Season 9
161 episodes · first aired 2004-01-06
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tom Brokaw 2004-01-06 | 2004-01-06 | 5.0 | ||
| 02 | Elijah Wood 2004-01-07 | Elijah Wood | 2004-01-07 | 5.0 | |
| 03 | Charlize Theron 2004-01-08 | 2004-01-08 | 5.0 | ||
| 04 | Richard Lewis 2004-01-12 | Richard Lewis | 2004-01-12 | 5.0 | |
| 05 | Catherine Weitz 2004-01-13 | Catherine Weitz | 2004-01-13 | 5.0 | |
| 06 | Carol Moseley-Braun 2004-01-14 | 2004-01-14 | 5.0 | ||
| 07 | Sen. Joe Biden 2004-01-15 | Sen. | 2004-01-15 | 5.0 | |
| 08 | Philip Seymour Hoffman 2004-01-19 | 2004-01-19 | 5.0 | ||
| 09 | Jeff Garlin 2004-01-20 | Gary Hart | 2004-01-20 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | John McCain 2004-01-21 | 2004-01-21 | 5.0 | ||
| 11 | Erika Christensen 2004-01-22 | 2004-01-22 | 5.0 | ||
| 12 | Ken Auletta & Howard Dean 2004-01-26 | Gabrielle Union | 2004-01-26 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | Richard Perle 2004-01-27 | 2004-01-27 | 5.0 | ||
| 14 | Christine Todd Whitman 2004-01-28 | Dick Morris | 2004-01-28 | 5.0 | |
| 15 | Kelsey Grammer 2004-01-29 | 2004-01-29 | 5.0 | ||
| 16 | Randy Jackson 2004-02-02 | 2004-02-02 | 5.0 | ||
| 17 | Donald Trump 2004-02-03 | TONIGHT: Guest Donald Trump from ""The Apprentice"". | 2004-02-03 | 5.0 | |
| 18 | Senator Bob Dole 2004-02-04 | TONIGHT: Former Kansas US Senator, Bob Dole. | 2004-02-04 | 5.0 | |
| 19 | Noah Wyle 2004-02-05 | TONIGHT: Actor Noah Wyle from ""ER"". | 2004-02-05 | 5.0 | |
| 20 | Charles Lewis 2004-02-09 | TONIGHT: Founder of the Center for Public Integrity: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest, Charles Lewis, guest stars. | 2004-02-09 | 5.0 | |
| 21 | Dave Chappelle 2004-02-10 | TONIGHT: Comedian and actor, the host of ""Chappelle's Show"", Dave Chappelle. | 2004-02-10 | 5.0 | |
| 22 | Paul Rudd 2004-02-11 | Robert Duvall | 2004-02-11 | 5.0 | |
| 23 | Drew Barrymore 2004-02-12 | TONIGHT: Actress Drew Barrymore. | 2004-02-12 | 6.5 | |
| 24 | Tyra Banks 2004-02-23 | 2004-02-23 | 5.0 | ||
| 25 | John Podhoretz 2004-02-24 | Kim Cattrall | 2004-02-24 | 5.0 | |
| 26 | Norah Jones 2004-02-25 | Norah Jones | 2004-02-25 | 5.0 | |
| 27 | Samuel L. Jackson 2004-02-26 | Again, A Look Back - Stephen Colbert's Clip show from 2002, used to preempt due to the blackout | 2004-02-26 | 5.0 | |
| 28 | Edie Falco 2004-03-01 | 2004-03-01 | 5.0 | ||
| 29 | Mark Ebner 2004-03-02 | 2004-03-02 | 5.0 | ||
| 30 | Rudolph Giuliani 2004-03-03 | 2004-03-03 | 5.0 | ||
| 31 | Willem Dafoe 2004-03-04 | 2004-03-04 | 5.0 | ||
| 32 | Val Kilmer 2004-03-08 | I'm A Correspondent, Please Don't Fire Me Special - Rob Corddry and Ed Helms clip show | 2004-03-08 | 5.0 | |
| 33 | Ed Gillespie 2004-03-09 | Al Franken | 2004-03-09 | 5.0 | |
| 34 | George Carlin 2004-03-10 | Kate Beckinsale | 2004-03-10 | 5.0 | |
| 35 | Paula Zahn 2004-03-11 | 2004-03-11 | 5.0 | ||
| 36 | Sen. Charles Schumer 2004-03-15 | Sen. Charles Schumer | 2004-03-15 | 5.0 | |
