Season 2018 - Episode Guide

Journalist Anderson Cooper; actor Maz Jobrani, from the CBS comedy "Superior Donuts"; musical performance by Margo Price.

Actress America Ferrera; actor David Harbour; musical performance by Julien Baker

Rapper 50 Cent; actress Rachel Bresnahan; stand-up comedy performance by Gary Vider

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Actor Liam Neeson; author Michael Wolff; Andra Day and Common perform.

Actor James Franco; actress Lena Waithe; Anderson East performs.

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, comic Pete Holmes; Jack Black performs.

Stephen welcomes actress Molly Shannon, actor Thomas Lennon, and stand-up comedy performance by Owen Smith.

Stephen welcomes actress Laurie Metcalf and YouTuber Carly Fleischmann.

Actor John Lithgow; Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); musical performance by Black Eyed Peas.

Musician Jon Bon Jovi; actor Daniel Kaluuya; actor Ben Sinclair.

Actor Ricky Gervais; actor Matt Czuchry; musical performance by Jon Bon Jovi

Actress Sharon Stone; actor Rob Riggle; musical performance by Fall Out Boy

Actor J.K. Simmons; actor Rob Riggle.

TV host James Corden; journalist Ann Curry

Journalist John Dickerson; actor Eugene Levy; Midland performs.

Actor Willem Dafoe; TV personality RuPaul Charles; comic Roy Wood Jr.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow; actor Ben McKenzie; 30 Seconds to Mars performs.

Actor Kyle MacLachlan; actor Deon Cole; Julia Michaels performs; singer Miley Cyrus.

TV host Julie Chen; actor Joel Kinnaman; Talib Kweli performs with BJ the Chicago Kid.

Podcast hosts Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau, and Jon Lovett ("Pod Save America"), and Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson ("2 Dope Queens"); Chris Stapleton performs. Live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.

Actress Rose McGowan; Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Curtis Harding sits in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human.

Actor Michael Shannon; TV host Meghan McCain; musical performance by John Mellencamp.

Actress Uma Thurman; stand-up comedy performance by Jacob Williams.

Actress Claire Danes; actress Bernadette Peters; musical performance by Lil Uzi Vert.

Actress Wanda Sykes; actor Thomas Haden Church; actress June Diane Raphael, Soul Rebels sit in with the band.

Comic John Oliver; actress Beanie Feldstein; chef Wolfgang Puck.

Actor Joel McHale; actress Yara Shahidi; Joywave performs.

Actor Nathan Lane; comic John Oliver in a box.

Senator Kirsten Gellibrand (D-N.Y.); actor and comedian Chris Gethard; musical performance by Portugal. The Man.

Actor Sam Rockwell; director J.J. Abrams; musical performance by BØRNS.

Actress Christine Baranski, from the CBS All Access drama THE GOOD FIGHT; actress Constance Zimmer; musical performance by Bon Jovi.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence; actor Patton Oswald; musical performance by MGMT.

Actor Kiefer Sutherland; actress Zoe Lister-Jones, from the CBS comedy LIFE IN PIECES; Professor John McWhorter (an American linguist).

Actor Donald Glover; reality-TV personality Omarosa Manigault-Newman; musical performance by IBEYI.

Actor Jeff Daniels; actress Krysten Ritter; musical performance by Noah Kahan.

Actor Steve Buscemi; comic Sebastian Maniscalco.

Actor David Oyelowo; author Chelsea Clinton; lifestyle expert Martha Stewart.

Actress Oprah Winfrey; actor Justin Hartley.

Actress Reese Witherspoon; Olympic Bronze Medalist (figure skating) Adam Rippon; musical performance by Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite.

Actress Mindy Kaling; journalist Chris Hayes; stand-up comedy performance by Amber Allen.

Actress Helen Mirren; interview with and musical performance by David Byrne.

Professional football player Tom Brady; stand-up comedy performance by Emmy Blotnick.

Actress Angela Bassett; actor Jimmy O. Yang; musical performance by Jack Johnson.

Actor Paul Giamatti; actor Sean Bean; musical performance by Brandi Carlile.

Actress Drew Barrymore; actor Adam Devine; musical performance by Moby.

Actress Hilary Swank; actor Thomas Middleditch; stand-up comedy performance by Rory Albanese.

Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys; Getting Ripped with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Maybe Coming Soon with Mindy Kaling.

Actor Sean Penn; actress Sara Gilbert; musical performance by Bishop Briggs.

Comedian Samantha Bee; actor Leslie Odom Jr.; Comedian Tom Segura.

