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The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 7

Every episode of The Colbert Report Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 7!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 81 - Talib Kweli
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    S7:E81

    Stephen comes clean with Jack White, Obama defends actions in Libya, and Talib Kweli performs.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 90 - Jose Antonio Vargas
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    S7:E90

    The Rupert Murdoch scandal deepens, and Jose Antonio Vargas comes out of the border-gay closet.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 123 - Ken Burns
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    S7:E123

    Rick Perry talks immigration, America gets tough on pregnant Mexicans, John Lithgow calls the Atone Phone, and Ken Burns discusses his Prohibition documentary.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 124 - Mark Cuban
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S7:E124

    Karl Rove's fundraising takes a turn, Trevor Potter arms Stephen with a 501(c)(4), Kevin Kline hosts The Donating Game, and Mark Cuban talks billionaires.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 20 - Jane McGonigal
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S7:E20

    Stephen previews the Super Bowl and talks to Jane McGonigal about video games.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 22 - Christiane Amanpour, David Albright
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S7:E22

    President Twitter Bird will lead Egypt, and David Albright talks about Iran's computer virus.

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  7. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 27 - Stephanie Coontz
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S7:E27

    Stephen brings a criminal to justice, and Stephanie Coontz talks about women in the 60s.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 42 - Dr. Anthony Fauci
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S7:E42

    Stephen questions Obama's plan for Libya and talks infectious diseases with Dr. Anthony Fauci.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 44 - Piers Gibbon
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    S7:E44

    The Wisconsin anti-union law faces trouble, and Piers Gibbon talks about cannibalism.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 70 - Robert Kennedy, Jr.
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    S7:E70

    Stephen examines the Weiner scandal, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. makes a mountain out of a molehill.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 74 - Bre Pettis
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S7:E74

    Anthony Weiner captures the manscaping vote, and Bre Pettis print a 3-D copy of Stephen's head.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 80 - Florence And The Machine
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    S7:E80

    Jack White helps Stephen revive his music career, and Florence and the Machine perform.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 100 - Al Hunt
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    S7:E100

    Scandal rocks Newt Gingrich's Twitterverse, David Leonhardt knows how to save America's credit rating, and Al Hunt thinks everyone lost the debt ceiling deal.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 122 - Melinda Gates
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S7:E122

    Rick Perry owns his horrific debate performance, the NFL tightens stadium security, and Melinda Gates works on improving America's public schools.

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  15. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 32 - Mark W. Moffett
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    S7:E32

    Stephen fights Jimmy Fallon over his new ice cream flavor, and Mark Moffett talks about bees.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 49 - Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    S7:E49

    Walgreens offers Pap smears, and Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage test the blue ice myth.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 57 - Francis Fukuyama
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    S7:E57

    Stephen throws a "We Got Bin Laden" party, and Francis Fukuyama warns of the Chinese threat.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 93 - Michael Sandel
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    S7:E93

    A pie attack makes Rupert Murdoch sympathetic, Republicans limit who can vote, and Michael Sandel examines the ethical issue of sailor cannibalism.

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  19. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 110 - Kevin Mitnick
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    S7:E110

    America wants a badass president, WOI reports on the "Rick Parry" write-in scandal, and hacker Kevin Mitnick is the ghost in the wires.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 115 - Al Gore
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    S7:E115

    Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan, Paul Krugman discusses the Lesser Depression, and Al Gore focuses on climate reality.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 38 - Ayman Mohyeldin
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    S7:E38

    The art world buzzes about Stephen's portrait, and Ayman Mohyeldin talks in the Situation Mosque.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 46 - James Franco
    8.0/10(20 votes)

    S7:E46

    Tim Pawlenty raps about pop culture, and James Franco proves he's a Tolkien fan.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 48 - Jeff Greenfield
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    S7:E48

    Stephen gets ready for the royal wedding and talks to Jeff Greenfield about alternate histories.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 99 - Tony Hsieh
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    S7:E99

    Stephen tells the "Billy Goats Gruff" debt ceiling story, an Alabama company turns ashes into bullets, and Zappos' C.E.O. Tony Hsieh talks about delivering happiness.

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  25. The Colbert Report Season 7 Episode 106 - Gloria Steinem
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    S7:E106

    Mitt Romney thinks corporations are people too, Stephen reveals his super PAC ad, and Gloria Steinem discusses gender equality.

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Talib Kweli" is the best rated episode of "The Colbert Report" season 7. It scored 8.3/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/22/2011. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Jose Antonio Vargas".