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2005, the first year of The Colbert Report, began late in the year 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. It concluded on December 15, 2005, when the show went off their air for winter vacation.

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#	#	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	Sen. Bob Kerrey	November 14, 2005
18	18	Rev. 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