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The Best Seasons of The Colbert Report

Every season of The Colbert Report ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The Colbert Report!

Top season
Season 5
7.8avg
Best episode
S2E129 George Lucas
8.663 votes
#1

Season 5

161 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2009

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE19 · Steve Martin 8.6
#2

Season 8

155 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2011

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE84 · Michelle Obama 8.6
#3

Season 1

32 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2005

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Stone Phillips / Truthiness 8.4

Other Seasons

#4

Season 6

161 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2010

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE84 · Michael Hastings, John Waters 8.2
#5

Season 7

124 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2011

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE46 · James Franco 8.0
#6

Season 11

40 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2014

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE40 · Grimmy 8.5
#7

Season 2

161 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2006

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE129 · George Lucas 8.6
#8

Season 4

160 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE24 · John Feinstein, Leonard Nimoy 8.6
#9

Season 3

138 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2007

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE64 · Jann Wenner 8.5
#10

Season 10

160 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2013

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Vince Gilligan 8.2
#11

Season 9

155 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2012

7.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE135 · Robin Thicke 8.5

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