Synopsis
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.
Season 28 aired between 05 Oct 2002 and 17 May 2003, 20 episodes.
Episodes
E04
Eric McCormack/Jay-Z
02 Nov 2002
E05
Nia Vardalos/Eve
09 Nov 2002
E06
Brittany Murphy/Nelly
16 Nov 2002
E07
Robert DeNiro/Norah Jones
07 Dec 2002
E08
Al Gore/Phish
14 Dec 2002
E09
Jeff Gordon/Avril Lavigne
11 Jan 2003
E10
Ray Liotta/The Donnas
18 Jan 2003
E11
Matthew McConaughey/Dixie Chicks
08 Feb 2003
E12
Jennifer Garner/Beck
15 Feb 2003
E13
Christopher Walken/Foo Fighters
22 Feb 2003
E14
Queen Latifah/Ms. Dynamite
08 Mar 2003
E15
Salma Hayek/Christina Aguilera
15 Mar 2003
E16
Bernie Mac/Good Charlotte
05 Apr 2003
E17
Ray Romano/Zwan
12 Apr 2003
E18
Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent
03 May 2003
E19
Adrian Brody/Sean Paul & Wayne Wonder
10 May 2003
E20
Dan Aykroyd/Beyonce Knowles
17 May 2003