The Colbert Report/2005

2005
The Colbert Report
Season Premiere	October 17, 2005
Season Finale	December 15, 2005
Episode Count	32
Previous N/A	Next 2006

2005 is the first year of The Colbert Report and began on October 17, 2005.

This season set up many of Colbert's recurring jokes and segments, such as the Threat Down, Better Know a District and The Word. This year also introduced the rivalry between Colbert and Russ Lieber.

Episodes

#	#	Title/Guest			Airdate
1	1	Stone Phillips			October 17, 2005
2	2	Lesley Stahl			October 18, 2005
3	3	Fareed Zakaria			October 19, 2005
4	4	Jim Cramer			October 20, 2005
5	5	Lou Dobbs			October 24, 2005
6	6	Greg Behrendt			October 25, 2005
7	7	Neil deGrasse Tyson			October 26, 2005
8	8	Jeff Daniels			October 27, 2005
9	9	Monica Crowley			October 31, 2005
10	10	Ken Burns			November 1, 2005
11	11	Bruce Feiler			November 2, 2005
12	12	Bradley Whitford			November 3, 2005
13	13	Eliot Spitzer			November 7, 2005
14	14	Catherine Crier			November 8, 2005
15	15	Mary Roach			November 9, 2005
16	16	Cokie Roberts			November 10, 2005
17	17	Bob Kerrey			November 14, 2005
18	18	Al Sharpton			November 15, 2005
19	19	Matt Taibbi			November 16, 2005
20	20	Tim Robbins			November 17, 2005
21	21	Brian Greene			November 28, 2005
22	22	Richard Preston			November 29, 2005
23	23	Katrina vanden Heuvel			November 30, 2005
24	24	Richard Clarke			December 1, 2005
25	25	Maureen Dowd			December 5, 2005
26	26	Anderson Cooper			December 6, 2005
27	27	Craig Crawford			December 7, 2005
28	28	Peggy Noonan			December 8, 2005
29	29	Harry Smith			December 12, 2005
30	30	Bob Costas			December 13, 2005
31	31	Dermot Mulroney			December 14, 2005
32	32	Mark Cuban			December 15, 2005