Real Time with Bill Maher

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

Seasons

24

Episodes aired

740

Latest aired

S24E25

Total runtime

30d 12h

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 February 2003 – September 2003 20 episodes
2. Season 2 January 2004 – November 2004 23 episodes
3. Season 3 February 2005 – November 2005 23 episodes
4. Season 4 February 2006 – November 2006 24 episodes
5. Season 5 February 2007 – November 2007 24 episodes
6. Season 6 January 2008 – November 2008 27 episodes
7. Season 7 February 2009 – October 2009 31 episodes
8. Season 8 February 2010 – November 2010 25 episodes
9. Season 9 January 2011 – November 2011 35 episodes
10. Season 10 January 2012 – November 2012 35 episodes
11. Season 11 January 2013 – November 2013 35 episodes
12. Season 12 January 2014 – November 2014 35 episodes
13. Season 13 January 2015 – November 2015 35 episodes
14. Season 14 January 2016 – November 2016 38 episodes
15. Season 15 January 2017 – November 2017 35 episodes
16. Season 16 January 2018 – November 2018 35 episodes
17. Season 17 January 2019 – November 2019 35 episodes
18. Season 18 January 2020 – November 2020 35 episodes
19. Season 19 January 2021 – November 2021 35 episodes
20. Season 20 January 2022 – November 2022 35 episodes
21. Season 21 January 2023 – December 2023 24 episodes
22. Season 22 January 2024 – November 2024 36 episodes
23. Season 23 January 2025 – November 2025 35 episodes
24. Season 24 January 2026 – October 2026 30 episodes

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  S01E01 February 21, 2003

  February 21 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

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

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  S01E02 February 28, 2003

  February 28 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E03 March 07, 2003

  March 7 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E04 March 14, 2003

  March 14 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Guests: Monica Crowley, Arianna Huffington, comedian Dennis Miller, comedian Nick Swardson, Rev. Jesse Jackson Topics: The coming Iraq war, the stock market

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  S01E05 March 21, 2003

  March 21 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E06 March 28, 2003

  March 28 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Michael Graham (II), Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Moore Topics: Iraq war, southern states, Dixie Chicks controversy

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  S01E07 April 04, 2003

  April 4 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Guests: Arianna Huffington, radio host Michael Graham, Aaron McGruder, Jeffrey Ross, Joe Scarborough Topics: Iraq war, SARS, Peter Arnett, Geraldo Rivera, Affirmative Action

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  S01E08 April 11, 2003

  April 11 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E09 April 18, 2003

  April 18 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Guests: Author Ann Coulter, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Dennis Miller, journalist Fareed Zakaria, Earthquake Topics: Iraq, New York smoking ban

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  S01E10 April 25, 2003

  April 25 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E11 July 25, 2003

  July 25 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E12 August 01, 2003

  August 1 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E13 August 08, 2003

  August 8 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E14 August 15, 2003

  August 15 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Guests: Author Ann Coulter, Arianna Huffington, Dana Rohrabacher, Orlando Jones, Jesse Ventura Topics: California recall election, airline security, George Bush action figure

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  S01E15 August 22, 2003

  August 22 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Guests: Comedian Margaret Cho, Rep. Harold E. Ford, Jr., Willie Brown, Bob Barr, James Woolsey Topics: Ten Commandments issue, religion, gay rights, California recall

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  S01E16 August 29, 2003

  August 29 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E17 September 05, 2003

  September 5 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, Al Franken, William Kristol, Wolf Blitzer, Wesley Clark Topics: John Kerry, Osama Bin Laden, news media behaviour

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  S01E18 September 12, 2003

  September 12 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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

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  S01E19 September 19, 2003

  September 19 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Guests: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Heather Wilson, Christine Todd Whitman, Tim Robbins, Dana Carvey Topics: The environment, women and politics, the Iraq War

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  S01E20 September 26, 2003

  September 26 · 60min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  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