Big News covers the Biden administration's push for infrastructure legislation, ProPublica's report about how the rich avoid income taxes, and the President's first foreign trip with NBC News historian Michael Beschloss.
1. 3/4/21 Fareed Zakaria/Gov. Jared Polis/Ed O'Keefe/Yamiche Alcindor
Aired: Mar 4, 2021The season premiere of Tooning Out The News features Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sexu...
2. 3/9/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Jeh Johnson)
Aired: Mar 9, 2021Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson helps Inside The Hill make ...
3. 3/10/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Charles Blow)
Aired: Mar 10, 2021Virtue Signal breaks down the bombshell royal interview, Pepe Le Pew's cancel...
4. 3/11/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Madeleine Dean)
Aired: Mar 11, 2021Hot Take plays culture war speed round and announces its new COVID restrictio...
5. 3/11/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Jeh Johnson/Charles Blow/Rep. Madeleine Dean/Sen. Tina Smith)
Aired: Mar 12, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
6. 3/16/21 HOT TAKE (Nina Turner)
Aired: Mar 12, 2021Hot Take breaks down the latest in Gov. Cuomo's response to sexual harassment...
7. 3/17/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Rep. Jimmy Gomez)
Aired: Mar 16, 2021Inside The Hill panics over the COVID relief bill, Republican vaccine hesitan...
8. 3/19/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Ross Douthat)
Aired: Mar 17, 2021The Establishment breaks down the latest developments in Atlanta mass shootin...
9. 3/19/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse/Nina Turner/Ross Douthat/Rep. Jimmy Gomez)
Aired: Mar 18, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
10. 3/23/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Jason Crow)
Aired: Mar 19, 2021Hot Take breaks down the border crisis with Rep. Jason Crow. Plus, a deep div...
11. 3/24/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Marc Lamont Hill)
Aired: Mar 19, 2021Virtue Signal looks into renewed efforts for gun reform, Biden's new $3T infr...
12. 3/25/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Gov. Phil Murphy)
Aired: Mar 23, 2021Inside The Hill covers the Biden's push for gun reform and infrastructure spe...
13. 3/26/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Weijia Jiang/Gov. Phil Murphy/Rep. Jason Crow/Marc Lamont Hill)
Aired: Mar 24, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
14. 3/30/21 BIG NEWS (Margaret Hoover)
Aired: Mar 25, 2021Big News breaks down the latest on Biden's Build Back Better proposal, Georgi...
15. 3/31/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Mondaire Jones)
Aired: Mar 26, 2021Rep. Mondaire Jones joins Hot Take to discuss Trump's latest Fauci insult, Li...
16. 4/1/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rob Reiner)
Aired: Mar 26, 2021The Establishment dives into Biden's new infrastructure bill, the underage se...
17. 4/2/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Kara Swisher)
Aired: Mar 30, 2021Virtue Signal discusses the Matt Gaetz scandal, marijuana legislation, and mo...
18. 4/2/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rob Reiner/Rep. Mondaire Jones/Kara Swisher/Margaret Hoover)
Aired: Mar 31, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
19. 4/13/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes)
Aired: Apr 1, 2021The Establishment breaks down the latest in Matt Gaetz's allegations, Trump's...
20. 4/14/21 BIG NEWS (Judy Woodruff)
Aired: Apr 2, 2021Big News breaks down the police killing of Daunte Wright with PBS NewsHour's ...
21. 4/15/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Willie Geist)
Aired: Apr 2, 2021Inside The Hill debates Biden's Afghanistan troop withdrawal, the FDA pause o...
22. 4/16/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Ritchie Torres)
Aired: Apr 13, 2021Virtue Signal spills the tea on Biden's Afghanistan break up, Bernie Madoff's...
Aired: Apr 14, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
24. 4/20/21 HOT TAKE (Shannon Watts)
Aired: Apr 15, 2021Hot Take breaks down the wave of mass shootings in the U.S., the Derek Chauvi...
