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The Colbert Report

2005-2014 11 seasons

★ 8.4 Top 15%

(39,556 votes)

1267 episodes

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The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 55.96.87.78.69.5 Rating 127 254 381 508 635 762 889 1016 1143 1270 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5

Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

Rating threshold:
245 Standouts
361 Infamous
219 Hidden Gems
297 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 5.66.26.87.58.18.7 Rating 12 20 32 52 85 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S11E40 Same to You, Pal
Most Infamous: S9E11 Tyler Perry
Best Hidden Gem: S6E90 Steve Carell

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Season Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

6.56.97.37.78.18.5 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 Season 7.8 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.0 7.1 7.7 10 9 8 7 6 5

Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

5678910 Rating S1 8.4 8.1 -0.3 S2 7.7 7.9 +0.2 S3 7.3 7.3 0.0 S4 6.8 7.2 +0.4 S5 7.8 7.6 -0.2 S7 7.6 8.3 +0.7 S8 7.8 7.8 0.0 S10 8.2 6.2 -2.0 S11 6.7 8.6 +1.9

Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

5678910 Rating S1 Typical avg 7.8 S2 Typical avg 7.4 S3 Typical avg 7.1 S4 Typical avg 7.1 S5 Typical avg 7.8 S6 Uneven avg 7.7 S7 Typical avg 7.6 S8 Typical avg 7.8 S9 Typical avg 7.0 S10 Uneven avg 7.1 S11 Erratic avg 7.7 Episode Premiere/Finale

Each dot is an episode. Clustered dots = consistent quality. Scattered dots = variable season. Hover for episode details.

Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 5 dominates (2/10)

  1. 1 S9E135 StePhest Colbchella '013: Robin Thicke 8.7
  2. 2 S2E129 George Lucas 8.6
  3. 3 S4E24 Leonard Nimoy 8.6
  4. 4 S5E3 Benicio Del Toro 8.6
  5. 5 S5E19 Steve Martin 8.6
  6. 6 S6E90 Steve Carell 8.6
  7. 7 S8E84 Michelle Obama 8.6
  8. 8 S8E133 Pete Seeger 8.6
  9. 9 S11E40 Same to You, Pal 8.6
  10. 10 S3E64 Jann Wenner 8.5

📉 Bottom 5 Episodes Season 10 dominates (2/5)

  1. 1122 S9E11 Tyler Perry 5.6
  2. 1121 S10E90 Sting 5.7
  3. 1120 S10E71 Caitlin Flanagan 5.7
  4. 1119 S6E46 Al Sharpton 5.7
  5. 1118 S4E134 Fareed Zakaria/Wynton Marsalis 5.7
1122 Total Episodes
8.7 Highest Rating
5.6 Lowest Rating
3.1 Range

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