Comic Dana Carvey; actor Simon Pegg.

Actress Emily Blunt; journalist John Heilemann & TV host Alex Wagner; musical performance by Kacey Musgraves.

Actor Bryan Cranston; former President President Jimmy Carter.

Actress Amy Schemer; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; chef Giada De Laurentiis

Actor James Spader; journalist Katie Couric; comic Louie Anderson.

Actor Martin Short; actress Aisha Tyler.

Journalist Diane Sawyer; actor Joshua Jackson; musical performance by John Prine featuring Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile.

Actress Aubrey Plaza; musical performance by Rainbow Kitten Surprise; special appearance by Cookie Monster.

Journalist John Dickerson; TV personality Charlemagne Tha God; Author Nell Scovell.

James Comey, former FBI director; musical performance by Jason Aldean.

Actress Cynthia Nixon; actor Alan Cumming, from the CBS drama INSTINCT; musical performance by Franz Ferdinand.

Actor Antonio Banderas; Senator Kampala Harris (D-California); musical performance by Snow Patrol.

Actor James Marsden; YouTube personality and wildlife expert Coyote Peterson.

Actor Jeffrey Wright; author Ali Wentworth; musical performance by Brothers Osborne; comedians Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.

Actor Hank Azaria; author Ronan Farrow; musical performance by Grace VanderWaal.

Actress Lucy Liu, from the CBS drama ELEMENTARY; actor Henry Winkler; musical performance by Run The Jewels.

Actress Rachel Weisz; actress Ann Dowd.

Mandy Patinkin; H. Jon Benjamin.

Actor David Duchovny; journalist Margaret Brennan; actor Robert Smigel.

Actress Helen Hunt; filmmaker Kevin Smith; Paramore performs.

Comic Jim Gaffigan; attorney Michael Avenatti; restaurateur David Chang.

Actress Charlize Theron; filmmaker Ron Howard.

Actor Chris O'Donnell; Jack White performs.

Jim Parsons, from the CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory"; Co-Founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian; musical performance by Lake Street Dive.

Actor Michael B. Jordan; actor Matt Walsh; stand-up comedy performance by Heather Pasternak.

Gayle King, co-anchor of "CBS This Morning"; Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Winter.

Actress Annette Bening; comic Wyatt Cenac; musical performance by Leon Bridges.

Actress Mayim Bialik, from the CBS comedy THE BIG BANG THEORY; chef Daniel Boulud; special appearance by actress Melissa McCarthy; Run the Jewels celebrate Stephen Colbert's birthday.

Actor Anthony Anderson; Actress Glenda Jackson; Author Michael Pollan.

Actor Jamie Foxx; musical performance by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.

Actor Chadwick Boseman.

Journalist Jake Tapper; comic Erik Bergstrom; musical performance by Liam Payne featuring J. Balvin.

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch; stand-up comedy performance by Mary Gallagher.

Actor Zachary Quinto; actress Vanessa Bayer; Executive Editor of "The New York Times," Dean Baquet.

Actor Andrew Garfield; actor/comic David Cross; special appearance by Jon Stewart; musical performance by The Kills.

Actor Jason Bateman; author Stephen King; musical performance by Jim James.

Actress Anne Hathaway; author David Sedaris; stand-up comedy performance by Ahmed Bharoocha.

Actor Ethan Hawke; actress Toni Collette; stand-up comedy performance by Jeff Arcuri.

President Bill Clinton & Author James Patterson; comic Tig Notary.

Actress Mandy Moore; Hosts of the 72nd Annual Tony Awards, singers Sara Bareilles & Josh Groan; musical performance by Meghan Trainor.

Actor Nick Offerman; actress Niecy Nash; musical performance by Lykke Li.

Journalist Jeff Glor; actor David Kouchner; musical performance by Interpol.

TV host Chris Matthews; actress Alicia Silverstone; EELS perform.

Actor Ed Helms; actor Michael K. Williams; comic Tom Papa.

Financier Anthony Scaramucci; attorney Michael Avenatti; Chromeo featuring DRAM perform.

Actress Natalie Portman; actor Marc Maron; Alt-J featuring Pusha T and Twin Shadow perform.

Actress Thandie Newton; actress Betty Gilpin.

Actor Benicia Del Toro; actress Alison Brie; actress Robin Thede.

Actor Josh Brolin; actress Ruth Nega; Walk the Moon performs.

TV host Trevor Noah; actress Liza Koshy; Two Feet performs.

TV host Don Lemon; actor Mike Colter; Death Cab for Cutie performs.

Actor Seth Rogen; stand-up comedy performance by Danny Jolles.

Actress Jessica Chasten; comedian Romesh Ranganathan; comedian Scott Rogowsky.

Actor Hugh Grant; professional basketball player Kyrie Irving; political commentator Margaret Hoover.

Actor Paul Rudd; actor Ken Jeong; musical performance by Florence + The Machine.

Tonight's guest are Michael Moore, Eric Andre & Derrick Beckles, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Chef Gordon Ramsay; actor Andrew Rannells; musical performance by Junun featuring Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood & The Rajasthan Express

Actor Will Arnett; actress Neve Campbell; chef Marcus Samuelsson.

Actor Dwayne Johnson; musical performance by Alessia Cara.

TV host Lawrence O'Donnell; actress Liv Tyler; musical performance by Young The Giant.

Actress Carey Mulligan; experiments with Kate the Chemist.

Actor Armie Hammer; actress Colleen Ballinger; comic Paula Poundstone.

Actress Chrissy Metz; comic Lewis Black; musical performance by Luke Combs.

TV personalities Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen; actor Dominic Cooper; musical performance by Beck.

Actor Denzel Washington; Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.); stand-up comedy performance by Carmen Lagala.

Interview with and musical performance by Janelle Monáe.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder; actor John Cleese; musical performance by Arctic Monkeys.

Actress Tatiana Maslany; former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul; actor Brian Huskey.

John Dickerson, co-anchor of CBS THIS MORNING; actress Michaela Watkins.

CNN journalist Jake Tapper; actor Michael Peña; musical performance by Dua Lipa.

Actress Laura Linney; stand-up comedy performance by Sasheer Zamata. Special appearance by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Filmmaker Judd Apatow; actor Jace Norman; musical performance by OneRepublic.

Actor Paul Giamatti; professional wrestler Ronda Rousey; comedian Paul Mecurio.

Actor Ewan McGregor; actor Adam Pally; economist Paul Krugman on a roller coaster with Stephen.

Actress Chloë Grace Moretz; actor Bobcat Goldthwait; stand-up comedy performance by Katie Hannigan.

Actor Rob Reiner; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hits the gym with Colbert.

Political commentator Chris Hayes; actor Rob Corddry; musical performance by Regina Spektor.

Actor Joe Manganiello; Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.).

CNN journalist Jim Acosta; actress Nina Dobrev; stand-up comedy performance by Michael Palascak.

Actress Issa Rae; actor Darren Criss; comedian Ronny Chieng.

Rapper Nicki Minaj; actor Guy Pearce; musical performance by Mac Miller.

Actor Mark Wahlberg; Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont).

Actress Jessica Biel; comedian W. Kamau Bell; musical performance by Elle King.

Hosts of "Pod Save America": Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett; actress Constance Wu; a tribute to Aretha Franklin.

Actor John Krasinski; actress Yvonne Orji.

Actor Rob Lowe; Former Secretary of State John Kerry

Actress Emma Thompson; interview with and musical performance by Troye Sivan.

Sharon Osbourne, co-host of CBS' THE TALK; stand-up comedy performance by Kathleen Madigan; musical performance by Jay Rock

Journalist Bob Woodward; musical performance by The Knocks featuring Foster the People.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson; actor Michael Rapport.

Actress Keira Knightley; Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas); television personality Martha Stewart.

Hosts of Showtime's The Circus John Heilemann and Alex Wagner; actress and director Judy Greer; musical performance by First Aid Kit.

Actress Anna Kendrick; musical performance by Anne-Marie.

Actress Jane Fonda; interview with and musical performance by Willie Nelson.

Actress Tiffany Haddish; actor Iain Armitage, from the CBS comedy YOUNG SHELDON.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; special appearance by Neil deGrasse Tyson and NASA's latest Mars rover prototype.

Actress Emma Stone; interview with and musical performance by Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement of Flight of the Conchords.

Actress America Ferrera; interview with and musical performance by Nas.

Actress Candice Bergen, from CBS' MURPHY BROWN revival; Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern; musical performance by Jon Batiste.

Actor Jeff Bridges; Cedric the Entertainer, from the new CBS comedy THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

Actress Kristen Bell; author Mark Leibovich; a stand-up comedy performance by Nik Dodani, from CBS' Murphy Brown revival; a special appearance by actor Jeff Bridges.

CNN TV host Jake Tapper; Monty Python's Eric Idle; musical performance by Lauv & Julia Michaels.