25. 4/21/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Tara Palmeri)
Aired: Apr 16, 2021Virtue Signal discusses the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict, Trump's vaccine pet...
26. 4/22/21 Inside the Hill (Sen. Jeff Merkley)
Aired: Apr 16, 2021Inside The Hill breaks down the response to Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict, t...
27. 4/23/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. Raul Ruiz)
Aired: Apr 20, 2021The Establishment breaks down the latest on Biden's Climate Summit, police re...
28. 4/23/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Raul Ruiz, Tara Palmeri, Shannon Watts)
Aired: Apr 21, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
29. 4/27/21 HOT TAKE (Michael Cohen)
Aired: Apr 22, 2021Hot Take talks exclusively with former Trump attorney Michael Cohen about his...
30. 4/28/21 BIG NEWS (Gov. Ned Lamont)
Aired: Apr 23, 2021Big News breaks down Tucker Carlson's anti-mask madness, the results of the 2...
31. 4/29/21 SPECIAL COVERAGE (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz)
Aired: Apr 23, 2021The Tooning Out The News Special Coverage super-panel breaks down President B...
32. 4/30/21 Inside The Hill (Sen. Alex Padilla)
Aired: Apr 27, 2021Inside The Hill breaks down Biden's first joint address to Congress including...
Aired: Apr 28, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
34. 5/4/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Ruben Gallego)
Aired: Apr 29, 2021Virtue Signal tackles the global COVID case explosion, Stephanie Ruhle's clap...
35. 5/5/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rev. William J. Barber II)
Aired: Apr 30, 2021The Establishment breaks down the GOP's revolt against Liz Cheney, the Bill a...
36. 5/6/21 BIG NEWS (Michael Lewis)
Aired: Apr 30, 2021Big News breaks down Facebook's decision to uphold Donald Trump's ban, the GO...
37. 5/7/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton)
Aired: May 4, 2021Hot Take breaks down Facebook's Trump ban, Caitlyn Jenner's run for governor ...
Aired: May 5, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
39. 5/18/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Gov. Ed Rendell)
Aired: May 6, 2021Inside The Hill reacts to the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Bill G...
40. 5/19/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Marie Newman)
Aired: May 7, 2021Virtue Signal digs into Biden's response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
41. 5/20/21 BIG NEWS (Dr. Ibram X. Kendi)
Aired: May 7, 2021Big News breaks down the calls for an Israel-Palestine cease-fire, the crimin...
42. 5/21/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Eugene Daniels)
Aired: May 18, 2021The Establishment debates the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection commission, Israel-...
43. 5/21/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Eugene Daniels/Rep. Marie Newman/Dr. Ibram X. Kendi/Gov. Ed Rendell)
Aired: May 19, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
44. 5/25/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Eleanor Clift)
Aired: May 20, 2021The Establishment dives into the bombshell COVID reports, pushback against Ja...
45. 5/26/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Preet Bharara)
Aired: May 21, 2021Virtue Signal reacts to COVID blame game, the 1-yr anniversary of George Floy...
46. 5/27/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Aired: May 21, 2021Inside The Hill debates Biden's progressive agenda, the January 6th commissio...
47. 5/28/21 HOT TAKE (Sebastian Junger)
Aired: May 25, 2021Hot Take sounds off on the rumors of a Trump 2024 campaign, the Wuhan lab lea...
48. 5/28/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Preet Bharara/Sebastian Junger/Patrick Radden Keefe/Eleanor Clift)
Aired: May 26, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
49. 6/8/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Ben Rhodes)
Aired: May 27, 2021Inside The Hill reacts to Joe Manchin's op-ed defending the filibuster, Donal...
50. 6/9/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Judy Chu)
Aired: May 28, 2021Hot Take discusses Donald Trump's 2024 running mate, 'Fauci-gate', revelation...
51. 6/10/21 BIG NEWS (Michael Beschloss)
Aired: May 28, 2021Big News covers the Biden administration's push for infrastructure legislatio...
