The Colbert Report

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Season 1
Season #: 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 175 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 156 out of 175
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 175
  3. Negative: 12 out of 175

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Awards & Rankings

22
#22 Best TV Season of 2005
16
#16 Most Discussed TV Season of 2005
43
#43 Most Shared TV Season of 2005

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    80
    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.
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  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    80
    One of Colbert's strengths has always been wordplay, which is in full force on ''The Colbert Report" and gives the show an added level of wit.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    70
    The new show dovetails nicely with its lead-in to present a solid hour of skewered news and punctured pomposity.
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