2. Elijah Wood

5

. 7 January 2004

Elijah Wood

4. Richard Lewis

5

. 12 January 2004

Richard Lewis

5. Catherine Weitz

5

. 13 January 2004

Catherine Weitz

7. Sen. Joe Biden

5

. 15 January 2004

Sen.

9. Jeff Garlin

5

. 20 January 2004

Gary Hart

12. Ken Auletta & Howard Dean

5

. 26 January 2004

Gabrielle Union

14. Christine Todd Whitman

5

. 28 January 2004

Dick Morris

17. Donald Trump

5

. 3 February 2004

TONIGHT: Guest Donald Trump from ""The Apprentice"".

18. Senator Bob Dole

5

. 4 February 2004

TONIGHT: Former Kansas US Senator, Bob Dole.

19. Noah Wyle

5

. 5 February 2004

TONIGHT: Actor Noah Wyle from ""ER"".

20. Charles Lewis

5

. 9 February 2004

TONIGHT: Founder of the Center for Public Integrity: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest, Charles Lewis, guest stars.

21. Dave Chappelle

5

. 10 February 2004

TONIGHT: Comedian and actor, the host of ""Chappelle's Show"", Dave Chappelle.

22. Paul Rudd

5

. 11 February 2004

Robert Duvall

23. Drew Barrymore

6.5

. 12 February 2004

TONIGHT: Actress Drew Barrymore.

25. John Podhoretz

5

. 24 February 2004

Kim Cattrall

26. Norah Jones

5

. 25 February 2004

Norah Jones

27. Samuel L. Jackson

5

. 26 February 2004

Again, A Look Back - Stephen Colbert's Clip show from 2002, used to preempt due to the blackout

32. Val Kilmer

5

. 8 March 2004

I'm A Correspondent, Please Don't Fire Me Special - Rob Corddry and Ed Helms clip show

33. Ed Gillespie

5

. 9 March 2004

Al Franken

34. George Carlin

5

. 10 March 2004

Kate Beckinsale

36. Sen. Charles Schumer

5

. 15 March 2004

Sen. Charles Schumer

38. Mekhi Phifer

5

. 17 March 2004

Charlie Sheen

40. Wynton Marsalis

5

. 22 March 2004

Michael Caine

43. Al Franken

5

. 25 March 2004

Al Franken

44. Jennifer Beals

5

. 29 March 2004

Joe Scarborough

45. Richard Clarke

5

. 30 March 2004

Vivica A. Fox

48. Jerry Seinfeld

5

. 5 April 2004

Live coverage of the California Recall

49. Matthew Perry

5

. 6 April 2004

Matthew Perry

50. Tim Robbins

5

. 7 April 2004

Tim Robbins

51. Jason Bateman

6.5

. 8 April 2004

Dr. Henry Kissinger

55. Arianna Huffington

5

. 22 April 2004

Ted Danson

57. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos

5

. 27 April 2004

Norm Macdonald

61. Amb. Joe Wilson

5

. 4 May 2004

Amb. Joe Wilson

63. Andy Richter

5

. 6 May 2004

Andy Richter

64. Sen. John McCain

5

. 10 May 2004

Sen. John McCain

66. Ken Mehlman

5

. 12 May 2004

Brendan Fraser

69. Thomas Friedman

5

. 2 June 2004

James Spader

72. David Brooks

5

. 8 June 2004

David Brooks

74. Jennifer Love Hewitt

5

. 10 June 2004

Sean Hannity & Alan Colmes

75. Stanley Tucci

5

. 14 June 2004

Alec Baldwin

76. Hassan Ibrahim

5

. 15 June 2004

Eva Mendes

77. Robert Reich

5

. 16 June 2004

Steve Buscemi

78. Graham Norton

5

. 17 June 2004

Graham Norton

79. Stephen F. Hayes

5

. 21 June 2004

Stephen F.

80. Ashley Judd

5

. 22 June 2004

Maggie Gyllenhaal

81. Kevin Kline

5

. 23 June 2004

Ben Affleck

83. Terry McAuliffe

5

. 28 June 2004

Terry McAuliffe

86. Ralph Nader

5

. 6 July 2004

Tom Brokaw

88. Christina Applegate

6

. 8 July 2004

Charlize Theron

89. Wolf Blitzer

5

. 12 July 2004

Richard Lewis

90. Michael Isikoff

5

. 13 July 2004

Catherine Weitz

91. Sarah Vowell

5

. 14 July 2004

Carol Moseley-Braun

93. Gov. Bill Richardson

5

. 27 July 2004

Philip Seymour Hoffman

94. Sen. Joe Biden

5

. 28 July 2004

Jeff Garlin

95. Coverage of the Democratic National Convention

5

. 29 July 2004

Daily Show coverage of Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention.