52. 6/11/21 SMART TALK TONIGHT (Salman Rushdie)
Aired: Jun 8, 2021In the anticipated premiere of Smart Talk Tonight, newsman Kenneth Parsons si...
53. 6/11/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Judy Chu/Salman Rushdie/Michael Beschloss/Ben Rhodes)
Aired: Jun 9, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
54. 6/10/21 BIG NEWS (Michael Beschloss)
Aired: Jun 10, 2021Big News covers the Biden administration's push for infrastructure legislatio...
55. 6/11/21 SMART TALK TONIGHT (Salman Rushdie)
Aired: Jun 11, 2021In the highly anticipated premiere of Smart Talk Tonight, veteran newsman Ken...
56. 6/11/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Judy Chu/Salman Rushdie/Michael Beschloss/Ben Rhodes)
Aired: Jun 11, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
57. 6/15/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Anthony Mason)
Aired: Jun 15, 2021Virtue Signal spills the tea on Trump's subpoena, Jeffrey Toobin's return to ...
58. 6/16/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. Sara Jacobs)
Aired: Jun 16, 2021The Establishment breaks down President Biden's highly anticipated meeting wi...
59. 6/17/21 BIG NEWS (Andy Slavitt)
Aired: Jun 17, 2021Big News breaks down big moments from President Biden's meeting w/ Vladimir P...
60. 6/18/21 HOT TAKE (Rep. Veronica Escobar)
Aired: Jun 18, 2021Hot Take breaks down President Biden getting walloped by Vladimir Putin, the ...
61. 6/18/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Veronica Escobar/Anthony Mason/Rep. Sara Jacobs/Andy Slavitt)
Aired: Jun 18, 2021This week's stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News include ...
62. 6/22/21 BIG NEWS (Rep. André Carson)
Aired: Jun 22, 2021Big News breaks down the battle over voting rights, the latest in the infrast...
63. 6/23/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Sen. John Hickenlooper)
Aired: Jun 23, 2021The Establishment breaks down the final vote on the "For the People Act," the...
64. 6/24/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Ziwe)
Aired: Jun 24, 2021Inside The Hill breaks down the "For the People Act," Andrew Yang's loss in t...
65. 6/25/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Eric Swalwell)
Aired: Jun 25, 2021Virtue Signal on President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure, Vice-President ...
66. 6/25/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Sen. John Hickenlooper/Rep. Eric Swalwell/Ziwe/Rep. André Carson)
Aired: Jun 25, 2021This week's stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News includes...
67. 6/29/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Sen. Mazie Hirono)
Aired: Jun 29, 2021The Establishment declares President Biden's infrastructure bill dead after h...
68. 6/30/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Wes Moore)
Aired: Jun 30, 2021Virtue Signal is gagging for Pres. Biden's infrastructure tour, Nancy Pelosi'...
69. 7/1/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Steve Rattner)
Aired: Jul 1, 2021Inside the Hill demands invocation of the 25th amendment for Pres. Biden's pr...
70. 7/2/21 HOT TAKE (Jonathan Capehart & Craig Fugate)
Aired: Jul 2, 2021Hot Take bribes Allen Weisselberg not to flip in the Trump Org's investigatio...
Aired: Jul 2, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News: Pre...
72. 7/13/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan)
Aired: Jul 13, 2021Inside The Hill breaks down paranoid soundbites of the 2021 CPAC, billionaire...
73. 7/14/21 BIG NEWS (Rep. Sharice Davids)
Aired: Jul 14, 2021Big News covers President Biden's case for voting rights, effects of the John...
74. 7/15/21 HOT TAKE (P.J. O'Rourke)
Aired: Jul 15, 2021Hot Take slams the Democrats' $3.5T budget plan, Trump and Kavanaugh to make ...
75. 7/16/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Ed Asner)
Aired: Jul 16, 2021Virtue Signal stans the Democrats' $3.5T spending bill, efforts to decriminal...
