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The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1

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Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1!

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on...
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  • February 21, 2003
    6.6/10(38)
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    #1 - February 21, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 2/21/2003

    Guests: Author Ann Coulter, actor Larry Miller, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Sarah Silverman, comedian Chris Rock Topics: The United Nations, Affirmative Action

    Director: N/A

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  • February 28, 2003
    6.5/10(25)
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    #2 - February 28, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 2/28/2003

    Guests: Actor Larry Miller, conservative commentator Monica Crowley, comedian Eric Idle, musician Dave Matthews, author David Horowitz, columnist Ted Rall Topics: Possibility of war with Iraq, selection of the new World Trade Center designs

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  • March 07, 2003
    6.0/10(24)
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    #3 - March 07, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 3/7/2003

    Guests: Michael Graham, Danielle Pletka, cartoonist Ted Rall, actor D. L. Hughley, comedian Arj Barker, Doug Benson, actor Woody Harrelson Topics: President Bush's press conference, reality TV and terrorism

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  • August 29, 2003
    5.9/10(27)
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    #4 - August 29, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 8/29/2003

    Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Tom McClintock, Bay Buchanan, comedian Dennis Miller, Senator Joe Biden Topics: Iraq and North Korea, Republican Party's convention, influence of MTV and rap music

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  • March 14, 2003
    5.8/10(23)
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    #5 - March 14, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 3/14/2003

    Guests: Monica Crowley, Arianna Huffington, comedian Dennis Miller, comedian Nick Swardson, Rev. Jesse Jackson Topics: The coming Iraq war, the stock market

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  • July 25, 2003
    5.8/10(20)
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    #6 - July 25, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 7/25/2003

    Guests: Actor D. L. Hughley, cartoonist Aaron McGruder, former US treasurer Bay Buchanan, Rev. Al Sharpton, senator (presidential candidate) Bob Graham Topics: Congressional report on 9/11, Liberia, Kobe Bryant, banning ephedra

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  • April 25, 2003
    5.7/10(21)
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    #7 - April 25, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 4/25/2003

    Guests: Author Ann Coulter, author Clive Barker, actor D. L. Hughley, economist Stephen Moore, musical guests The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show Topics: Santorum controversy, Iraq, rights of the unborn child

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  • September 12, 2003
    5.6/10(23)
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    #8 - September 12, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 9/12/2003

    Guests: Betsy Hart, Paul Krugman, Jesse Ventura, musician Liz Phair, Terry McAuliffe Topics: Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attack, anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Governor of Alabama, music piracy

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  • August 15, 2003
    5.5/10(19)
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    #9 - August 15, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 8/15/2003

    Guests: Author Ann Coulter, Arianna Huffington, Dana Rohrabacher, Orlando Jones, Jesse Ventura Topics: California recall election, airline security, George Bush action figure

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  • August 22, 2003
    5.5/10(19)
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    #10 - August 22, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 8/22/2003

    Guests: Comedian Margaret Cho, Rep. Harold E. Ford, Jr., Willie Brown, Bob Barr, James Woolsey Topics: Ten Commandments issue, religion, gay rights, California recall

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  • April 04, 2003
    5.4/10(19)
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    #11 - April 04, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 4/4/2003

    Guests: Arianna Huffington, radio host Michael Graham, Aaron McGruder, Jeffrey Ross, Joe Scarborough Topics: Iraq war, SARS, Peter Arnett, Geraldo Rivera, Affirmative Action

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  • August 08, 2003
    5.4/10(20)
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    #12 - August 08, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 8/8/2003

    Guests: Actress Janeane Garofalo, Rep. David Dreier, political strategist Donna Brazile, Gov. Gray Davis Topics: California recall vote, Arnold Schwarzenegger, airport security, Homeland Security budget, Kobe Bryant

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  • September 05, 2003
    5.3/10(20)
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    #13 - September 05, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 17

    Aired 9/5/2003

    Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, Al Franken, William Kristol, Wolf Blitzer, Wesley Clark Topics: John Kerry, Osama Bin Laden, news media behaviour

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  • March 21, 2003
    5.2/10(25)
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    #14 - March 21, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 3/21/2003

    Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Constance L. Rice, Tim Robbins, musician Grant-Lee Phillips, Jon Brion, US war veterans Ward Tayne, Delphine Metcalf-Foster, Shad Meshad Topics: Iraq war, veterans rights and whether or not support for the troops means supporting the war, the Oscars

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  • March 28, 2003
    5.1/10(30)
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    #15 - March 28, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 3/28/2003

    Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Michael Graham (II), Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Moore Topics: Iraq war, southern states, Dixie Chicks controversy

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  • August 01, 2003
    5.1/10(22)
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    #16 - August 01, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 8/1/2003

    Guests: Columnist Christopher Hitchens, conservative commentator Tara Setmayer, actor Alec Baldwin, former Boston mayor Raymond Flynn, Rep. Barney Frank, Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte Topics: Gay marriage, terrorism, California recall vote, runaway Texas State Senate members

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  • September 26, 2003
    4.9/10(30)
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    #17 - September 26, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 9/26/2003

    Guests: Darrell Issa, filmmaker Michael Moore, basketball player Charles Barkley, Sen. John Edwards, Aaron McGruder, John Mellencamp, John Hansen (II) Topics: Terrorism, agricultural subsidies, R. Kelly

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  • April 11, 2003
    4.7/10(19)
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    #18 - April 11, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 4/11/2003

    Guests: Author and columnist Arianna Huffington, writer, radio host and professor Michael Eric Dyson, radio host Doug McIntyre, musician Jerry Minor (L. Witherspoon), professor of political science As'ad AbuKhalil Topics: Developments in the Iraq war, the Supreme Court, Augusta National Golf Club membership controversy

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  • April 18, 2003
    4.7/10(19)
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    #19 - April 18, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 4/18/2003

    Guests: Author Ann Coulter, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Dennis Miller, journalist Fareed Zakaria, Earthquake Topics: Iraq, New York smoking ban

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  • September 19, 2003
    4.5/10(24)
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    #20 - September 19, 2003

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 9/19/2003

    Guests: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Heather Wilson, Christine Todd Whitman, Tim Robbins, Dana Carvey Topics: The environment, women and politics, the Iraq War

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"February 21, 2003" is the best rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/21/2003. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "February 28, 2003".