The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/Season Nine

Season Nine
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Season Premiere	October 2, 2023
Season Finale	August 22, 2024
Episode Count	130
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Season Nine of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert premiered on October 2, 2023.

Episodes

#	#	Title			Airdate
1409	1	Show 1409 Neil deGrasse Tyson; musical guest Louis Cato			October 2, 2023
1410	2	Show 1410 John Oliver; musical guest boygenius			October 3, 2023
1411	3	Show 1411 Anderson Cooper; musical guest Japanese Breakfast			October 4, 2023
1412	4	Show 1412 Bob Odenkirk; Fortune Feimster			October 5, 2023
1413	5	Show 1413 Arnold Schwarzenegger; musical guest Metric			October 9, 2023
1414	6	Show 1414 Kerry Washington; Rep. Maxwell Frost			October 10, 2023
1415	7	Show 1415 Senator John Fetterman; Melissa Villaseñor			October 11, 2023
1416	8	Show 1416 John Mulaney; musical guest Darius Rucker			October 12, 2023
1417	9	Show 1417 Jada Pinkett Smith; Ricky Velez			October 16, 2023
1418	10	Show 1418 Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez; musical guest Arlo Parks			October 23, 2023
1419	11	Show 1419 Jim Gaffigan; musical guest Caroline Polachek			October 24, 2023
1420	12	Show 1420 Talking Heads; Mae Martin			October 25, 2023
1421	13	Show 1421 Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key; John Carpenter special appearance by Harvey Guillén			October 26, 2023
1422	14	Show 1422 Henry Winkler; Melissa Etheridge			October 30, 2023
1423	15	Show 1423 John Carpenter presents "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" John Dickerson; performance by the cast of "Shucked"			October 31, 2023
1424	16	Show 1424 Rep. Adam Kinzinger; musical guest Willie Nelson Stephen announces the host of "After Midnight", Taylor Tomlinson			November 1, 2023
1425	17	Show 1425 Sec. Pete Buttigieg; Willie Nelson			November 2, 2023
1426	18	Show 1426 Barbra Streisand			November 13, 2023
1427	19	Show 1427 Rachel Maddow; musical guest Gracie Abrams			November 14, 2023
1428	20	Show 1428 Paul Giamatti; Tom Blyth			November 15, 2023
1429	21	Show 1429 Jonathan Karl; Maria Bamford			November 16, 2023
1430	22	Show 1430 David Letterman; musical guest The Nationals			November 20, 2023
1431	23	Show 1431 Bradley Cooper; cooking with José Andrés			November 21, 2023
1432	24	Show 1432 Peter Dinklage; Tig Notaro			November 22, 2023
1433	25	Show 1433 Rep. Liz Cheney; musical guest Olivia Rodrigo			December 11, 2023
1434	26	Show 1434 Taraji P. Henson; musical guest Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Jake Gyllenhaal takes "The Colbert Questionert"			December 12, 2023
1435	27	Show 1435 Jason Momoa; Robert Smigel			December 13, 2023
1436	28	Show 1436 Greta Gerwig; Andrew Scott special appearance by Oprah Winfrey			December 14, 2023
1437	29	Show 1437 Kenan Thompson; musical guest Olivia Rodrigo			December 18, 2023
1438	30	Show 1438 Adam Driver; Jon Batiste; musical guest Jon Batiste			December 19, 2023
1439	31	Show 1439 Nicki Minaj The Late Show Presents: The Indict-mare Before Christmas narrated by Liam Neeson			December 20, 2023
1440	32	Show 1440 Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen; musical guest Louis Cato and the Late Show Band			December 21, 2023
1441	33	Show 1441 Taylor Tomlinson Barbra Streisand takes "The Colbert Questionert"			January 8, 2024
1442	34	Show 1442 Gayle King and Charles Barkley; Ebon Moss-Bachrach			January 9, 2024
1443	35	Show 1443 America Ferrera; Reneé Rapp			January 10, 2024
1444	36	Show 1444 Emily Blunt; Colman Domingo John Scofield sits-in with the Late Show Band			January 11, 2024
1445	37	Show 1445 Jeff Tweedy; musical guest Daniel Caesar Nicki Minaj takes "The Colbert Questionert" special appearance by Taylor Tomlinson			January 16, 2024
1446	38	Show 1446 Clive Owen; Juno Temple; musical guest The Last Dinner Party			January 17, 2024
1447	39	Show 1447 Common; Steven Wright			January 18, 2024
1448	40	Show 1448 Trevor Noah; Ruby Bridges			January 22, 2024
1449	41	Show 1449 André 3000; Jelani Cobb; musical guest André 3000			January 23, 2024
1450	42	Show 1450 Austin Butler; Kingsley Ben-Adir			January 24, 2024
