2005 The Colbert ReportSeason 1Busboy Productions
First episode: 2005-10-17Last episode: 2005-12-15
Episodes

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

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes 60 Minutes correspondent, Lesley Stahl!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes journalist, Fareed Zakaria!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Mad Money, Jim Cramer!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes host of Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy", Greg Behrendt!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes astrophysicist and author of "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution", Neil DeGrasse Tyson!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor, Jeff Daniels!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of Connected: Coast to Coast, Monica Crowley!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes filmmaker author, Ken Burns!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Where God Was Born: A Journey by Land to the Roots of Religion", Bruce Feiler!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of The West Wing, Bradley Whitford!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the New York State Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes CourtTV anchor, Catherine Crier!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife", Mary Roach!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes anchor and newswoman, Cokie Roberts!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes former Senator Bob Kerrey!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes Reverend Al Sharpton!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of "Spanking the Donkey", Matt Taibbi!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes star of Zathura, Tim Robbins!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality, Brian Greene!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of several science books, Richard Preston!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes author of The Dictionary of Republicanisms, Katrina vanden Heuvel!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of The Scorpion's Gate, Richard Clarke!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Are Men Necessary?, Maureen Dowd!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the Host of Anderson Cooper 360, Anderson Cooper!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of Attack the Messenger: How Politicians Turn You Against the Media, Craig Crawford!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the author of John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father, Peggy Noonan!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes co-host of The Early Show, Harry Smith!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the host of Costas Now and sports commentator, Bob Costas!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes actor and star of The Family Stone, Dermot Mulroney!

TONIGHT: Stephen Colbert welcomes the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban!