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The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1

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!

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...
  1. 6.6/10(39 votes)

    #1 - February 21, 2003

    S1:E1

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

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  2. 6.6/10(26 votes)

    #2 - February 28, 2003

    S1:E2

    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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  3. 6.1/10(25 votes)

    #3 - March 07, 2003

    S1:E3

    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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  4. 5.9/10(24 votes)

    #4 - March 14, 2003

    S1:E4

    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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  5. 5.9/10(21 votes)

    #5 - July 25, 2003

    S1:E11

    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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  6. 5.9/10(28 votes)

    #6 - August 29, 2003

    S1:E16

    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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  8. 5.8/10(22 votes)

    #7 - April 25, 2003

    S1:E10

    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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  9. 5.8/10(24 votes)

    #8 - September 12, 2003

    S1:E18

    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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  10. 5.6/10(20 votes)

    #9 - August 15, 2003

    S1:E14

    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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  11. 5.6/10(20 votes)

    #10 - August 22, 2003

    S1:E15

    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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  12. 5.5/10(20 votes)

    #11 - April 04, 2003

    S1:E7

    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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  13. 5.5/10(21 votes)

    #12 - August 08, 2003

    S1:E13

    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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  14. 5.5/10(21 votes)

    #13 - September 05, 2003

    S1:E17

    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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  15. 5.4/10(26 votes)

    #14 - March 21, 2003

    S1:E5

    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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  16. 5.2/10(31 votes)

    #15 - March 28, 2003

    S1:E6

    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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  17. 5.2/10(23 votes)

    #16 - August 01, 2003

    S1:E12

    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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  18. 5.1/10(31 votes)

    #17 - September 26, 2003

    S1:E20

    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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  19. 4.9/10(20 votes)

    #18 - April 11, 2003

    S1:E8

    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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  20. 4.9/10(20 votes)

    #19 - April 18, 2003

    S1:E9

    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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  21. 4.7/10(25 votes)

    #20 - September 19, 2003

    S1:E19

    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 39 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/21/2003. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "February 28, 2003".