← The Daily Show

Season 13

160 episodes · 2008

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    Ronald Seeber

    Jan 7, 200830 min★ 6.6

    Tonight, a professor of labor relations at Cornell University who shares his views on worker strikes, Ronald Seeber. Jon begins tonights show by sharing his statement of solidarity with the writer's strike by showcasing his unibrow. Also, the show's name has been changed until the strike is over to A Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Jon then reports on the winners of the Iowa caucus. Finally, Jon summarizes the conflict surrounding the Writers Guild strike in a segment called "Space Reserved For Clever Pun".

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    David Frum

    Jan 8, 200830 min★ 5.7

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    John Zogby

    Jan 9, 200830 min★ 6.7

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    Lou Dobbs

    Jan 10, 200830 min★ 5.1

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    Fareed Zakaria

    Jan 14, 200830 min★ 5.5

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    Amb. John Bolton

    Jan 15, 200830 min★ 6.0

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    Jonah Goldberg

    Jan 16, 200830 min★ 6.0

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    Allen Raymond

    Jan 17, 200830 min★ 6.0

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    Jon Meacham

    Jan 21, 200830 min★ 6.1

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    Jim Wallis

    Jan 22, 200830 min★ 5.1

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    P.J. O'Rourke

    Jan 23, 200830 min★ 5.6

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    Gerri Willis

    Jan 24, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    Phil Simms

    Jan 28, 200830 min★ 7.3

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    Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Jan 29, 200830 min★ 7.4

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    Peggy Noonan

    Jan 30, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Karen Tumulty

    Jan 31, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    Tim Gunn

    Feb 4, 200830 min★ 6.8

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    Chris Wallace

    Feb 5, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Tom Brokaw

    Feb 6, 200830 min★ 5.6

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    Laton McCartney

    Feb 7, 200830 min★ 6.1

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    Philip Shenon

    Feb 11, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Bill Kristol

    Feb 12, 200830 min★ 6.6

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    Mark Siegel

    Feb 13, 200830 min★ 6.3

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    Lee Siegel

    Feb 14, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Madeleine Albright

    Feb 26, 200830 min★ 7.1

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    Allen Guelzo

    Feb 27, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    Brian Williams

    Feb 28, 200830 min★ 5.4

    Tonight, the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams. Jon begins tonight's show with a look at Bush's recent presidential news conference and his trip to Africa in a segment called "Bushman of Africa". Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver was along for the ride with President Bush in Africa and talks with Jon about his experience. Finally, Expert Youth Politics Reporter on Voting Demetri Martin reports on why the youth vote is so important this election year in a segment called "Trendspotting with Demetri Martin". The TDS Street Team hits the New York City bar scene and asks young people who their voting for.

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    Hillary Clinton

    Mar 3, 200830 min★ 5.9

    Tonight, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

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    Ralph Nader

    Mar 4, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Martin Fletcher

    Mar 5, 200830 min★ 5.9

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    Sen. Tom Daschle

    Mar 6, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell

    Mar 10, 200830 min★ 7.2

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    Grover Norquist

    Mar 11, 200830 min★ 5.7

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    Ronald Kessler

    Mar 12, 200830 min★ 6.6

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    Dana Perino

    Mar 13, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Brian Fagan

    Mar 17, 200830 min★ 6.1

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    Jeffrey Sachs

    Mar 18, 200830 min★ 5.9

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    Sen. Arlen Specter

    Mar 19, 200830 min★ 6.3

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    Alex Kingsbury

    Mar 20, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    Sen. Chuck Hagel

    Mar 31, 200830 min★ 6.6

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    Simon LeVay

    Apr 1, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    William Safire

    Apr 2, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    George Clooney

    Apr 3, 200830 min★ 7.4

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    Nathan Lane

    Apr 7, 200830 min★ 6.0

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    Cokie Roberts

    Apr 8, 200830 min★ 5.7

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    Steve Coll

    Apr 9, 200830 min★ 6.3

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    Aram Roston

    Apr 10, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Judd Apatow

    Apr 14, 200830 min★ 6.3

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    Jack Goldsmith

    Apr 15, 200830 min★ 7.6

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    Peter Steinfels

    Apr 16, 200830 min★ 6.8

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    Uma Thurman

    Apr 17, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    Sen. Barack Obama

    Apr 21, 200830 min★ 7.6

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    John Waters

    Apr 22, 200830 min★ 7.0

    Tonight, cult film director John Waters. Jon begins the show tonight looking at the presidential candidates addressing the audience of the WWE. Next, Jon takes a look at so-called military analysts the media uses, but the Pentagon call message force multipliers in a segment called "The Less You Know". Senior Military Analyst Rob Riggle talks with Jon about the recent Pentagon report about Pakistan being a safe haven for terrorists. Finally, Samantha Bee and Larry Wilmore visit Pennsylvania and talk with some voters.

