Episode 1
Episode 481
1h
Guests: John Kasich, Marshawn Lynch, Erick Erickson, Barney Frank, Catherine Rampell.
Episode credits
Guest stars Barney Frank, John Kasich, Catherine Rampell
TV series
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003TV-MA24 seasons6.1 / 10
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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.
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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.
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Episode 2
Episode 482
1h
Guests: Ann Coulter, Michael McFaul, Joshua Green, Dan Savage, Heather McGhee.
Episode credits
Guest stars Michael McFaul, Ann Coulter, Heather McGhee, Joshua Green, Dan Savage
Episode 3
Episode 483
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Will Hurd, Bill de Blasio, Peter Hamby, Jon Meacham, Jennifer Rubin.
Episode credits
Guest stars Will Hurd, Bill de Blasio, Jon Meacham, Peter Hamby, Jennifer Rubin
Episode 4
Episode 484
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Chris Christie, Eric Idle, Natasha Bertrand, Jack Kingston, Malcolm Nance.
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Guest stars Eric Idle, Jack Kingston, Natasha Bertrand, Malcolm Nance, Chris Christie
Episode 5
Episode 485
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Mayor Rahm Emanuel, John Legend, Paul Begala, David Frum & Maya Wiley.
Episode credits
Guest stars Rahm Emanuel, David Frum, John Legend, Maya Wiley, Paul Begala
Episode 6
Episode 486
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Congressman Adam Schiff, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Donna Brazile, Claire McCaskill & Rick Wilson.
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Guest stars Bernard-Henri Lévy, Claire McCaskill, Rick Wilson, Adam Schiff, Donna Brazile
Episode 7
Episode 487
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Matt Schlapp, Noah Rothman, Jonathan Alter, Mary Katharine Ham, Michael Steele.
Episode credits
Guest stars Michael Steele, Noah Rothman
Episode 8
Episode 488
1h7.0 / 10
Guests: Andrew McCabe, Andrew Gillum, John Heilemann, Jon Tester, Jessica Yellin.
Episode credits
Guest stars Andrew McCabe, Andrew Gillum, Jessica Yellin, John Heilemann, Jon Tester
Episode 9
Episode 489
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Irshad Manji, Larry Charles, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Evelyn Farkas, Rep. Eric Swalwell.
Episode credits
Guest stars Larry Charles, Eric Swalwell
Episode 10
Episode 490
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Pete Buttigieg, Preet Bharara, S.E. Cupp, Elissa Slotkin, Andrew Sullivan.
Episode credits
Guest stars Preet Bharara, Pete Buttigieg, S.E. Cupp, Elissa Slotkin, Andrew Sullivan
Episode 11
Episode 491
1h7.0 / 10
Guests: Julian Castro, Chelsea Handler, Danielle Pletka, Gideon Rose, Salman Rushdie.
Episode credits
Guest stars Gideon Rose, Julián Castro, Danielle Pletka, Chelsea Handler, Salman Rushdie
Episode 12
Episode 492
1h7.0 / 10
Guests: Seth Abramson, Dave Barry, Cornell Belcher, Wendy R. Sherman, Matt Welch.
Episode credits
Guest stars Matt Welch
Episode 13
Episode 493
1h
Guests: Adam Schiff, Bob Costas, John Avlon, Zerlina Maxwell, Grover Norquist.
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Guest stars Adam Schiff
Episode 14
Episode 494
1h9.0 / 10
Guests: Jay Inslee, Moby, Bakari Sellers, Bret Stephens, Kara Swisher.
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Episode 15
Episode 495
1h
Guests: Michael Lewis, Tim Ryan, Nayyera Haq, Van Jones, Matt Lewis.
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Episode 16
Episode 496
1h
Guests: Fran Lebowitz, Jonathan Metzl, James Kirchick, George Packer, Neera Tanden.
Episode credits
Guest stars Jonathan Metzl, George Packer, Neera Tanden, Fran Lebowitz, James Kirchick
Episode 17
Episode 497
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: William Weld, John Waters, Kirsten Powers, Jonathan Swan, Lawrence Wilkerson.
Episode credits
Guest stars Lawrence Wilkerson, John Waters
Episode 18
Episode 498
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Andrew Yang, Bret Easton Ellis, Charles Blow, Katie Porter, Clint Watts.
