Saturday Night Live | |
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Season 28 | |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | October 5, 2002 May 17, 2003 | –
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The twenty-eighth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 5, 2002 and May 17, 2003.
Fred Armisen and Will Forte were brought on as featured players in the wake of Will Ferrell's and Ana Gasteyer's departures in the previous season.[1]
This season was also the final for Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan.[2][3] Dean Edwards did not return the following year.[4]
Repertory players |
Featured players
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bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § season 28 |
Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes |
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | |
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526 | 1 | Matt Damon | Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band | October 5, 2002 | |
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527 | 2 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Faith Hill | October 12, 2002 | |
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528 | 3 | John McCain | The White Stripes | October 19, 2002 | |
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529 | 4 | Eric McCormack | Jay-Z | November 2, 2002 | |
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530 | 5 | Nia Vardalos | Eve | November 9, 2002 | |
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531 | 6 | Brittany Murphy | Nelly | November 16, 2002 | |
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532 | 7 | Robert De Niro | Norah Jones | December 7, 2002 | |
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533 | 8 | Al Gore | Phish | December 14, 2002 | |
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534 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | Avril Lavigne | January 11, 2003 | |
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535 | 10 | Ray Liotta | The Donnas | January 18, 2003 | |
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536 | 11 | Matthew McConaughey | Dixie Chicks | February 8, 2003 | |
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537 | 12 | Jennifer Garner | Beck | February 15, 2003 | |
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538 | 13 | Christopher Walken | Foo Fighters | February 22, 2003 | |
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539 | 14 | Queen Latifah | Ms. Dynamite | March 8, 2003 | |
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540 | 15 | Salma Hayek | Christina Aguilera | March 15, 2003 | |
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541 | 16 | Bernie Mac | Good Charlotte | April 5, 2003 | |
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542 | 17 | Ray Romano | Zwan | April 12, 2003 | |
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543 | 18 | Ashton Kutcher | 50 Cent | May 3, 2003 | |
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544 | 19 | Adrien Brody | Sean Paul Wayne Wonder | May 10, 2003 | |
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545 | 20 | Dan Aykroyd | Beyoncé | May 17, 2003 | |
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Title | Original air date | |
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"The Best of Will Ferrell" | September 28, 2002 | |
Sketches include: "Alta Dena Mandatory Drug Assembly", "Cow Bell", "Dissin' Your Dog", "Spartan Cheerleaders", "The Coconuts Bangers Ball: It's A Rap!", "Celebrity Jeopardy", "Inside The Actors Studio", "Space, The Infinite Frontier with Harry Caray", "Luvahs at the Welshly Arm Motel", "Roxbury Guys", "The Replacement Nude Model", "Tension Dinner" and "Jacob Silj". | ||
"SNL Christmas 2002" | December 17, 2002 | |
Holiday-themed sketches from past episodes are aired. Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey host. | ||
Weekend Update Halftime Special | January 26, 2003 | |
Weekend Update Halftime Special, timed to compete with the Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show. |