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    Howard Fineman

    Apr 23, 200830 min★ 6.8

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    Colin Firth

    Apr 24, 200830 min★ 6.5

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    Jimmy Carter

    Apr 28, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    Newt Gingrich

    Apr 29, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    Robert Schlesinger

    Apr 30, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    Howard Dean

    May 1, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Sen. Harry Reid

    May 5, 200830 min★ 5.9

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    Fareed Zakaria

    May 6, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    John McCain

    May 7, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    David D. Perlmutter

    May 8, 200830 min★ 6.3

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    Douglas J. Feith

    May 12, 200830 min★ 6.5

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    Bill Moyers

    May 13, 200830 min★ 7.1

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    John Harwood

    May 14, 200830 min★ 6.3

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    Denis Leary

    May 15, 200830 min★ 5.9

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    Matt Taibbi

    May 27, 200830 min★ 7.3

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    Fred Burton

    May 28, 200830 min★ 7.0

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    Richard Clark

    May 29, 200830 min★ 7.0

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    Scott McClellan

    Jun 2, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    David Sedaris

    Jun 3, 200830 min★ 6.6

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    Barbara Walters

    Jun 4, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    Adam Sandler

    Jun 5, 200830 min★ 5.9

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    Sen. Jim Webb

    Jun 9, 200830 min★ 6.6

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    Ralph Reed

    Jun 10, 200830 min★ 6.5

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    Rick Shenkman

    Jun 11, 200830 min★ 6.5

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    Richard Engel

    Jun 12, 200830 min★ 7.1

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    David Iglesis

    Jun 16, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Lara Logan

    Jun 17, 200830 min★ 6.0

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    Steve Carell

    Jun 18, 200830 min★ 7.8

    Tonight, comedian and actor Steve Carell talks about his new movie Get Smart.

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    Mike Myers

    Jun 19, 200830 min★ 7.2

    Tonight, actor and comedian Mike Myers talks about his new movie The Love Guru.

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    James McAvoy

    Jun 23, 200830 min★ 7.6

    Tonight, actor James McAvoy talks about his new movie with Angeline Jolie, Wanted.

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    James Harding

    Jun 24, 200830 min★ 7.0

    Tonight, the editor from The Times in London, James Harding talks about his new book Alpha Dogs: The Americans Who Turned Political Spin into a Global Business.

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    Coldplay

    Jun 25, 200830 min★ 6.1

    Tonight, English rock band Coldplay sing a few songs from their new album, Viva La Vida.

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    Ted Koppel

    Jun 26, 200830 min★ 6.5

    Tonight, Ted Koppel talks about his new special about the symbiotic relationship between the U.S. and China on the Discovery Channel called The People's Republic of Capitalism.

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    Andrew Ward

    Jul 14, 200830 min★ 6.5

    Author Andrew Ward discusses his new book, The Slaves' War.

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    Pierce Brosnan

    Jul 15, 200830 min★ 6.8

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    Kenneth Pollack

    Jul 16, 200830 min★ 6.8

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    Maggie Gyllenhaal

    Jul 17, 200830 min★ 7.5

    Jon breaks out the Dobbs-O-Meter to measure how well the presidential candidates are doing with the Latino community. Kristen Schaal studies the cougar species, and invents her own name for men who date younger women. Maggie Gyllenhaal tells Jon how Batman made her weak in the knees.

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    Richard Bitner

    Jul 21, 200830 min★ 6.5

    Barack Obama travels to the Middle East with all three major network news anchors tagging along. Rob Riggle, Larry Wilmore, John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac and Ed Helms are excited to cover Obama's trip to Baghdad. Wyatt Cenac goes to South Florida to find out which candidate the elderly Jews are voting for, and Richard Bitner explains the risky business of subprime mortgages.

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    Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly

    Jul 22, 200830 min★ 5.5

    Obama Quest continues as Barack Obama visits his birthplace in Bethlehem. Former high-ranking Bush administration officials refuse to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee, while John Oliver explains we're in a golden age of obstructive politics, and we don't even know it. Lewis Black lists America's insane deals in its End of an Empire Sale, and Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly show off their calves.

