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6.6/10 (37 votes)
#1

February 21, 2003

S1:E1

Guests: Author Ann Coulter, actor Larry Miller, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Sarah Silverman, comedian Chris Rock Topics: The United Nations, Affirmative Action

6.5/10 (24 votes)
#2

February 28, 2003

S1:E2

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, conservative commentator Monica Crowley, comedian Eric Idle, musician Dave Matthews, author David Horowitz, columnist Ted Rall Topics: Possibility of war with Iraq, selection of the new World Trade Center designs

6.0/10 (24 votes)
#3

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

5.9/10 (27 votes)
#4

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

5.8/10 (23 votes)
#5

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

5.8/10 (20 votes)
#6

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

5.7/10 (21 votes)
#7

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

5.6/10 (23 votes)
#8

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

5.5/10 (19 votes)
#9

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

5.5/10 (19 votes)
#10

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

5.4/10 (19 votes)
#11

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

5.4/10 (20 votes)
#12

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

5.3/10 (20 votes)
#13

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

5.2/10 (25 votes)
#14

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

5.1/10 (30 votes)
#15

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

5.1/10 (22 votes)
#16

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

4.9/10 (30 votes)
#17

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

4.7/10 (19 votes)
#18

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

4.7/10 (19 votes)
#19

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

4.5/10 (24 votes)
#20

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

4.5/10 (24 votes)
#1

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

4.7/10 (19 votes)
#2

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

4.7/10 (19 votes)
#3

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

4.9/10 (30 votes)
#4

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

5.1/10 (30 votes)
#5

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

5.1/10 (22 votes)
#6

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

5.2/10 (25 votes)
#7

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

5.3/10 (20 votes)
#8

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

5.4/10 (19 votes)
#9

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

5.4/10 (20 votes)
#10

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

5.5/10 (19 votes)
#11

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

5.5/10 (19 votes)
#12

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

5.6/10 (23 votes)
#13

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

5.7/10 (21 votes)
#14

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

5.8/10 (23 votes)
#15

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

5.8/10 (20 votes)
#16

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

5.9/10 (27 votes)
#17

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

6.0/10 (24 votes)
#18

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

6.5/10 (24 votes)
#19

February 28, 2003

S1:E2

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, conservative commentator Monica Crowley, comedian Eric Idle, musician Dave Matthews, author David Horowitz, columnist Ted Rall Topics: Possibility of war with Iraq, selection of the new World Trade Center designs

6.6/10 (37 votes)
#20

February 21, 2003

S1:E1

Guests: Author Ann Coulter, actor Larry Miller, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Sarah Silverman, comedian Chris Rock Topics: The United Nations, Affirmative Action

6.6/10 (37 votes)

February 21, 2003

S1:E1

Guests: Author Ann Coulter, actor Larry Miller, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Sarah Silverman, comedian Chris Rock Topics: The United Nations, Affirmative Action

6.5/10 (24 votes)

February 28, 2003

S1:E2

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, conservative commentator Monica Crowley, comedian Eric Idle, musician Dave Matthews, author David Horowitz, columnist Ted Rall Topics: Possibility of war with Iraq, selection of the new World Trade Center designs

6.0/10 (24 votes)

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

5.8/10 (23 votes)

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

5.2/10 (25 votes)

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

5.1/10 (30 votes)

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

5.4/10 (19 votes)

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

4.7/10 (19 votes)

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

4.7/10 (19 votes)

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

5.7/10 (21 votes)

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

5.8/10 (20 votes)

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

5.1/10 (22 votes)

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

5.4/10 (20 votes)

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

5.5/10 (19 votes)

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

5.5/10 (19 votes)

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

5.9/10 (27 votes)

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

5.3/10 (20 votes)

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

5.6/10 (23 votes)

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

4.5/10 (24 votes)

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

4.9/10 (30 votes)

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

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
18 ★ 7.2 4
★ 7.4 Episode 522
★ 7.0 Episode 524
17 ★ 7.2 24
★ 7.6 Episode 500
★ 6.6 Episode 482
9 ★ 7.1 25
★ 7.6 January 21, 2011
★ 6.3 March 25,2011
11 ★ 7.0 25
★ 7.5 March 1, 2013
★ 6.3 June 21, 2013
7 ★ 6.9 25
★ 7.5 February 20, 2009
★ 5.8 August 28, 2009
10 ★ 6.9 25
★ 7.6 March 02, 2012
★ 6.2 August 31, 2012
12 ★ 6.9 22
★ 7.3 July 25, 2014
★ 6.1 July 18, 2014
21 ★ 6.7 13
★ 7.3 March 10, 2023: David Byrne, John McWhorter, Josh Tyrangiel
★ 5.6 April 28, 2023: Elon Musk, Michael Moynihan, Konstantin Kisin
15 ★ 6.7 25
★ 7.5 Roger Stone; Jose Antonio Vargas; Michael Hayden; Rick Santorum; Neera Tanden
★ 6.0 Elizabeth Warren; Ernest Moniz; Nick Hanauer; Rob Reiner; Tara Setmayer
8 ★ 6.6 24
★ 7.6 February 19, 2010
★ 5.6 November 05, 2010
14 ★ 6.5 25
★ 7.3 Episode 377
★ 5.9 Episode 387
13 ★ 6.5 25
★ 7.1 Episode 360
★ 5.4 Episode 339
6 ★ 5.9 25
★ 6.7 September 12, 2008
★ 5.2 October 31, 2008
1 ★ 5.5 20
★ 6.6 February 21, 2003
★ 4.5 September 19, 2003
4 ★ 5.0 24
★ 7.5 October 20, 2006
★ 3.8 March 17, 2006
5 ★ 4.8 24
★ 6.3 May 04, 2007
★ 3.1 May 25, 2007
2 ★ 4.4 23
★ 7.5 October 01, 2004
★ 3.0 January 23, 2004
3 ★ 4.3 23
★ 7.7 September 09, 2005
★ 3.3 August 26, 2005