| 37 | John Stossel 2004-03-16 | 2004-03-16 | 5.0 | ||
| 38 | Mekhi Phifer 2004-03-17 | Charlie Sheen | 2004-03-17 | 5.0 | |
| 39 | Ethan Hawke 2004-03-18 | 2004-03-18 | 5.0 | ||
| 40 | Wynton Marsalis 2004-03-22 | 2004-03-22 | 5.0 | ||
| 41 | Tom Hanks 2004-03-23 | 2004-03-23 | 5.0 | ||
| 42 | Jamie Foxx 2004-03-24 | 2004-03-24 | 5.0 | ||
| 43 | Al Franken 2004-03-25 | Al Franken | 2004-03-25 | 5.0 | |
| 44 | Jennifer Beals 2004-03-29 | Joe Scarborough | 2004-03-29 | 5.0 | |
| 45 | Richard Clarke 2004-03-30 | Vivica A. Fox | 2004-03-30 | 5.0 | |
| 46 | Karen Hughes 2004-03-31 | 2004-03-31 | 5.0 | ||
| 47 | Johnny Knoxville 2004-04-01 | 2004-04-01 | 5.0 | ||
| 48 | Jerry Seinfeld 2004-04-05 | Live coverage of the California Recall | 2004-04-05 | 5.0 | |
| 49 | Matthew Perry 2004-04-06 | Matthew Perry | 2004-04-06 | 5.0 | |
| 50 | Tim Robbins 2004-04-07 | Tim Robbins | 2004-04-07 | 5.0 | |
| 51 | Jason Bateman 2004-04-08 | Dr. Henry Kissinger | 2004-04-08 | 6.5 | |
| 52 | Melissa Etheridge 2004-04-19 | 2004-04-19 | 5.0 | ||
| 53 | Mark Ruffalo 2004-04-20 | 2004-04-20 | 5.0 | ||
| 54 | John Gibson 2004-04-21 | 2004-04-21 | 5.0 | ||
| 55 | Arianna Huffington 2004-04-22 | Ted Danson | 2004-04-22 | 5.0 | |
| 56 | Bob Kerrey 2004-04-26 | 2004-04-26 | 5.0 | ||
| 57 | Rebecca Romijn-Stamos 2004-04-27 | Norm Macdonald | 2004-04-27 | 5.0 | |
| 58 | Fareed Zakaria 2004-04-28 | 2004-04-28 | 5.0 | ||
| 59 | Bob Woodward 2004-04-29 | 2004-04-29 | 5.0 | ||
| 60 | Janeane Garofalo 2004-05-03 | 2004-05-03 | 5.0 | ||
| 61 | Amb. Joe Wilson 2004-05-04 | Amb. Joe Wilson | 2004-05-04 | 5.0 | |
| 62 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2004-05-05 | 2004-05-05 | 5.0 | ||
| 63 | Andy Richter 2004-05-06 | Andy Richter | 2004-05-06 | 5.0 | |
| 64 | Sen. John McCain 2004-05-10 | Sen. John McCain | 2004-05-10 | 5.0 | |
| 65 | Tim Russert 2004-05-11 | 2004-05-11 | 5.0 | ||
| 66 | Ken Mehlman 2004-05-12 | Brendan Fraser | 2004-05-12 | 5.0 | |
| 67 | Bill Kristol 2004-05-13 | 2004-05-13 | 5.0 | ||
| 68 | David Cross 2004-06-01 | 2004-06-01 | 5.0 | ||
| 69 | Thomas Friedman 2004-06-02 | 2004-06-02 | 5.0 | ||
| 70 | Mario Cuomo 2004-06-03 | 2004-06-03 | 5.0 | ||
| 71 | Donna Brazile 2004-06-07 | 2004-06-07 | 5.0 | ||
| 72 | David Brooks 2004-06-08 | David Brooks | 2004-06-08 | 5.0 | |
| 73 | Morgan Spurlock 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-09 | 5.0 | ||
| 74 | Jennifer Love Hewitt 2004-06-10 | Sean Hannity & Alan Colmes | 2004-06-10 | 5.0 | |
| 75 | Stanley Tucci 2004-06-14 | 2004-06-14 | 5.0 | ||
| 76 | Hassan Ibrahim 2004-06-15 | Eva Mendes | 2004-06-15 | 5.0 | |
| 77 | Robert Reich 2004-06-16 | Steve Buscemi | 2004-06-16 | 5.0 | |
| 78 | Graham Norton 2004-06-17 | Graham Norton | 2004-06-17 | 5.0 | |
| 79 | Stephen F. Hayes 2004-06-21 | Stephen F. | 2004-06-21 | 5.0 | |
| 80 | Ashley Judd 2004-06-22 | Maggie Gyllenhaal | 2004-06-22 | 5.0 | |
| 81 | Kevin Kline 2004-06-23 | Ben Affleck | 2004-06-23 | 5.0 | |
| 82 | Michael Moore 2004-06-24 | 2004-06-24 | 6.0 | ||
