on FX in the United Kingdom until they decided not to renew their contract in May 2009.[113] The show also has a strong following in Ireland.[citation needed] In Portugal, it airs on Sic Radical.

ed by Dick Ebersol, to be part of NBC's 2010 Winter Olympics coverage team.[112]
Cultural impact[edit]

Main article: Cultural impact of The Colbert Report
See also: Vandalism on Wikipedia#Seigenthaler_incident
On Wikipedia, Stephen Colbert has been accused for editing the Elephant article. He has asked his fans to edit articles many times, and stated facts he knew wasn't true.
International distribution[edit]

Outside of the United States, The Colbert Report is shown in Canada on The Comedy Network. It airs on The Comedy Channel in Australia, Comedy Central in New Zealand, and on Maxxx in the Philippines. As of 2012, The Colbert Report has also been broadcast in Africa on DSTV's version of Comedy Central. It aired on FX in the United Kingdom until they decided not to renew their contract in May 2009.[113] The show also has a strong following in Ireland.[citation needed] In Portugal, it airs on Sic Radical.
Beginning June 3, 2008, The Colbert Report also aired on the ShowComedy channel of Showtime Arabia (Currently OSNComedy), a channel which broadcasts in the Middle East and North Africa.[114] The show is transmitted on a one-day delay from original transmission in the US.
The show was shown during prime time on Australia's free-to-air ABC2 in 2010, however the channel was outbid for rights for 2011.[115][116] The show was available directly on the colbernation.com website for part of 2011, with Australian advertisements, however Australian access is now blocked.
Several international markets also air The Colbert Report Global Edition, which shows highlights from the previous week's shows and includes a special introduction by Stephen Colbert at the start of the program. This means a new or newly repackaged episode can be screened every weekday.
In addition most recent episodes (usually 3 weeks back) are available in full length on colbertnation.com. However some international audiences are unable to view the videos or episodes.
Related multimedia[edit]

DVD[edit]
A DVD of highlights from the first two seasons of The Colbert Report was released by Comedy Central on November 6, 2007. Entitled The Best of The Colbert Report, the three-hour disc contains two "The Wørd" segments (including "Truthiness" from the first episode and "Wikiality"), one "Threat Down", various "Better Know a District" segments (including Robert Wexler), and interviews with Bill O'Reilly, Willie Nelson, and Jane Fonda (also included is Fonda's appearance with Gloria Steinem in a segment called "Cooking with Feminists"), as well as the special segments "Green Screen Challenge",