76. 7/16/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Rep. Sharice Davids/Ed Asner/Rainn Wilson & Reza Aslan/P.J. O'Rourke)
Aired: Jul 16, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
77. 7/20/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Sheera Frenkel & Cecilia Kang)
Aired: Jul 20, 2021Inside The Hill covers President Biden's comments on Facebook's vax disinform...
78. 7/21/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. Jahana Hayes)
Aired: Jul 21, 2021The Establishment reacts to Chuck Schumer's call for an early vote on the inf...
79. 7/22/21 HOT TAKE (Howard Fineman)
Aired: Jul 22, 2021Hot Take on Sean Hannity's vax betrayal, the Dem's spending bill, Bezos' plan...
80. 7/23/21 BIG NEWS (Sen. Michael Bennet)
Aired: Jul 23, 2021Big News welcomes former presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) to...
Aired: Jul 23, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
82. 7/27/21 HOT TAKE (James Carville)
Aired: Jul 27, 2021Hot Take on highlights from Trump's "Protect Our Elections Rally", the start ...
83. 7/28/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Dr. Vivek Murthy and Rep. Jake Auchincloss)
Aired: Jul 28, 2021The Establishment on CDC's mask guidelines with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy....
84. 7/29/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Marc Veasey)
Aired: Jul 29, 2021Virtue Signal spills the tea on Simone Biles' withdrawal from the Tokyo Olymp...
85. 7/30/21 SMART TALK TONIGHT (Deepak Chopra)
Aired: Jul 30, 2021Dr. Ike Bloom sits down with author Deepak Chopra for a wide-ranging conversa...
Aired: Jul 30, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
87. 8/10/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Robert Draper)
Aired: Aug 3, 2021The Establishment on Donald Trump's take on vax mandates, passing the $3.5 tr...
88. 8/11/21 HOT TAKE (Cullen Hoback)
Aired: Aug 4, 2021Hot Take loses it over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation, the U.N. climate chan...
89. 8/12/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Darren Soto)
Aired: Aug 5, 2021Virtue Signal is here for the passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastru...
90. 8/13/21 BIG NEWS (Katty Kay)
Aired: Aug 6, 2021Big News breaks down the anti-mask mandate furor, the fight for the $3.5 Tril...
91. 8/13/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Robert Draper/Cullen Hoback/Katty Kay/Rep. Darren Soto)
Aired: Aug 6, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
92. 8/24/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Gen. Wesley Clark)
Aired: Aug 10, 2021Virtue Signal is shook by the Biden's evacuation from Afghanistan, the vaccin...
93. 8/25/21 BIG NEWS (Rep. Mark Takano)
Aired: Aug 11, 2021Big News covers the infrastructure plan and the latest on Biden's Afghanistan...
94. 8/26/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Touré)
Aired: Aug 12, 2021Inside The Hill condemns the withdrawal from Afghanistan, applauds Goldman Sa...
95. 8/27/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Gen. Wesley Clark/Rep. Mark Takano/Touré)
Aired: Aug 13, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
96. 8/31/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Rep. Raul Grijalva)
Aired: Aug 13, 2021The Establishment reacts to the last U.S. troop evacuation from Afghanistan, ...
97. 9/1/2021 INSIDE THE HILL (Rep. Mike Levin)
Aired: Aug 24, 2021Inside The Hill breaks down Biden's ending of America's longest war in Afghan...
98. 9/2/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Ian Bremmer)
Aired: Aug 25, 2021Virtue Signal breaks down the Supreme Court's non-decision on Texas's abortio...
99. 9/3/21 HOT TAKE (Tiffany Cross)
Aired: Aug 26, 2021Hot Take covers the shocking, pro-life victory in Texas, Joe Rogan's COVID co...