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    T.J. English

    Jul 23, 200830 min

    Robert Novak hits a pedestrian with his car, and Barack Obama visits the holy land.

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    Geo Beach

    Jul 24, 200830 min★ 6.5

    Geo Beach, host of the History Channel's "Tougher in Alaska," tells Jon why America's coldest state is also its greatest.

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    Nancy Pelosi

    Jul 28, 200830 min★ 5.5

    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi tells Jon about her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters.

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    Bill Bishop

    Jul 29, 200830 min★ 6.7

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    Ben Wattenberg

    Jul 30, 200830 min★ 6.9

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    Brian Williams

    Jul 31, 200830 min★ 6.7

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    Dennis Hopper

    Aug 4, 200830 min★ 7.0

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    Seth Rogan

    Aug 5, 200830 min★ 5.6

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    Sen. Chuck Schumer

    Aug 6, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    David Gregory

    Aug 7, 200830 min★ 5.7

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    Ron Suskind

    Aug 11, 200830 min★ 7.2

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    Sen. Mel Martinez

    Aug 12, 200830 min★ 7.2

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    Philip Pan

    Aug 13, 200830 min★ 7.3

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    Ben Stiller

    Aug 14, 200830 min★ 7.7

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    Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.1 (Gov. Tim Kaine)

    Aug 26, 200830 min★ 7.3

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    Guess Who's Coming to Denver pt.2 (Howard Dean)

    Aug 27, 200830 min★ 6.7

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    Evan Bayh

    Aug 28, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    Barack Obamas Acceptance Speech

    Aug 29, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    Brian Williams

    Sep 2, 200830 min★ 5.5

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    Newt Gingrich

    Sep 3, 200830 min★ 4.8

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    Mike Huckabee

    Sep 4, 200830 min★ 6.5

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    Senator McCains Acceptance Speech

    Sep 5, 200830 min★ 6.3

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    Barton Gellman

    Sep 15, 200830 min★ 6.7

    Jon Stewart discusses the importance of blinking. Sarah Palin will talk to the press as soon as they stop asking her questions. Jason Jones is the only correspondent in the news team with his own spin-off. Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman discusses his book Angler about Dick Cheney's time as the vice-president.

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    Ricky Gervais

    Sep 16, 200830 min★ 6.2

    Ricky Gervais talks about his new film, Ghost Town.

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    Charlize Theron

    Sep 17, 200830 min★ 6.4

    Charlize Theron talks about her new movie Battle In Seattle.

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    Tony Blair

    Sep 18, 200830 min★ 6.5

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    Bill Clinton

    Sep 23, 200830 min★ 6.5

    Former President Bill Clinton stops by the show tonight to discuss the current election.

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    Aaron Eckhart

    Sep 24, 200830 min★ 7.0

    Aaron Eckhart discusses his role in The Dark Knight.

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    Bob Schieffer

    Sep 25, 200830 min★ 5.9

    Journalist and host of CBS's Face the Nation Bob Schieffer talks about his new book Bob Schieffer's America.

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    Hooman Majd

    Sep 29, 200830 min★ 5.8

    Wyatt Cenac watches the debate with some elderly Jewish residents, and Hooman Majd explains that it's within Iran's rights to have nuclear enrichment of uranium on their own soil.

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    Bill Maher

    Sep 30, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    Peggy Noonan

    Oct 1, 200830 min★ 6.3

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    Clint Eastwood

    Oct 2, 200830 min★ 5.4

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    Tim Robbins

    Oct 6, 200830 min★ 5.2

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    Sarah Vowell

    Oct 7, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    Michelle Obama

    Oct 8, 200830 min★ 7.0

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    Robert De Niro

    Oct 9, 200830 min★ 6.8

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    Amity Shlaes

    Oct 13, 200830 min★ 6.4

    Amity Shlaes discusses her book "The Forgotten Man".

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    Ari Fleischer

    Oct 14, 200830 min★ 5.9

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    Richard Lewis

    Oct 15, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    Robert Reich

    Oct 16, 200830 min★ 7.2

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    Eugene Jarecki

    Oct 20, 200830 min★ 5.8

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    Christopher Buckley

    Oct 21, 200830 min★ 6.2

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    Tom Brokaw

    Oct 22, 200830 min★ 5.2

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    Gov. Jon Corzine

    Oct 23, 200830 min★ 6.5

    Jon Corzine talks about the effects of the financial crisis on New Jersey.