| 83 | Terry McAuliffe 2004-06-28 | Terry McAuliffe | 2004-06-28 | 5.0 | |
| 84 | Edward Conlon 2004-06-29 | 2004-06-29 | 5.0 | ||
| 85 | Calvin Trillin 2004-06-30 | 2004-06-30 | 5.0 | ||
| 86 | Ralph Nader 2004-07-06 | Tom Brokaw | 2004-07-06 | 5.0 | |
| 87 | Will Ferrell 2004-07-07 | 2004-07-07 | 5.0 | ||
| 88 | Christina Applegate 2004-07-08 | Charlize Theron | 2004-07-08 | 6.0 | |
| 89 | Wolf Blitzer 2004-07-12 | Richard Lewis | 2004-07-12 | 5.0 | |
| 90 | Michael Isikoff 2004-07-13 | Catherine Weitz | 2004-07-13 | 5.0 | |
| 91 | Sarah Vowell 2004-07-14 | Carol Moseley-Braun | 2004-07-14 | 5.0 | |
| 92 | Sacha Baron Cohen 2004-07-15 | 2004-07-15 | 5.0 | ||
| 93 | Gov. Bill Richardson 2004-07-27 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | 2004-07-27 | 5.0 | |
| 94 | Sen. Joe Biden 2004-07-28 | Jeff Garlin | 2004-07-28 | 5.0 | |
 | 95 | Coverage of the Democratic National Convention 2004-07-29 | Daily Show coverage of Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention. | 2004-07-29 | 5.0 |
 | 96 | Coverage of the Democratic National Convention 2004-07-30 | Erika Christensen | 2004-07-30 | 5.0 |
| 97 | Henry Bonilla 2004-08-02 | Ken Auletta | 2004-08-02 | 5.0 | |
| 98 | Spike Lee 2004-08-03 | 2004-08-03 | 5.5 | ||
| 99 | Aaron Eckhart 2004-08-04 | 2004-08-04 | 5.0 | ||
| 100 | Natalie Portman 2004-08-05 | 2004-08-05 | 5.0 | ||
| 101 | President Bill Clinton 2004-08-09 | TONIGHT: Judge on ""American Idol"", Randy Jackson! | 2004-08-09 | 5.0 | |
| 102 | Maureen Dowd 2004-08-10 | Maureen Dowd | 2004-08-10 | 5.0 | |
| 103 | Tom Cruise 2004-08-11 | 2004-08-11 | 6.0 | ||
| 104 | Bryan Keefer 2004-08-12 | Bryan Keefer | 2004-08-12 | 5.0 | |
| 105 | Norm Coleman 2004-08-17 | 2004-08-17 | 5.0 | ||
| 106 | Burt Reynolds 2004-08-18 | TONIGHT: Comedian and actor, the host of ""Chappelle's Show"", Dave Chappelle. | 2004-08-18 | 5.0 | |
| 107 | Seth Green 2004-08-19 | TONIGHT: Actor Paul Rudd. | 2004-08-19 | 5.0 | |
| 108 | Robert Smith 2004-08-23 | TONIGHT: Actress Drew Barrymore. | 2004-08-23 | 5.0 | |
| 109 | John Kerry 2004-08-24 | Tyra Banks | 2004-08-24 | 5.0 | |
| 110 | Ed Gillespie 2004-08-25 | John Podhoretz | 2004-08-25 | 5.0 | |
| 111 | Indecision 2004: Midway to the Election Spectacular 2004-08-30 | Norah Jones | 2004-08-30 | 5.0 | |
 | 112 | Ted Koppel 2004-08-31 | Samuel L. Jackson | 2004-08-31 | 5.0 |
| 113 | Dan Bartlett 2004-09-01 | Edie Falco | 2004-09-01 | 5.0 | |
 | 114 | John McCain 2004-09-02 | Daily Show coverage of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention. | 2004-09-02 | 5.0 |
 | 115 | Christopher Matthews 2004-09-03 | Rudolph Giuliani | 2004-09-03 | 5.0 |
| 116 | Drew Barrymore 2004-09-13 | 2004-09-13 | 5.0 | ||
| 117 | Pat Buchanan 2004-09-14 | Val Kilmer | 2004-09-14 | 5.0 | |
| 118 | Alec Baldwin 2004-09-15 | 2004-09-15 | 5.0 | ||
| 119 | Gwyneth Paltrow 2004-09-16 | George Carlin | 2004-09-16 | 5.0 | |
| 120 | Richard Clarke 2004-09-21 | 2004-09-21 | 5.0 | ||
| 121 | Marc Racicot 2004-09-22 | 2004-09-22 | 5.0 | ||
