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The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 6

Every episode of The Colbert Report Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 6!

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Erick Erickson" is the best rated episode of "The Colbert Report" season 6. It scored 7/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/4/2010. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Riley Crane".

  • Erick Erickson
    7.0/1011 votes

    #1 - Erick Erickson

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/2010

    Stephen tries out for the U.S. curling team, and Erick Erickson opposes the RNC's purity test.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Riley Crane
    7.2/1011 votes

    #2 - Riley Crane

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2010

    The military responds to the underwear bomber, and Riley Crane wins a contest to find 10 balloons.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Capt. Charles Moore
    7.0/1011 votes

    #3 - Capt. Charles Moore

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 1/6/2010

    The Senate and House debate health care, and Charles Moore discovers a floating patch of garbage.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • James Fowler
    7.6/1012 votes

    #4 - James Fowler

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 1/7/2010

    America executes fewer prisoners, and James Fowler talks about the power of social networks.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mon, Jan 11, 2010
    7.6/1013 votes

    #5 - Mon, Jan 11, 2010

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 1/11/2010

    Eugene Jarecki speaks out against large banks, and Morgan Freeman says untrustworthy things.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Raj Patel
    6.4/1017 votes

    #6 - Raj Patel

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2010

    Obama won't admit we're in the middle of a war, and Raj Patel talks about "The Value of Nothing."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wed, Jan 13, 2010
    NaN/100 votes

    #7 - Wed, Jan 13, 2010

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2010

    Stephen examines the "Avatar" controversy and talks to John Heilemann about "Game Change."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thu, Jan 14, 2010
    NaN/100 votes

    #8 - Thu, Jan 14, 2010

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2010

    Americans walk away from their mortgages, and Stephen talks to Kathleen Sebelius.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Emily Pilloton
    NaN/100 votes

    #9 - Emily Pilloton

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 1/18/2010

    Stephen wants to dig for coal, and Emily Pilloton uses industrial design to help the world's needy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stephen Bosworth
    NaN/100 votes

    #10 - Stephen Bosworth

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2010

    Stephen attempts to make an Olympic team, and Stephen Bosworth talks about North Korea.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dick Ebersol
    NaN/100 votes

    #11 - Dick Ebersol

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/2010

    Stephen races speedskater Shani Davis and overcomes adversity to interview Dick Ebersol.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • John Farmer
    NaN/100 votes

    #12 - John Farmer

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2010

    Stephen reviews Obama's first year in office, examines airport terrorism and discusses national security with John Farmer, dean of Rutgers-Newark Law School.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kati Marton
    NaN/100 votes

    #13 - Kati Marton

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/25/2010

    An unlikely candidate emerges for a New York Senate seat, and Kati Marton discusses communist Hungary.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mika Brzezinski
    NaN/100 votes

    #14 - Mika Brzezinski

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2010

    Paul Begala urges Democrats to fight back, and Mika Brzezinski balances work with parenting.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arthur Benjamin
    NaN/100 votes

    #15 - Arthur Benjamin

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2010

    Stephen demands an iPad and hopes Arthur Benjamin tells him what comes after 14.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • David Gergen
    7.2/1016 votes

    #16 - David Gergen

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/2010

    Stephen praises Bob McDonnell's speech, and David Gergen examines the State of the Union address.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nicole Detling Miller, Jessica Smith, Harold Ford Jr.
    7.6/1012 votes

    #17 - Nicole Detling Miller, Jessica Smith, Harold Ford Jr.

    Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/2010

    Stephen wins a Grammy, and Harold Ford Jr. defends his new support for gay marriage.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Eliot Spitzer
    NaN/100 votes

    #18 - Eliot Spitzer

    Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/2/2010

    Stephen pays tribute to J.D. Salinger, and Eliot Spitzer is happy to see Obama tough on Wall Street.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Peter Cove, John Durant
    7.4/1012 votes

    #19 - Peter Cove, John Durant

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/2010

    Stephen has advice for getting America back to work, and John Durant wants us to live like cavemen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Henry Louis Gates
    7.1/1017 votes

    #20 - Henry Louis Gates

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 2/4/2010

    A former CIA agent makes startling revelations, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. analyzes Stephen's DNA.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jonathan Safran Foer
    NaN/100 votes

    #21 - Jonathan Safran Foer

    Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 2/8/2010

    Sarah Palin writes notes on her hand, and Jonathan Safran Foer urges Americans to eat less meat.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • George Stephanopoulos
    7.4/1012 votes

    #22 - George Stephanopoulos

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 2/9/2010

    Chris Dodd wants to take away corporate free speech, and George Stephanopoulos drinks a Heineken.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Claire Danes
    7.3/1015 votes

    #23 - Claire Danes

    Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 2/10/2010

    Stephen profiles Chicago's 5th district, and Claire Danes discusses her role as Temple Grandin.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Al Michaels, David Ross
    7.1/1015 votes

    #24 - Al Michaels, David Ross

    Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 2/11/2010

    Al Michaels considers an Al Qaeda bobsled team, and Stephen unveils his Vancouver poster to David Ross.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shaun White
    7.3/1015 votes

    #25 - Shaun White

    Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 2/22/2010

    Stephen offends Ujjal Dosanjh and invites Shaun White for a Canadian beer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A