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    Campbell Brown

    Oct 27, 200830 min★ 6.8

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    Steve Martin

    Oct 28, 200830 min★ 6.7

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    Senator Barack Obama

    Oct 29, 200830 min★ 5.3

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    Bill Kristol

    Oct 30, 200830 min★ 5.8

    Bill Kristol believes Obama will be a conventionally liberal president.

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    Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Nov 3, 200830 min★ 7.2

    Doris Kearns Goodwin believes Barack Obama will win, no question.

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    Indecision 2008: America's Choice

    Nov 4, 200830 min

    The towering giants of fake news reunite for their hour-long Election Night special, Indecision 2008: America's Choice. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert report live from Indecision World Headquarters where Comedy Central has rounded up the best researchers and consultants (that it can afford) to provide shallow analysis, obscure factoids, random guesses and pointless sound.

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    Chris Wallace

    Nov 5, 200830 min★ 7.0

    The Fox News Sunday anchor delivers an election postmortem.

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    Paul Rudd

    Nov 6, 200830 min★ 6.8

    With guest Paul Rudd.

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    Thomas Friedman

    Nov 11, 200830 min★ 7.4

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    T. Boone Pickens

    Nov 12, 200830 min★ 7.5

    Sarah Palin launches a PR blitz, and T. Boone Pickens wants to end our dependence on foreign oil.

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    Bill O'Reilly

    Nov 13, 200830 min★ 5.3

    Paul Broun compares Obama to Hitler, and Jon doesn't want Bill O'Reilly to be afraid anymore.

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    Sir David Frost.

    Nov 17, 200830 min★ 7.4

    George W. Bush hosts the G20 Summit, and Sir David Frost discusses his legendary Nixon interview.

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    Denis Leary

    Nov 18, 200830 min★ 7.2

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    Jon Meacham

    Nov 19, 200830 min★ 7.5

    Dick Cheney is indicted, while Joe Lieberman and Ted Stevens face the wrath of their parties.

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    Richard Belzer

    Nov 20, 200830 min★ 5.9

    Iraq surrenders, and Richard Belzer reads a passage from Obama's inaugural address.

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    Anne Hathaway

    Dec 1, 200830 min★ 5.5

    Three people die in an attempt to get a jump on their holiday shopping. John Oliver explains who is responsible for the terror attacks in Mumbai. Plaxico Burress lets down America's youth by shooting himself in the thigh. MSNBC replaces Fox News as the new administration's mouthpiece, and Anne Hathaway vows to become a train wreck.

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    Calvin Trillin

    Dec 2, 200830 min★ 7.5

    Calvin Trillin reads his poems about Al Gore, Sarah Palin and John McCain.

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    Arianna Huffington

    Dec 3, 200830 min★ 7.3

    The new Planned Parenthood gift cards make great holiday presents. George W. Bush winds down his presidency with a Charlie Gibson interview. John Hodgman lets Jon know he's also a lame duck, and Arianna Huffington explains blogging.

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    Ron Howard

    Dec 4, 200830 min★ 7.7

    Three auto industry CEOs carpool to Washington to ask again for a bailout. Dr. Aasif Mandvi learns there's no cure for liberalism. Ron Howard does a cheesy Richard Nixon impression.

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    Matthew Alexander

    Dec 8, 200830 min★ 7.3

    Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuts Parliament down. Samantha Bee, John Oliver and Aasif Mandvi discuss Canada's dependence on Great Britain. Matthew Alexander explains why torture is counterproductive in interrogating terrorists.

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    Mike Huckabee

    Dec 9, 200830 min★ 7.5

    Rod Blagojevich couldn't have made it any easier for the authorities to arrest him. Many of the nation's newspapers are on the brink of collapse thanks to the Internet. Mike Huckabee says the reason we have so much government is because people don't behave well with each other.

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    Don Rickles

    Dec 10, 200830 min★ 6.4

    Jason Jones shows some telling footage from his interview with Rod Blagojevich three years ago. Rob Riggle and his uniquely physical interviewing style won't soon be forgotten. Don Rickles gloats over beating Jon at the Emmys.

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    Philip Seymour Hoffman

    Dec 11, 200830 min★ 6.7

    Hall & Oates perform a song about Alan Colmes and how much he means to all of us. Larry Wilmore says African-Americans support Proposition 8 because marriage is their holiest of holy institutions. Philip Seymour Hoffman shares what he learned about the catholic church while filming "Doubt.