8.3/1045 votes#1 - Stone 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: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Michael Brumm, Frank Lesser, Rob Dubbin
- 8.1/1027 votes
#2 - Lesley Stahl / Bacchanalia
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1028 votes
#3 - Fareed Zakaria / Disappointed
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.6/1024 votes
#4 - Jim Cramer
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1024 votes
#5 - 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: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.4/1024 votes
#6 - 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: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.8/1027 votes
#7 - 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: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.2/1025 votes
#8 - Jeff Daniels
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.5/1023 votes
#9 - 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: N/A
- 7.9/1023 votes
#10 - Ken Burns
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1023 votes
#11 - 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: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.7/1025 votes
#12 - 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: Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.3/1023 votes
#13 - 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: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.5/1023 votes
#14 - Catherine Crier / T.O.
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/8/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.5/1023 votes
#15 - 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: N/A
- 7.6/1024 votes
#16 - Cokie Roberts / Armistice
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/10/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1023 votes
#17 - Bob Kerrey / Testosterone
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/14/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1023 votes
#18 - Rev. Al Sharpton
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/15/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.6/1023 votes
#19 - 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: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.0/1027 votes
#20 - Tim Robbins / McConaughey
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/17/2005
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of Zathura, Tim Robbins!
Director: Jim Hoskinson
Writer: Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm
- 7.4/1024 votes
#21 - 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: N/A
- 7.5/1022 votes
#22 - 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: N/A
- 7.5/1024 votes
#23 - 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: N/A
- 7.4/1023 votes
#24 - 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: N/A
- 7.4/1023 votes
#25 - 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: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Stone Phillips / Truthiness" is the best rated episode of "The Colbert Report" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 45 votes. Directed by Jim Hoskinson and written by Jay Katsir, Laura Krafft, Peter Gwinn, Eric Drysdale, Stephen Colbert, Michael Brumm, Frank Lesser, Rob Dubbin, it aired on 10/17/2005. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Lesley Stahl / Bacchanalia".