1451	43	Show 1451 Martin Scorsese; musical guest Future Islands			January 25, 2024
1452	44	Show 1452 Bryan Cranston; Michelle Norris			January 29, 2024
1453	45	Show 1453 Emma Stone; DNC Chair Jaime Harrison			January 30, 2024
1454	46	Show 1454 Demi Moore; Paul Walter Hauser			January 31, 2024
1455	47	Show 1455 John Cena; Kwame Alexander; musical guest Asake			February 1, 2024
1456	48	Show 1456 Sen. Elizabeth Warren; stand-up by Usama Siddiquee			February 5, 2024
1457	49	Show 1457 Joy-Ann Reid; A'ja Wilson			February 6, 2024
1458	50	Show 1458 Christopher Nolan			February 7, 2024
1459	51	Show 1459 Justin Hartley André 3000 takes "The Colbert Questionert"			February 8, 2024
1460	52	Show 1460 The Late Show Super Postgame Super Show Super LVIII John Krasinski; Ryan Gosling special appearance by Jon Stewart			February 11, 2024
1461	53	Show 1461 John Oliver; musical guest Killer Mike			February 12, 2024
1462	54	Show 1462 Matt Damon; Danielle Pinnock			February 13, 2024
1463	55	Show 1463 Mark Wahlberg; Lily Gladstone			February 14, 2024
1464	56	Show 1464 Billy Joel; musical guest Chappell Roan			February 15, 2024
1465	57	Show 1465 Julio Torres Arnold Schwarzenegger takes "The Colbert Questionert"			February 26, 2024
1466	58	Show 1466 Josh Brolin; performance by Amanda Gorman & Jan Vogler Chris Ott sits in with the Late Show Band			February 27, 2024
1467	59	Show 1467 Chris Hayes; Carrie Preston Tivon Pennicott and Chris Ott sit in with the Late Show Band			February 28, 2024
1468	60	Show 1468 Rebecca Ferguson; Denis Villeneuve			February 29, 2024
1469	61	Show 1469 RuPaul; Yuval Noah Harari			March 4, 2024
1470	62	Show 1470 Sen. Bernie Sanders; musical guest Bleachers			March 5, 2024
1471	63	Show 1471 Neil deGrasse Tyson; stand-up by Ariel Elias			March 6, 2024
1472	64	Show 1472 live John Dickerson; musical guest De La Soul			March 7, 2024
1473	65	Show 1473 Kristen Stewart; Tom Hollander			March 11, 2024
1474	66	Show 1474 Diane Lane; Patton Oswalt			March 12, 2024
1475	67	Show 1475 Paul Rudd; Cecilia Vega special appearances by Jon Hamm and Amy Sedaris			March 13, 2024
1476	68	Show 1476 Paul Simon; musical guest Paul Simon			March 14, 2024
1477	69	Show 1477 Justice Stephen Breyer; Justin Thomas			March 25, 2024
1478	70	Show 1478 Carol Burnett; musical guest Waxahatchee ft. MJ Lenderman			March 26, 2024
1479	71	Show 1479 Liam Neeson; Fareed Zakaria			March 27, 2024
1480	72	Show 1480 Hannah Waddingham Matt Damon takes "The Colbert Questionert""			April 1, 2024
1481	73	Show 1481 Savannah Guthrie; Tim Blake Nelson			April 2, 2024
1482	74	Show 1482 Gillian Anderson; Sonequa Martin-Green; musical guest Remi Wolf			April 3, 2024
1483	75	Show 1483 Steve Buscemi; Henry Louis Gates Jr.			April 4, 2024
1484	76	Show 1484 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; musical guest Tyla			April 8, 2024
1485	77	Show 1485 Maren Morris; Demetri Martin			April 9, 2024
1486	78	Show 1486 Christiane Amanpour; Wilmer Valderrama			April 10, 2024
1487	79	Show 1487 Salman Rushdie; Anna Sawai Terence Blanchard sits in with the Late Show Band			April 15, 2024
1488	80	Show 1488 Orlando Bloom; George Takei; musical guest Maggie Rogers			April 16, 2024
1489	81	Show 1489 John Lithgow; Doris Kearns Goodwin			April 17, 2024
1490	82	Show 1490 Sandra Oh; Reid Scott Rescue Dog Rescue! with Daniel Radcliffe			April 18, 2024
1491	83	Show 1491 Jean Smart; Gayle Rankin			April 29, 2024
1492	84	Show 1492 Jeff Daniels; Hannah Einbinder Béla Fleck sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band			April 30, 2024
1493	85	Show 1493 Phil Keoghan; musical guest Jacob Collier Carol Burnett takes "The Colbert Questionert"			May 1, 2024
1494	86	Show 1494 John Leguizamo; Laura Coates			May 2, 2024
1495	87	Show 1495 Ethan Hawke; Cedric the Entertainer			May 6, 2024
1496	88	Show 1496 Tiffany Haddish; Meredith Scardino			May 7, 2024
1497	89	Show 1497 Jen Psaki; musical guest Elyanna			May 8, 2024
1498	90	Show 1498 Desi Lydic Ryan Gosling takes "The Colbert Questionert"			May 9, 2024
1499	91	Show 1499 Steve Carell; musical guest Paul Simon			May 13, 2024
1500	92	Show 1500 Jennifer Hudson; Marisa Abela			May 14, 2024
1501	93	Show 1501 George Stephanopoulos; Michelle Buteau special appearance by Iain Armitage			May 15, 2024
