7.6/1017 votes#1 - John King
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2009
Stephen congratulates John King and the rest of the media on getting Obama elected.
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7.8/1017 votes#2 - Matt Miller
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2009
Matt Miller says the government must make sure we have basic securities like health care and pensions.
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8.3/1024 votes#3 - Benicio Del Toro
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/7/2009
Benicio Del Toro talks about meeting Castro to prepare for "Che."
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7.8/1019 votes#4 - Lawrence Lessig
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 1/8/2009
Lawrence Lessig says the outdated copyright laws have turned our kids into criminals.
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7.7/1019 votes#5 - Anthony Romero
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 1/12/2009
Anthony Romero believes it will be a huge mistake if Barack Obama doesn't close Guantanamo immediately.
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7.7/1017 votes#6 - Niall Ferguson
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2009
Niall Ferguson explains how money is a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.
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7.8/1018 votes#7 - Alan Khazei
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1/14/2009
Barack Obama may be over-marketed, and Alan Khazei wants Americans to volunteer.
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8.2/1021 votes#8 - David Gregory, Shepard Fairey
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/2009
A look back on President Bush's relationship with the media -- Stephen wonders if tonight's the night they finally do it and Shepard Fairey's "Hope" poster belongs to everyone.
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7.8/1017 votes#9 - Frank Rich
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2009
Frank Rich says George W. Bush delivers a message of hope for mediocrity.
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7.8/1018 votes#10 - Jabari Asim
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/20/2009
Tonight Stephen welcomes Washington Post columnist and author of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, Jabari Asim.
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7.8/1018 votes#11 - Elizabeth Alexander
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2009
Elizabeth Alexander explains to Stephen the difference between a metaphor and a lie.
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7.9/1019 votes#12 - Jon Meacham
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2009
Tonight Stephen welcomes Newsweek editor and author of American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, Jon Meacham.
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7.2/1020 votes#13 - Chris Mooney, Ed Young
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2009
Obama changes Bush's policy on science, and Ed Young thinks married people should have more sex.
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6.8/1023 votes#14 - Philippe Petit
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/2009
Documentary, "Man on Wire"
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8.1/1018 votes#15 - Paul McCartney, Denis Dutton
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/2009
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8.0/1016 votes#16 - John Podesta
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/2009
President and CEO, Center for American Progress
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7.8/1018 votes#17 - Dan Zaccagnino
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/2/2009
The government collapses in Iceland, and Stephen gets mad at Dan Zaccagnino.
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7.8/1018 votes#18 - Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/2009
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. says Abraham Lincoln was always against slavery, but he wasn't a fan of black people.
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8.4/1022 votes#19 - Steve Martin
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/4/2009
Actor, "The Pink Panther 2"
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8.2/1019 votes#20 - James Surowiecki, Jonah Lehrer
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/2009
Stephen salutes the Boy Scouts, and Jonah Lehrer discusses the neuroscience of decision-making.
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7.7/1015 votes#21 - TV on the Radio
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/9/2009
Stephen welcomes musical guest TV On The Radio.
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7.0/1011 votes#22 - Robert Ballard
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/10/2009
It's tough times for the Republican Party, and Stephen gives a shout out to a former employee.
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7.3/1012 votes#23 - Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/11/2009
New York Times article, "My Genomic Self"
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7.7/1015 votes#24 - David Ross, Ed Colbert, Adam Gopnik
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 2/12/2009
Adam Gopnik claims that faith and fear no longer rule our lives because of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.
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7.0/1016 votes#25 - Father James Martin, Helen Fisher
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 2/23/2009
Tonight Stephen welcomes the chief scientific advisor for chemistry.com, anthropology professor and author of Why Him? Why Her?: Finding Real Love By Understanding Your Personality Type, Helen Fisher.
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The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 5
Every episode of The Colbert Report Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 5!
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert,...
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"John King" is the best rated episode of "The Colbert Report" season 5. It scored 7.6/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/2009. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Matt Miller".