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The Best Seasons of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Every season of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!

Top season
Season 4
6.6avg
Best episode
S11E118 Hello Goodbye
8.9228 votes
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#1

Season 4

195 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2018

6.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE5 · Bob Woodward, The Knocks, Foster the People 7.2
#2

Season 3

194 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2017

6.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE77 · Willem Dafoe/RuPaul Charles/Roy Wood Jr. 7.2
#3

Season 9

130 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2023

6.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE66 · 3/12/24 (Diane Lane, Patton Oswalt) 7.2

Other Seasons

#4

Season 5

173 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2019

6.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE138 · Killer Mike, Chris Hayes 7.2
#5

Season 7

170 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2021

6.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE6 · Jessica Chastain, Stephen Sondheim 7.1
#6

Season 10

153 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2024

6.0/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE149 · Vice President Kamala Harris, Renée Rapp 7.1
#7

Season 2

206 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2016

5.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE145 · Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Ed Helms, Rob Corddry 7.1
#8

Season 11

118 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2025

5.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE118 · Hello Goodbye 8.9
#9

Season 6

168 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2020

5.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE132 · John Krasinski, Yo-Yo Ma 7.1
#10

Season 1

202 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2015

5.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · George Clooney, Jeb Bush, Jon Batiste & Stay Human 7.0
#11

Season 8

107 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2022

5.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE84 · Steven Spielberg, John Williams 6.8

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Top-rated The Late Show with Stephen Colbert episodes

  1. #1Hello Goodbye S11E1188.9
  2. #2Sydney Sweeney, Patti Smith, Guillermo del Toro S11E348.1
  3. #3George Clooney, Jeb Bush, Jon Batiste & Stay Human S1E17.0
  4. #4Vice President Joe Biden, Travis Kalanick, Toby Keith S1E37.0
  5. #5Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, John Oliver, Ed Helms, Rob Corddry S2E1457.1

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