96. Coverage of the Democratic National Convention

5

. 30 July 2004

Erika Christensen

97. Henry Bonilla

5

. 2 August 2004

Ken Auletta

98. Spike Lee

5.5

. 3 August 2004

Richard Perle

101. President Bill Clinton

5

. 9 August 2004

TONIGHT: Judge on ""American Idol"", Randy Jackson!

102. Maureen Dowd

5

. 10 August 2004

Maureen Dowd

104. Bryan Keefer

5

. 12 August 2004

Bryan Keefer

106. Burt Reynolds

5

. 18 August 2004

TONIGHT: Comedian and actor, the host of ""Chappelle's Show"", Dave Chappelle.

107. Seth Green

5

. 19 August 2004

TONIGHT: Actor Paul Rudd.

108. Robert Smith

5

. 23 August 2004

TONIGHT: Actress Drew Barrymore.

109. John Kerry

5

. 24 August 2004

Tyra Banks

110. Ed Gillespie

5

. 25 August 2004

John Podhoretz

111. Indecision 2004: Midway to the Election Spectacular

5

. 30 August 2004

Norah Jones

112. Ted Koppel

5

. 31 August 2004

Samuel L. Jackson

113. Dan Bartlett

5

. 1 September 2004

Edie Falco

114. John McCain

5

. 2 September 2004

Daily Show coverage of Day 3 of the Republican National Convention.

115. Christopher Matthews

5

. 3 September 2004

Rudolph Giuliani

117. Pat Buchanan

5

. 14 September 2004

Val Kilmer

118. Alec Baldwin

5

. 15 September 2004

Ed Gillespie

119. Gwyneth Paltrow

5

. 16 September 2004

George Carlin

124. Ralph Reed

5

. 28 September 2004

Ethan Hawke

125. Seymour Hersh

5

. 29 September 2004

Wynton Marsalis

126. The Bush-Kerry Debate: The Squabble in Coral Gables

5

. 30 September 2004

Tom Hanks

127. Bishop Desmond Tutu

5

. 4 October 2004

Jamie Foxx

128. Billy Bob Thornton

5

. 5 October 2004

Al Franken

129. Bob Schieffer

5

. 6 October 2004

Jennifer Beals

130. Bill O'Reilly

5

. 7 October 2004

Richard Clarke

131. Ed Koch

5

. 18 October 2004

Karen Hughes

132. Marisa Tomei

5

. 19 October 2004

Johnny Knoxville

134. Billy Crudup

5

. 21 October 2004

Billy Crudup

136. Bob Kerrey

5

. 26 October 2004

Jason Bateman

137. Rev. Jesse Jackson

5

. 27 October 2004

TONIGHT: Rev. Jesse Jackson.

140. Indecision 2004: Prelude to a Recount

5

. 2 November 2004

Prelude to a Recount: one-hour live election special airs at 10 PM with guest William Weld.

141. Charles Schumer

5

. 3 November 2004

Bob Kerrey

142. Bill Kristol

5

. 4 November 2004

Rebecca Romijn-Stamos

143. Richard Branson

5

. 9 November 2004

Fareed Zakaria

144. Tom Wolfe

5

. 10 November 2004

Bob Woodward

145. Kenneth Pollack

5

. 11 November 2004

Janeane Garofalo

146. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison

5

. 15 November 2004

Amb. Joe Wilson

149. Woody Harrelson

5

. 18 November 2004

Sen. John McCain

152. Christopher Hitchens

5

. 1 December 2004

Bill Kristol

154. Isabella Rossellini

5

. 6 December 2004

Thomas Friedman

155. Paul O'Neill

5

. 7 December 2004

Mario Cuomo

157. Kate Bosworth

5

. 9 December 2004

David Brooks

159. Dore Gold

5

. 14 December 2004

Jennifer Love Hewitt

160. Billy Connolly

5

. 15 December 2004

Stanley Tucci

161. Katie Couric

6.5

. 16 December 2004

Hassan Ibrahim