Actress Eva Longoria; actor Damon Wayans Jr., from the new CBS comedy HAPPY TOGETHER; journalist Steve Kornacki.

Actor Nick Kroll; actress Jodie Whittaker; musical performance by Cat Power.

Singer Lady Gaga.

Actress Ellie Kemper; actor Sam Elliott.

Actress Melissa McCarthy; actress Phoebe Robinson.

Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda; CNN journalist Brooke Baldwin.

Actor Peter Dinklage; actress Busy Philipps; musical performance by Noname.

TV hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski; actress Laura Benanti; musical performance by The Revivalists.

Actress Robin Wright; stand-up comedy performance by Caitlin Peluffo; special appearances by Hillary Rodham Clinton & Melissa McCarthy.

Comic Sarah Silverman; Actor Scott Bakula, from the CBS drama NCIS: NEW ORLEANS; musical performance by Transviolet.

Hosts of "Pod Save America": Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor; TV personality Charlamagne Tha God.

Actor Gerard Butler; actor Rowan Atkinson; cook and author Ina Garten.

Gayle King, co-anchor of CBS THIS MORNING; musical performance by Andrea & Matteo Bocelli

Dr. Phil McGraw; actress Kayli Carter; musical performance by Janelle Monáe.

Actress Kerry Washington; interview with and musical performance by Taylor Mac.

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker; House Democratic leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); musical performance by Christine and the Queens.

Mike Myers; Christiane Amanpour.

TV news anchor Chris Wallace; actor Cole Sprouse; musical performance by Tony Bennett.

Actor Billy Eichner; interview with and musical performance by Itzhak Perlman.

Actor Jude Law; Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.); special appearance by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

Live Midterm Lateness featuring guests journalist John Heilemann, journalist Alex Wagner and comic Hasan Minhaj.

Actor Chris Pine; CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett.

Actor Billy Crystal; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

Actor Alexander Skarsgård; Triumph the Insult Comic Dog; musical performance by Big Red Machine.

Actor Hugh Jackman; interview with and musical performance by Jeff Tweedy; United States Army Field Band's Six String Soldiers sitting in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human.

Actress Rachel Weisz; actor Jason Mantzoukas; stand-up comedy performance by Demetri Martin; special appearance by actor Dolph Lundgren.

Comic Ricky Gervais; Bianna Golodryga, co-host of "CBS This Morning"; Chef Flynn McGarry.

Actor Ben Stiller; sports journalist Jemele Hill; musical performance by Jorja Smith.

Actor Timothy Chalamet; special appearance by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; stand-up comedy performance by Graham Kay.

Actress Millie Bobby Brown; CBS News's Anthony Salvanto; musical performance by Josh Groban

Actor Michael Douglas; Senator Ben Sasse (R-Neb.).

Actress Connie Britton; author George R.R. Martin; chef José Andrés.

Stephen and Jon's Cartoon Thanks-travaganza.

Stephen Colbert Edition featuring talk show host Jon Stewart, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, journalist Jake Tapper, actress Kerry Washington and comic Charlemagne Tha God.

Actor Eric McCormack; actor David Alan Grier; musical performance by Sara Bareilles.

Singer Garth Brooks; actor Tim Meadows.

Former first lady Michelle Obama; musical performance by Common.

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones; actor Lucas Hedges; musical performance by Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats.

Actress Julia Roberts; actor Patrick Wilson.

Actor Jeff Daniels; actress Emily Mortimer.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); actor/comedian Chris Gethard.

Comic Kathy Griffin; stand-up comedy performance by Emma Willmann.

Actor Bryan Cranston; presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

TV host Whoopi Goldberg; actor Adam Pally; musical performance by Jungle.

Actress Leslie Mann; actor Brandon Micheal Hall, from the CBS drama GOD FRIENDED ME; musical performance by Lil Wayne.

Actress Diane Kruger; Rep. Joaquín Castro (D-Texas) & former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro; writer Ira Madison III.

Tony Shalhoub; stand-up comedy performance by Joe Wong; special appearances by Bryan Cranston, Laura Linney, Rachel Dratch, John Oliver and Nick Kroll.

Actress Sandra Bullock; director Barry Jenkins.

Actress Emily Blunt; Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California); musical performance by St. Paul & The Broken Bones.

Actor Steve Carell; actress KiKi Layne.

John C. Reilly; Senator Jeff Flake; musical performance by Jon Batiste

Special appearance by Laura Benanti; Jon Stewart.

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