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Jay Katsir, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Frank Lesser, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert
- 8.3/1027 votes
Lesley Stahl / Bacchanalia
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 8.3/1028 votes
Fareed Zakaria / Disappointed
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman
- 7.8/1024 votes
Jim Cramer
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.8/1024 votes
Lou Dobbs
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman
- 7.6/1024 votes
Greg Behrendt
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 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!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman
- 8.1/1027 votes
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution", Neil DeGrasse Tyson!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman
- 7.5/1025 votes
Jeff Daniels
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman
- 7.6/1023 votes
Monica Crowley
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/31/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of Connected: Coast to Coast, Monica Crowley!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 8.2/1023 votes
Ken Burns
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.7/1023 votes
Bruce Feiler
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/2/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman
- 7.8/1025 votes
Bradley Whitford / Shhhh!...
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/3/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of The West Wing, Bradley Whitford!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Rich Dahm, Allison Silverman
- 7.5/1023 votes
Eliot Spitzer
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/7/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman
- 7.6/1023 votes
Catherine Crier / T.O.
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/8/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman
- 7.6/1023 votes
Mary Roach / Willy Loman
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/9/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.8/1024 votes
Cokie Roberts / Armistice
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/10/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.5/1023 votes
Bob Kerrey / Testosterone
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/14/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.5/1023 votes
Rev. Al Sharpton
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/15/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Rich Dahm, Allison Silverman
- 7.8/1023 votes
Matt Taibbi / Information
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/16/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman
- 7.1/1026 votes
Tim Robbins / McConaughey
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/17/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of Zathura, Tim Robbins!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Rich Dahm, Jay Katsir, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman
- 7.6/1024 votes
Brian Greene
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 11/28/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality, Brian Greene!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.8/1022 votes
Richard Preston
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 11/29/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.7/1024 votes
Katrina vanden Heuvel / Gay Gay Gay Gay Gay
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 11/30/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of The Dictionary of Republicanisms, Katrina vanden Heuvel!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.6/1023 votes
Richard Clarke / Spectacle
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/1/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Scorpion's Gate, Richard Clarke!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.5/1023 votes
Maureen Dowd
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 12/5/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Are Men Necessary?, Maureen Dowd!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.3/1026 votes
Anderson Cooper
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 12/6/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Host of Anderson Cooper 360, Anderson Cooper!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.7/1023 votes
Craig Crawford
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 12/7/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media, Craig Crawford!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.7/1023 votes
Peggy Noonan
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 12/8/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father, Peggy Noonan!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 7.6/1023 votes
Harry Smith / Belly Achin'
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 12/12/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of The Early Show, Harry Smith!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 8.1/1024 votes
Bob Costas / Lombardi
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 12/13/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Costas Now and sports commentator, Bob Costas!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 8.1/1026 votes
Dermot Mulroney / Travolta
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 12/14/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor and star of The Family Stone, Dermot Mulroney!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown
- 8.1/1025 votes
Mark Cuban
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 12/15/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Unknown