Real Time with Bill Maher season 1

Season of television series

Real Time with Bill Maher

Season 1
No. of episodes| 20
Release
Original network| HBO
Original release| February 21 (2003-02-21) –
September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)
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List of episodes

This is a list of episodes from the first season of Real Time with Bill Maher.

Note that the Iraq War, President George W. Bush (from 2003 to 2009), and current/upcoming elections are frequent topics on the show and may not be listed under individual episodes.

## Episodes

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See also: List of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes

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season| Guests| Original release date

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1| 1| Ann Coulter, Larry Miller, Michael Eric Dyson, Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Dana Rohrabacher, Larry David| February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21)

The United Nations, Affirmative Action

2| 2| Larry Miller, Monica Crowley, Eric Idle, Dave Matthews, David Horowitz, Ted Rall| February 28, 2003 (2003-02-28)

Possibility of war with Iraq, selection of the new World Trade Center designs

3| 3| Michael Graham, Danielle Pletka, Ted Rall, D. L. Hughley, Arj Barker, Doug Benson, Woody Harrelson| March 7, 2003 (2003-03-07)

President Bush's press conference, reality TV and terrorism

4| 4| Monica Crowley, Arianna Huffington, Dennis Miller, Nick Swardson, Jesse Jackson| March 14, 2003 (2003-03-14)

The coming Iraq war, the stock market

5| 5| Larry Miller, Constance L. Rice, Tim Robbins, Grant-Lee Phillips, Jon Brion| March 21, 2003 (2003-03-21)

Iraq war, veterans rights and whether or not support for the troops means supporting the war, 75th Academy Awards

6| 6| Larry Miller, Michael Graham, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Moore| March 28, 2003 (2003-03-28)

Iraq war, southern states, Dixie Chicks controversy

7| 7| Arianna Huffington, Michael Graham, Aaron McGruder, Jeff Ross, Joe Scarborough| April 4, 2003 (2003-04-04)

Iraq war, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, Peter Arnett, Geraldo Rivera, Affirmative action

8| 8| Arianna Huffington, Michael Eric Dyson, Doug McIntyre, Jerry Minor, As'ad AbuKhalil| April 11, 2003 (2003-04-11)

Developments in the Iraq war, the Supreme Court, Augusta National Golf Club membership controversy

9| 9| Ann Coulter, Michael Eric Dyson, Dennis Miller, Fareed Zakaria, Earthquake| April 18, 2003 (2003-04-18)

Iraq, New York City smoking ban

10| 10| Ann Coulter, Clive Barker, D. L. Hughley, Stephen Moore, The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show| April 25, 2003 (2003-04-25)

Rick Santorum's views on homosexuality, Iraq, rights of the unborn child

11| 11| D. L. Hughley, Aaron McGruder, Bay Buchanan, Al Sharpton, Bob Graham| July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25)

Congressional report on 9/11, Liberia, Kobe Bryant, banning ephedra

12| 12| Christopher Hitchens, Tara Setmayer, Alec Baldwin, Raymond Flynn, Barney Frank, Leticia Van de Putte| August 1, 2003 (2003-08-01)

Gay marriage, terrorism, California recall vote, runaway Texas State Senate members

13| 13| Janeane Garofalo, David Dreier, Donna Brazile, Gray Davis| August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08)

California recall vote, Arnold Schwarzenegger, airport security, United States Department of Homeland Security budget, Kobe Bryant

14| 14| Ann Coulter, Arianna Huffington, Dana Rohrabacher, Orlando Jones, Jesse Ventura| August 15, 2003 (2003-08-15)

California recall election, airline security, George W. Bush action figure

15| 15| Margaret Cho, Harold Ford, Jr., Willie Brown, Bob Barr, R. James Woolsey, Jr.| August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22)

Ten Commandments issue, religion, gay rights, California recall

16| 16| Larry Miller, Tom McClintock, Bay Buchanan, Dennis Miller, Joe Biden| August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29)

Iraq and North Korea, Republican Party's convention, influence of MTV and rap music

17| 17| D. L. Hughley, Al Franken, William Kristol, Wolf Blitzer, Wesley Clark| September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05)

John Kerry, Osama bin Laden, news media behaviour

18| 18| Betsy Hart, Paul Krugman, Jesse Ventura, Liz Phair, Terry McAuliffe| September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12)

Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attack, anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Governor of Alabama, music piracy

19| 19| Nancy Pelosi, Heather Wilson, Christine Todd Whitman, Tim Robbins, Dana Carvey| September 19, 2003 (2003-09-19)

The environment, women and politics, the Iraq War

20| 20| Darrell Issa, Michael Moore, Charles Barkley, John Edwards, Aaron McGruder, John Mellencamp| September 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)

Terrorism, agricultural subsidies, R. Kelly

## External links

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* Real Time with Bill Maher Free (audio-only) episodes & Overtime podcast direct from HBO
* HBO.com Episode List
* TV.com Episode Guide
* Real Time with Bill Maher at IMDb

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