Saturday Night Live aired its twenty-eighth season during the 2002-2003 television season on NBC. Season 28 started on October 5, 2002 and ended on May 17, 2003 having 20 episodes through the season.
Before the start of the season, Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer left the show. The latter gave birth to her baby and went on maternity leave, but decided not to return to the show during her leave. Hired to fill their absences were comedian/musician Fred Armisen and TV writer Will Forte, who both joined the show as featured players.
This would be the final season for Dean Edwards, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan. The latter two would make cameo appearances in many episodes of the following season.
Release Date
Oct 5, 2002
Episodes
20 episodes
CAST
Amy Poehler
Self - Various Characters
Seth Meyers
Self - Various Characters
Will Forte
Self - Various Characters
Maya Rudolph
Self - Various Characters
EPISODES
1
Matt Damon/Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Oct 5, 2002
2
Sarah Michelle Gellar/Faith Hill
Oct 12, 2002
3
John McCain/The White Stripes
Oct 19, 2002
4
Eric McCormack/Jay-Z
Nov 2, 2002
5
Nia Vardalos/Eve
Nov 9, 2002
6
Brittany Murphy/Nelly
Nov 16, 2002
7
Robert De Niro/Norah Jones
Dec 7, 2002
8
Al Gore/Phish
Dec 14, 2002
9
Jeff Gordon/Avril Lavigne
Jan 11, 2003
10
Ray Liotta/The Donnas
Jan 18, 2003
11
Matthew McConaughey/Dixie Chicks
Feb 8, 2003
12
Jennifer Garner/Beck
Feb 15, 2003
13
Christopher Walken/Foo Fighters
Feb 22, 2003
14
Queen Latifah/Ms. Dynamite
Mar 8, 2003
15
Salma Hayek/Christina Aguilera
Mar 15, 2003
16
Bernie Mac/Good Charlotte
Apr 5, 2003
17
Ray Romano/Zwan
Apr 12, 2003
18
Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent
May 3, 2003
19
Adrien Brody/Sean Paul & Wayne Wonder
May 10, 2003
20
Dan Aykroyd/Beyonce Knowles
May 17, 2003
Details
Language
English
Country
Production
Network
Metadata
TMDB ID
59615