7.5/1019 votes#1 - Gov. Ed Rendell
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2011
Stephen uncovers a menace in Florida and talks to Ed Rendell about leaving office by choice.
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7.4/1017 votes#2 - Geoffrey Canada
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2011
Some want the dollar to be converted back to gold, and Geoffrey Canada advocates for education reform.
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7.2/1015 votes#3 - Atul Gawande
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 1/5/2011
America's fruit supply is in danger, and Atul Gawande wants to reduce health risks in hospitals.
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7.2/1017 votes#4 - Dr. Ronald DePinho
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 1/6/2011
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how tides work, and Robert DePinho wants to reverse the aging process.
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7.2/1017 votes#5 - Fen Montaigne
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 1/10/2011
Stephen violates the Constitution, and Fen Montaigne talks about Antarctic penguins.
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7.2/1012 votes#6 - Chris Hughes
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 1/11/2011
Stephen picks this year's Grammy winners, and Chris Hughes starts a site for Jewish sumo wrestlers.
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7.6/1019 votes#7 - Bernard-Henri Levy
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 1/12/2011
50 Cent makes $8 million on Twitter, and Bernard-Henri Levy discusses public intellectualism.
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7.7/1017 votes#8 - Kevin Spacey
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2011
Hitler delivers a moving speech in Tucson, and Stephen pictures Kevin Spacey naked with rose petals.
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7.6/1017 votes#9 - Sherry Turkle
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 1/17/2011
Stephen unveils a new portrait of himself and talks to Sherry Turkle about alienating technology.
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7.5/1017 votes#10 - Cornel West
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/2011
Stephen looks at education reform and assumes Cornel West's book is about Obama joining the circus.
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7.2/1016 votes#11 - Ron Reagan Jr.
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/2011
Stephen gets a present from Afghanistan and talks to Ron Reagan about his memoir.
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6.4/1018 votes#12 - Chris Matthews
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2011
Christine Todd Whitman discusses state budget shortfalls, and Chris Matthews defends JFK's legacy.
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7.5/1017 votes#13 - Charlie Rose
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/2011
House Republicans repeal health care to create new jobs, and Stephen talks to Charlie Rose.
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7.8/1015 votes#14 - Amy Chua
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/25/2011
Stephen covers home appliance safety and talks to Amy Chua about her controversial book.
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7.4/1015 votes#15 - Michael Waldman, Christine Yvette Lewis
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/26/2011
Michael Waldman rates the State of the Union, and Christine Yvette Lewis fights for domestic workers.
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7.2/1016 votes#16 - Dr. Daryl Bem, Brian Greene
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2011
Stephen wonders if ESP exists and asks Brian Greene if there is a universe where people buy books.
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7.6/1012 votes#17 - Samer Shehata, Dr. Paul Offit
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 1/31/2011
There's a breakthrough in taser technology, and Dr. Paul Offit discusses the importance of vaccines.
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6.9/1017 votes#18 - Leslie Dach, Michael Lewis
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 2/1/2011
Leslie Dach confirms Wal-Mart's collaboration with Obama, and Michael Lewis discusses Wall Street.
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7.8/1012 votes#19 - Sean Kelly
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/2/2011
America must break its dependency on foreign turmoil, and Sean Dorrance Kelly discusses the sacred.
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7.9/1014 votes#20 - Jane McGonigal
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 2/3/2011
Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.
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7.2/1016 votes#21 - LCD Soundsystem
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/2011
Hosni Mubarak steps down onto a pillowy mound of money, and LCD Soundsystem performs.
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7.7/1012 votes#22 - Christiane Amanpour, David Albright
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/2011
President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.
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7.6/1012 votes#23 - Eric Foner
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 2/16/2011
Rupert Murdoch takes a new approach to journalism, and Eric Foner talks about Abraham Lincoln.
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7.6/1016 votes#24 - Jeffrey Leonard
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 2/17/2011
Stephen poses for Project, and Jeffrey Leonard calls out big companies' late payment policies.
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7.7/1012 votes#25 - Eugene Jarecki
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 2/21/2011
Rick Santorum complains about his Google problem, and Eugene Jarecki dispels the myths of Reagan.
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The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 7
Every episode of The Colbert Report Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 7!
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Gov. Ed Rendell" is the best rated episode of "The Colbert Report" season 7. It scored 7.5/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Geoffrey Canada".