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The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 1

Every episode of The Colbert Report Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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".

  • Stone Phillips / Truthiness
    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

  • Lesley Stahl / Bacchanalia
    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

  • Fareed Zakaria / Disappointed
    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

  • Jim Cramer
    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

  • Lou Dobbs
    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

  • Greg Behrendt
    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

  • Neil DeGrasse Tyson
    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

  • Jeff Daniels
    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

  • Monica Crowley
    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

  • Ken Burns
    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

  • Bruce Feiler
    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

  • Bradley Whitford / Shhhh!...
    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

  • Eliot Spitzer
    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

  • Catherine Crier / T.O.
    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

  • Mary Roach / Willy Loman
    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

  • Cokie Roberts / Armistice
    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

  • Bob Kerrey / Testosterone
    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

  • Rev. Al Sharpton
    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

  • Matt Taibbi / Information
    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

  • Tim Robbins / McConaughey
    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

  • Brian Greene
    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

  • Richard Preston
    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

  • Katrina vanden Heuvel / Gay Gay Gay Gay Gay
    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

  • Richard Clarke / Spectacle
    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

  • Maureen Dowd
    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