1502	94	Show 1502 Claudia Jessie; musical guest Norah Jones David Letterman takes "The Colbert Questionert"			May 16, 2024
1503	95	Show 1503 Sarah Paulson; Paul Scheer; performance from "Merrily We Roll Along" Angie Swan & Lakeisha Benjamin sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band			May 20, 2024
1504	96	Show 1504 Billie Eilish; musical guest Billie Eilish Angie Swan & Lakeisha Benjamin sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band special appearance by JB Smoove			May 21, 2024
1505	97	Show 1505 Anya Taylor-Joy; Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Angie Swan & Lakeisha Benjamin sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band			May 22, 2024
1506	98	Show 1506 Chris Hemsworth; James Dyson Angie Swan & Lakeisha Benjamin sits in with Louis Cato and the 8G Band			May 23, 2024
1507	99	Show 1507 Alicia Keys; Stephen Merchant special appearance by Laura Benanti			June 3, 2024
1508	100	Show 1508 Viggo Mortensen; Olivia Cooke; a performance from Broadway's "Illinoise"			June 4, 2024
1509	101	Show 1509 Jon Bon Jovi; Tig Notaro			June 5, 2024
1510	102	Show 1510 Julia Louis-Dreyfus; musical guest Hozier			June 6, 2024
1511	103	Show 1511 Sen. Cory Booker; musical guest Billie Eilish			June 10, 2024
1512	104	Show 1512 Jake Gyllenhaal; Chloe Fineman Fred Wesley sits in with Louis Cato and the 8G Band			June 11, 2024
1513	105	Show 1513 Seth Meyers; musical guest Omar Apollo			June 12, 2024
1514	106	Show 1514 Jude Law; musical guest Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Father's Day First Drafts with Stephen & Evie			June 13, 2024
1515	107	Show 1515 Dr. Anthony Fauci; Callum Turner Trombone Shorty sits in with Louis Cato and the 8G Band			June 17, 2024
1516	108	Show 1516 Pod Save America (Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor); musical guest Lake Street Dive			June 18, 2024
1517	109	Show 1517 Cynthia Erivo; Rep. Jamaal Bowman special appearances by Ron Howard, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Bettany, Clint Howard			June 19, 2024
1518	110	Show 1518 Jeremy Allen White; Ava DuVernay			June 20, 2024
1519	111	Show 1519 Michael Douglas; Abby Phillip Rescue Dog Rescue with Antony Starr, Chace Crawford and Colby Minifie			July 8, 2024
1520	112	Show 1520 Serena Williams; Andrew McCarthy			July 9, 2024
1521	113	Show 1521 Gov. Gretchen Whitmer; Martha Stewart			July 10, 2024
1522	114	Show 1522 John Dickerson; musical guest Jessica Pratt			July 11, 2024
1523	115	Show 1523 live Rep. Adam Kinzinger; musical guest Bikini Kill			July 15, 2024
1524	116	Show 1524 live Sen. Elizabeth Warren; musical guest Loudon Wainwright III			July 16, 2024
1525	117	Show 1525 live Glen Powell; Charlamagne Tha God			July 17, 2024
1526	118	Show 1526 live Sen. Bernie Sanders; musical guest OneRepublic			July 18, 2024
1527	119	Show 1527 Keanu Reeves; musical guest Charles Wesley Godwin ""Big Questions with Even Bigger Stars" with Keanu Reaves			July 22, 2024
1528	120	Show 1528 Matthew Macfadyen; Jon M. Chu			July 23, 2024
1529	121	Show 1529 Melinda French Gates; Saoirse-Monica Jackson			July 24, 2024
1530	122	Show 1530 Kevin Hart; stand-up by Erica Rhodes Andrew Bird sits in with Louis Cato and the Late Show Band			July 25, 2024
1531	123	Show 1531 Kaitlan Collins; Walton Goggins			August 12, 2024
1532	124	Show 1532 Bowen Yang; Nick Cave			August 13, 2024
1533	125	Show 1533 Alex Wagner; stand-up by Ali Macofsky			August 14, 2024
1534	126	Show 1534 Hiroyuki Sanada; musical guest Koe Wetzel with Jessie Murph "Community Calendar" with Sean Hayes Billie Eilish Takes "The Colbert Questionert"			August 15, 2024
1535	127	Show 1535 live from Chicago Hillary Rodham Clinton; Julia Louis-Dreyfus			August 19, 2024
1536	128	Show 1536 live from Chicago Rep. Nancy Pelosi; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries special appearance by Laura Benanti			August 20, 2024
1538	129	Show 1538 live from Chicago Pete Buttigieg; musical guest Chance the Rapper			August 21, 2024
1539	130	Show 1539 live from Chicago Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; musical guest Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy special appearances by Jennifer Hudson and Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner and Jameson Taillon of the Chicago Cubs			August 22, 2024