1x01 Stone Phillips
October 17, 2005 11:30 pm
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.
1x02 Lesley Stahl
October 18, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes <I>60 Minutes</I> correspondent, Lesley Stahl!
1x03 Fareed Zakaria
October 19, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!
1x04 Jim Cramer
October 20, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of <I>Mad Money</I>, Jim Cramer!
1x05 Lou Dobbs
October 24, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of <I>Lou Dobbs Tonight</I>, Lou Dobbs!
1x06 Greg Behrendt
October 25, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of <I>"It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy"</I>, Greg Behrendt!
1x07 Neil DeGrasse Tyson
October 26, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of <I>"Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution"</I>, Neil DeGrasse Tyson!
1x09 Monica Crowley
October 31, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of <I>Connected: Coast to Coast</I>, Monica Crowley!
1x10 Ken Burns
November 1, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker & author, Ken Burns!
1x11 Bruce Feiler
November 2, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!
1x12 Bradley Whitford
November 3, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of <I>The West Wing</I>, Bradley Whitford!
1x13 Eliot Spitzer
November 7, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!
1x14 Catherine Crier
November 8, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!
1x15 Mary Roach
November 9, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!
1x16 Cokie Roberts
November 10, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!
1x17 Sen. Bob Kerrey
November 14, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!
1x18 Rev. Al Sharpton
November 15, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!
1x19 Matt Taibbi
November 16, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!
1x20 Tim Robbins
November 17, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of <I>Zathura</I>, Tim Robbins!
1x21 Brian Greene
November 28, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of <I>The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality</I>, Brian Greene!
1x22 Richard Preston
November 29, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!
1x23 Katrina vanden Heuvel
November 30, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of <I>The Dictionary of Republicanisms</I>, Katrina vanden Heuvel!
1x24 Richard Clarke
December 1, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of <I>The Scorpion's Gate</I>, Richard Clarke!
1x25 Maureen Dowd
December 5, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of <I>Are Men Necessary?</I>, Maureen Dowd!
1x26 Anderson Cooper
December 6, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Host of <I>Anderson Cooper 360</I>, Anderson Cooper!
1x27 Craig Crawford
December 7, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of <I>Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media</I>, Craig Crawford!
1x28 Peggy Noonan
December 8, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of <I>John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father</I>, Peggy Noonan!
1x29 Harry Smith
December 12, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of <I>The Early Show</I>, Harry Smith!
1x30 Bob Costas
December 13, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of <I>Costas Now</I> and sports commentator, Bob Costas!
1x31 Dermot Mulroney
December 14, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor and star of <I>The Family Stone</I>, Dermot Mulroney!
1x32 Mark Cuban
December 15, 2005 11:30 pm
TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban!
