Episode
The Colbert Report: Ken Burns
Overview
CIA Director David Petraeus steps down after an affair, Karl Rove faces angry benefactors, Jon Stewart assists Colbert Super PAC, and Ken Burns shares "The Central Park Five.
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2012-11-12
Episode context
Ken Burns is Episode 23 in Season 9 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2012-11-12.
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