<sod>''[[The Colbert Report]]'', which premiered in American cable television on October 17, 2005, has had a massive cultural impact since its inception, when the show introduced the word "[[truthiness]]". Issues in and references to American and world culture are attributed to the character played by [[Stephen Colbert]], who calls his followers the Colbert Nation.<eod>
<sod>''[[The Colbert Report]]'', which premiered in American cable television on October 17, 2005, has had a massive cultural impact since its inception, when the show introduced the word "[[truthiness]]". Issues in and references to American and world culture are attributed to the character played by [[Stephen Colbert]], who calls his followers the Colbert Nation. ''The Colbert Report'' is a [[late night television|late-night]] [[Late-night talk show|talk]] and [[news satire]] [[television program]] hosted by [[Stephen Colbert]] that aired on [[Comedy Central]] from October 17, 2005 to December 18, 2014 for 1,447 episodes. The show focused on a [[Stephen Colbert (character)|fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert]], played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status [[Idiot (usage)|idiot]]", is a caricature of televised political [[pundit]]s. Furthermore, the show satirized conservative personality-driven political talk programs, particularly [[Fox News]]' ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''. ''The Colbert Report'' is a [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] of Comedy Central's ''[[The Daily Show]]'', where he acted as a [[correspondent]] for the program for several years while developing the character.<eod>