Real Time with Bill Maher
Talk & panelTalk, panel and interview formats.This show: 10/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 9/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 9/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | E40 | E41 | E42 | E43 | E44 | E45 | E46 | E47 | ||
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| S1 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| S8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||
| S10 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | |||||||||||||
| S11 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||
| S12 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||
| S13 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||
| S14 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.6 | ||||||||||
| S15 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||
| S16 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||
| S17 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | |||||||||||||
| S18 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||
| S19 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||
| S20 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.6 | |||||||||||||
| S21 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S22 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | ||||||||||||
| S23 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | |||||||||||||
| S24 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Weekly political sparring with a rant chaser"
A weekly talk show where Bill Maher runs through current events with a mix of monologue, panel debate, and a closing rant. Each episode brings together politicians, journalists, comedians, and authors to argue about the news of the week, usually with more heat than resolution. The tone is sharp, opinionated, and often deliberately provocative, built around Maher's libertarian-leaning contrarianism. It's less about balanced analysis than watching smart, combative people spar in real time. Fans enjoy the friction; critics find it repetitive or smug depending on who's in the crosshairs that week.
Watch it for
the unpredictable panel debates where guests actually push back on each other and the host.
Maybe skip if
you find Maher's contrarian streak or recurring rants more grating than entertaining.
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Bill Maher Self - Host, Self, Slf - Host
Andrew Sullivan Self, Self - Panelist, Self - Guest
Michael Moore Self - Guest, Self - Panelist
Arianna Huffington Self, Self - Guest, Self - Panelist
Barney Frank Self, Self - Guest, Self - Panelist
Paul Begala Self - Panelist, Self, Self - Guest
Michael Steele Self, Self - Guest, Self - Panelist
Cornel West Self, Self - Guest, Self - Panelist
Bernie Sanders Self - Guest, Self
Dan Savage Self, Self - Panelist, Self - Guest
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