| 122 | Matthew Broderick 2004-09-23 | 2004-09-23 | 5.0 | ||
| 123 | Rosie Perez 2004-09-27 | 2004-09-27 | 5.0 | ||
| 124 | Ralph Reed 2004-09-28 | Ethan Hawke | 2004-09-28 | 5.0 | |
| 125 | Seymour Hersh 2004-09-29 | Wynton Marsalis | 2004-09-29 | 5.0 | |
| 126 | The Bush-Kerry Debate: The Squabble in Coral Gables 2004-09-30 | Tom Hanks | 2004-09-30 | 5.0 | |
| 127 | Bishop Desmond Tutu 2004-10-04 | Jamie Foxx | 2004-10-04 | 5.0 | |
| 128 | Billy Bob Thornton 2004-10-05 | Al Franken | 2004-10-05 | 5.0 | |
| 129 | Bob Schieffer 2004-10-06 | Jennifer Beals | 2004-10-06 | 5.0 | |
| 130 | Bill O'Reilly 2004-10-07 | Richard Clarke | 2004-10-07 | 5.0 | |
| 131 | Ed Koch 2004-10-18 | Karen Hughes | 2004-10-18 | 5.0 | |
| 132 | Marisa Tomei 2004-10-19 | Johnny Knoxville | 2004-10-19 | 5.0 | |
| 133 | Fareed Zakaria 2004-10-20 | 2004-10-20 | 5.0 | ||
| 134 | Billy Crudup 2004-10-21 | Billy Crudup | 2004-10-21 | 5.0 | |
| 135 | Madeleine Albright 2004-10-25 | 2004-10-25 | 5.0 | ||
| 136 | Bob Kerrey 2004-10-26 | Jason Bateman | 2004-10-26 | 5.0 | |
| 137 | Rev. Jesse Jackson 2004-10-27 | TONIGHT: Rev. Jesse Jackson. | 2004-10-27 | 5.0 | |
| 138 | John Zogby 2004-10-28 | 2004-10-28 | 5.0 | ||
| 139 | Chris Wallace 2004-11-01 | 2004-11-01 | 5.0 | ||
 | 140 | Indecision 2004: Prelude to a Recount 2004-11-02 | Prelude to a Recount: one-hour live election special airs at 10 PM with guest William Weld. | 2004-11-02 | 5.0 |
| 141 | Charles Schumer 2004-11-03 | Bob Kerrey | 2004-11-03 | 5.0 | |
| 142 | Bill Kristol 2004-11-04 | Rebecca Romijn-Stamos | 2004-11-04 | 5.0 | |
| 143 | Richard Branson 2004-11-09 | Fareed Zakaria | 2004-11-09 | 5.0 | |
| 144 | Tom Wolfe 2004-11-10 | Bob Woodward | 2004-11-10 | 5.0 | |
| 145 | Kenneth Pollack 2004-11-11 | Janeane Garofalo | 2004-11-11 | 5.0 | |
| 146 | Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison 2004-11-15 | Amb. Joe Wilson | 2004-11-15 | 5.0 | |
| 147 | Tom Brokaw 2004-11-16 | 2004-11-16 | 5.0 | ||
| 148 | Thomas Frank 2004-11-17 | 2004-11-17 | 6.0 | ||
| 149 | Woody Harrelson 2004-11-18 | Sen. John McCain | 2004-11-18 | 5.0 | |
| 150 | Jude Law 2004-11-29 | 2004-11-29 | 5.0 | ||
| 151 | Brian Williams 2004-11-30 | 2004-11-30 | 5.0 | ||
| 152 | Christopher Hitchens 2004-12-01 | Bill Kristol | 2004-12-01 | 5.0 | |
| 153 | Stephen King 2004-12-02 | 2004-12-02 | 5.0 | ||
| 154 | Isabella Rossellini 2004-12-06 | Thomas Friedman | 2004-12-06 | 5.0 | |
| 155 | Paul O'Neill 2004-12-07 | Mario Cuomo | 2004-12-07 | 5.0 | |
| 156 | Seth Mnookin 2004-12-08 | 2004-12-08 | 5.0 | ||
| 157 | Kate Bosworth 2004-12-09 | David Brooks | 2004-12-09 | 5.0 | |
| 158 | Kevin Spacey 2004-12-13 | 2004-12-13 | 5.0 | ||
| 159 | Dore Gold 2004-12-14 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | 2004-12-14 | 5.0 | |
| 160 | Billy Connolly 2004-12-15 | Stanley Tucci | 2004-12-15 | 5.0 | |
| 161 | Katie Couric 2004-12-16 | Hassan Ibrahim | 2004-12-16 | 6.5 |
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