Saturday_Night_Live_(season_28)
Saturday Night Live season 28
Season of television series
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.
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Season 28 | |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) – May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17) |
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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
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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 (2002-10-05) | |
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527 | 2 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Faith Hill | October 12, 2002 (2002-10-12) | |
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528 | 3 | John McCain | The White Stripes | October 19, 2002 (2002-10-19) | |
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529 | 4 | Eric McCormack | Jay-Z | November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02) | |
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530 | 5 | Nia Vardalos | Eve | November 9, 2002 (2002-11-09) | |
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531 | 6 | Brittany Murphy | Nelly | November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16) | |
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532 | 7 | Robert De Niro | Norah Jones | December 7, 2002 (2002-12-07) | |
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533 | 8 | Al Gore | Phish | December 14, 2002 (2002-12-14) | |
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534 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | Avril Lavigne | January 11, 2003 (2003-01-11) | |
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535 | 10 | Ray Liotta | The Donnas | January 18, 2003 (2003-01-18) | |
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536 | 11 | Matthew McConaughey | Dixie Chicks | February 8, 2003 (2003-02-08) | |
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537 | 12 | Jennifer Garner | Beck | February 15, 2003 (2003-02-15) | |
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538 | 13 | Christopher Walken | Foo Fighters | February 22, 2003 (2003-02-22) | |
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539 | 14 | Queen Latifah | Ms. Dynamite | March 8, 2003 (2003-03-08) | |
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540 | 15 | Salma Hayek | Christina Aguilera | March 15, 2003 (2003-03-15) | |
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541 | 16 | Bernie Mac | Good Charlotte | April 5, 2003 (2003-04-05) | |
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542 | 17 | Ray Romano | Zwan | April 12, 2003 (2003-04-12) | |
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543 | 18 | Ashton Kutcher | 50 Cent | May 3, 2003 (2003-05-03) | |
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544 | 19 | Adrien Brody | Sean Paul Wayne Wonder | May 10, 2003 (2003-05-10) | |
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545 | 20 | Dan Aykroyd | Beyoncé | May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17) | |
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"The Best of Will Ferrell" | September 28, 2002 (2002-09-28) | |
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 (2002-12-17) | |
Holiday-themed sketches from past episodes are aired. Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey host. | ||
Weekend Update Halftime Special | January 26, 2003 (2003-01-26) | |
Weekend Update Halftime Special, timed to compete with the Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show. |
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- "Phish Plays Saturday Night Live On December 14". Phish. November 14, 2002. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- Davis, Tom (2009). Thirty-nine Years of Short-term Memory Loss. Grove Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-8021-1880-6.
When Dan Aykroyd hosted the show in 2003, he brought me along. It was great fun writing and getting stuff on again; it was a terrific show.