100. 9/3/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Tiffany Cross/Rep. Raul Grijalva/Rep. Mike Levin/Ian Bremmer)
Aired: Aug 27, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
101. 9/8/21 BIG NEWS (Clarissa Ward)
Aired: Aug 27, 2021Big News reports the latest on the Taliban power in Afghanistan, the women in...
102. 9/9/21 INSIDE THE HILL (Cecile Richards)
Aired: Aug 31, 2021Inside The Hill on the fallout from Texas's anti-abortion bill, COVID deaths ...
103. 9/10/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Randi Weingarten)
Aired: Sep 1, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
104. 9/10/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Cecile Richards/Clarissa Ward/Randi Weingarten)
Aired: Sep 2, 2021Virtue Signal breaks down the Supreme Court's non-decision on Texas's abortio...
105. 9/14/2021 BIG NEWS (Barry Sonnenfeld)
Aired: Sep 3, 2021Big News on Republican outrage over COVID mandates, Donald Trump and Rudy Giu...
106. 9/15/2021 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Ted Deutch)
Aired: Sep 3, 2021Virtue Signal is gagged over Nicki Minaj's anti-vax tweets, AOC's Met Gala lo...
107. 9/16/21 HOT TAKE Ijeoma Oluo
Aired: Sep 8, 2021Hot Take takes on the revelations of Gen. Mark Milley's anti-nuke Trump betra...
108. 9/17/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Jeff Daniels)
Aired: Sep 9, 2021The Establishment on Biden's meeting with business leaders on vax mandates, J...
109. 9/17/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Jeff Daniels/Barry Sonnenfeld/Ijeoma Oluo/Rep. Ted Deutch)
Aired: Sep 10, 2021The Establishment covers President Biden's new federal offensive to slow COVI...
110. 9/10/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Cecile Richards/ Clarissa Ward/Randi Weingarten)
Aired: Sep 10, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
111. 9/14/21 BIG NEWS (Barry Sonnenfeld)
Aired: Sep 14, 2021Big News reacts to Republican outrage over national COVID mandates, Donald Tr...
112. 9/15/21 VIRTUE SIGNAL (Rep. Ted Deutch)
Aired: Sep 15, 2021Virtue Signal is gagged over Nicki Minaj's anti-vax tweets, AOC's Met Gala lo...
113. 9/16/21 HOT TAKE (Ijeoma Oluo)
Aired: Sep 16, 2021Hot Take takes on the bombshell revelations of Gen. Mark Milley's anti-nuke T...
114. 9/17/21 THE ESTABLISHMENT (Jeff Daniels)
Aired: Sep 17, 2021The Establishment breaks down Biden's meeting with business leaders on vaccin...
115. 9/17/21 WEEK IN REVIEW (Jeff Daniels/Barry Sonnenfeld/Ijeoma Oluo/Rep. Ted Deutch)
Aired: Sep 17, 2021This week's top stories on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News incl...
116. 10/8/21 (Jennifer Rubin/Rev. Al Sharpton/Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney/Malcolm Gladwell)
Aired: Oct 8, 2021This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News: Kyrsten Sinema an...
117. 10/15/21 (George Will/Charlotte Alter/H.R. McMaster)
Aired: Oct 15, 2021This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News: This week's stori...
118. 10/22/21 (Mark Hamill/Gen. Stanley McChrystal/Ken Burns)
Aired: Oct 22, 2021This week, Mark Hamill and Gen. Stanley McChrystal join Stephen Colbert Prese...
119. 10/29/21 (Rep. Tony Cardenas/Rep. Adam Schiff/Chris Hadfield)
Aired: Oct 29, 2021This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News: Rep. Adam Schiff ...
120. 11/5/21 (Padma Lakshmi/Jonathan Lemire/Norman Lear)
Aired: Nov 5, 2021This week on Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The News, the Virginia gov ...
121. 11/12/21 (Adm. William McRaven/Rep. Nikema Williams/Rep. Cori Bush)
Aired: Nov 12, 2021This week on the season finale of Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out The Ne...
