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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 3 - March 07, 2003
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    #1 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 4 - March 14, 2003
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    #2 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 5 - March 21, 2003
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    #3 - 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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  4. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 6 - March 28, 2003
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    #4 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 7 - April 04, 2003
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    #5 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 8 - April 11, 2003
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    #6 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 9 - April 18, 2003
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    #7 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 10 - April 25, 2003
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    #8 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 11 - July 25, 2003
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    #9 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 12 - August 01, 2003
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    #10 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 13 - August 08, 2003
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    #11 - 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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  12. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 14 - August 15, 2003
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    #12 - 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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  13. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 15 - August 22, 2003
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    #13 - 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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  14. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 16 - August 29, 2003
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    #14 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 17 - September 05, 2003
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    #15 - 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

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 18 - September 12, 2003
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    #16 - 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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  17. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 19 - September 19, 2003
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    #17 - 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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  18. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 1 Episode 20 - September 26, 2003
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    #18 - 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. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 1 - January 16, 2004
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    #19 - January 16, 2004

    S2:E1

    Guests: Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark, musician Moby, Rev. Al Sharpton, actor Ron Silver, congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) Topics: American values, Iraq, MoveOn.org, environment

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  20. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 2 - January 23, 2004
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    #20 - January 23, 2004

    S2:E2

    Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, novelist Farai Chideya, senator John Edwards, David Frum, Ralph Nader Topics: Iowa caucus, The Apprentice, Olivia Goldsmith, sexuality in islamic countries

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  21. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 3 - January 30, 2004
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    #21 - January 30, 2004

    S2:E3

    Guests: Actor Larry Miller, actor Sean Astin, former Bush-Cheney 2000 press secretary Mindy Tucker-Fletcher; on satellite Max Cleland and Michael Moore Topics: Democratic presidential candidates, gay marriage, Israel

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  22. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 4 - February 06, 2004
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    #22 - February 06, 2004

    S2:E4

    Guests: Author Andrew Sullivan, journalist Ron Suskind, actor Rob Schneider, politician Carol Moseley Braun, politician Jennifer Granholm Topics: Janet Jackson's Super Bowl stunt, Martha Stewart, special interests' power over politicians

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  23. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 5 - February 13, 2004
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    #23 - February 13, 2004

    S2:E5

    Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, writer Deborah Simmons, actor William Baldwin, Bill Burkett (II), James Moore[ (II), Heather Wilson Topics: Bush military service, The Passion of the Christ, pornography

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  24. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 6 - February 20, 2004
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    #24 - February 20, 2004

    S2:E6

    Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, writer Debra Dickerson, actor Jon Favreau, George Allen, Rep. Dennis Kucinich Topics: John Kerry, John Edwards, outsourcing, black culture

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  25. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 7 - February 27, 2004
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    #25 - February 27, 2004

    S2:E7

    Guests: Actor Ian McKellen, politician Christine Todd Whitman, Sandy Rios, Kwame Kilpatrick, Ralph Nader Topics: The Passion of the Christ, gay marriage, environment

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Worst Episodes Summary

"March 07, 2003" is the worst rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/7/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "March 14, 2003".