The Colbert Report: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

Comedy Central | Season Premiere Date: October 17, 2005

Starring: Stephen Colbert

Summary: This Daily Show spinoff elevates bear-phobic Stephen Colbert to the anchor seat, where he takes on cable news hosts such as Bill O'Reilly.

Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, News

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E32. Mark Cuban
Air Date: December 15, 2005
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S1:E31. Dermot Mulroney
Air Date: December 14, 2005
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S1:E30. Bob Costas
Air Date: December 13, 2005

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Critic Reviews

Heather Havrilesky

Not only does Colbert maintain his persona without skipping a beat throughout the entire show, but he's got great comic timing, the show's writers are brilliant, and the whole thing is pure foolish, bizarre, idiotic fun at Bill O'Reilly's expense. Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

Mr. Colbert's on-camera persona may not wear well over the long term, but for now at least "The Colbert Report" is a worthy spinoff, an icy-cold beer chaser to the shot of whiskey that is "The Daily Show." Read full review

Maureen Ryan

The biggest question hanging over "The Colbert Report" is whether the show’s sendup of the pomposity and fear-mongering of cable news blowhards will be as appealing in the long term as "The Daily Show’s" satire of public figures and the news media as a whole. Read full review

Dana Stevens

By its very nature, the position Colbert occupies—the butt of his own show's joke—seems more difficult to sustain than Stewart's role as the eternal observer. Read full review

Rob Owen

It's more an intellectual, in your head, "hey, that's clever," than a laugh-out-loud funny. Read full review

Nancy Franklin

Colbert is very skillful at parodying people who are already parodies of themselves, and his show is a lot sharper than most of what passes for comedy on TV. At the end of the day, though--a day, say, on which a President says something foolish, or a Supreme Court nominee has to step aside, or a White House aide is indicted--the voice you’ll most want to hear is still Jon Stewart’s. Read full review

Adam Sternbergh

It’s an astute parody, but it suffocates the show, sealing The Colbert Report under a hermetic layer of irony. Read full review

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gm101

Sep 15, 2010

Stephen Colbert is awesome! I actually like him more than Jon Stewart. I love how he mocks the guys at Fox News indirectly, calling them allies, but continually making them look like fools.

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JasonR

Mar 20, 2006

Giving the Daily Show a run for it's money... and you know that's saying a lot.

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salomee

Jan 18, 2007

Colbert is so funny!! ! He's a comic genuis and watching his is a pleasure. I laugh thoughout this magnificant show. I love it and I think that he's one of the funniest people on TV.

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Kyle

Dec 8, 2005

A Tek Jansen adventure.

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Zegilgamesh

Jan 5, 2012

Colbert's satirical sense of humor as well as his off-the-wall style not only breaks through the usual style of political comedy show, but becomes the ultimate part of his comedic genius.

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DanB.

Nov 11, 2005

The first few shows I watched had some off moments, but overall it makes me laugh out loud every episode I see and is more often funny and clever than not. The interviews have been mixed. Oh and the DaColbert Code segment will hopefully not be done again.

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NickM

Apr 1, 2007

By far the worst show I have ever seen. I don't understand how people can think this crap is clever!! Anyone can act like an asshole, that doesn't mean they're funny!!! Colbert is an overrated fad that any educated person will turn off.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 11

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  Air Date: September 29, 2014
Season 10

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  Air Date: September 30, 2013
Season 9

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  Air Date: October 1, 2012
Season 8

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  Air Date: October 3, 2011
Season 7

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  Air Date: January 3, 2011
Season 6

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  Air Date: January 4, 2010
Season 5

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  Air Date: January 5, 2009
Season 4

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  Air Date: January 7, 2008
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 8, 2007
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 9, 2006
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 17, 2005
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  S1:E32. Mark Cuban
  Air Date: December 15, 2005
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  S1:E31. Dermot Mulroney
  Air Date: December 14, 2005
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  S1:E30. Bob Costas
  Air Date: December 13, 2005
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  S1:E29. Harry Smith
  Air Date: December 12, 2005
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  S1:E28. Peggy Noonan
  Air Date: December 8, 2005
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  S1:E27. Craig Crawford
  Air Date: December 7, 2005
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  S1:E26. Anderson Cooper
  Air Date: December 6, 2005
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  S1:E25. Maureen Dowd
  Air Date: December 5, 2005
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  S1:E24. Richard Clarke
  Air Date: December 1, 2005
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  S1:E23. Katrina vanden Heuvel
  Air Date: November 30, 2005
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  S1:E22. Richard Preston
  Air Date: November 29, 2005
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  S1:E21. Brian Greene
  Air Date: November 28, 2005
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  S1:E20. Tim Robbins
  Air Date: November 17, 2005
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  S1:E19. Matt Taibbi
  Air Date: November 16, 2005
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  S1:E18. Rev. Al Sharpton
  Air Date: November 15, 2005
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  S1:E17. Sen. Bob Kerrey
  Air Date: November 14, 2005
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  S1:E16. Cokie Roberts
  Air Date: November 10, 2005
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  S1:E15. Mary Roach
  Air Date: November 9, 2005
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  S1:E14. Catherine Crier
  Air Date: November 8, 2005
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  S1:E13. Eliot Spitzer
  Air Date: November 7, 2005
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  S1:E12. Bradley Whitford
  Air Date: November 3, 2005
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  S1:E11. Bruce Feiler
  Air Date: November 2, 2005
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  S1:E10. Ken Burns
  Air Date: November 1, 2005
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  S1:E9. Monica Crowley
  Air Date: October 31, 2005
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  S1:E8. Jeff Daniels
  Air Date: October 27, 2005
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  S1:E7. Neil DeGrasse Tyson
  Air Date: October 26, 2005
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  S1:E6. Greg Behrendt
  Air Date: October 25, 2005
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  S1:E5. Lou Dobbs
  Air Date: October 24, 2005
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  S1:E4. Jim Cramer
  Air Date: October 20, 2005
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  S1:E3. Fareed Zakaria
  Air Date: October 19, 2005
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  S1:E2. Lesley Stahl
  Air Date: October 18, 2005
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  S1:E1. Stone Phillips
  Air Date: October 17, 2005