Episode credits
Guest stars Bret Easton Ellis, Clint Watts, Katie Porter, Andrew Yang, Charles M. Blow
Episode 19
Episode 499
1h7.0 / 10
Guests: George Will, Martin Short, Eliot Spitzer, Charlie Sykes, Bari Weiss.
Episode credits
Guest stars Charlie Sykes, Eliot Spitzer, Martin Short, George Will, Bari Weiss
Episode 20
Episode 500
1h9.0 / 10
Guests: Allan Lichtman, Dr. Debra Soh, Thom Hartmann, Liz Mair, Dan Savage.
Episode credits
Guest stars Liz Mair, Thom Hartmann, Allan Lichtman, Debra Soh, Dan Savage
Episode 21
Episode 501
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Tulsi Gabbard, Seth MacFarlane, Max Brooks, Adam Gopnik, Joy Reid.
Episode credits
Guest stars Tulsi Gabbard, Seth MacFarlane, Joy Reid, Adam Gopnik, Max Brooks
Episode 22
Episode 502
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, journalist Josh Barro, former Governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm, radio host Buck Sexton.
Episode credits
Guest stars Buck Sexton, Jennifer Granholm, Marianne Williamson
Episode 23
Episode 503
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Former Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, author Tom Nichols, columnist Catherine Rampell, former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.
Episode credits
Guest stars Richard Engel, Terry McAuliffe, Anthony Scaramucci, Catherine Rampell
Episode 24
Episode 504
1h7.0 / 10
Guests: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Carl Hulse, Betsy Woodruff, Rick Wilson & Michael Render
Episode credits
Guest stars Rick Wilson, Killer Mike
Episode 25
Episode 505
1h9.0 / 10
Guests: Rep. Katie Porter, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Michael Smerconish, Eric Klinenberg & Kevin D. Williamson
Episode credits
Guest stars Katie Porter, Heidi Heitkamp
Episode 26
Episode 506
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Rep. Joe Walsh, Christina Hoff Sommers, Rep. John Delaney, María Teresa Kumar & Matt Welch
Episode credits
Guest stars Matt Welch
Episode 27
Episode 507
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Michael Moore, Krystal Ball, Michael Steele, Fernand Amandi & Bari Weiss
Episode credits
Guest stars Michael Moore, Michael Steele, Bari Weiss, Krystal Ball
Episode 28
Episode 508
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Amb. Samantha Power, Heather McGhee, Tim Naftali, Andrew Sullivan & Sarah Haider
Episode credits
Guest stars Samantha Power, Heather McGhee, Andrew Sullivan
Episode 29
Episode 509
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Gina McCarthy, Linette Lopez, Noah Rothman, Salman Rushdie & Barney Frank
Episode credits
Guest stars Barney Frank, Salman Rushdie, Noah Rothman
Episode 30
Episode 510
1h9.0 / 10
Guests: Howard Stern, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Ben Domenech, Shawna Thomas & John Heilemann
Episode credits
Guest stars Howard Stern, Amy Klobuchar
Episode 31
Episode 511
1h7.0 / 10
Guests: Susan Rice, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sam Stein, Danielle Pletka & Thomas Chatterton Williams
Episode credits
Guest stars Danielle Pletka, Susan Rice, Thomas Chatterton Williams, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sam Stein
Episode 32
Episode 512
1h8.0 / 10
Guests: Zach Galifianakis, Chris Cuomo, Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Dan Carlin, Donny Deutsch.
Episode credits
Guest stars Zach Galifianakis, Elissa Slotkin, Chris Cuomo
Episode 33
Episode 513
1h10.0 / 10
Guests: Ronan Farrow, Rick Stengel, Christina Bellantoni, Dennis Prager, & Dr. Jay Gordon.
Episode credits
Guest stars Jay Gordon, M.D., Rick Stengel, Dennis Prager, Ronan Farrow, Christina Bellantoni
Episode 34
Episode 514
1h7.0 / 10
Guests: Judd Apatow, Gov. Steve Bullock, Rahm Emanuel, Steve Schmidt, and Judge Judy.
Episode credits
Guest stars Judith Sheindlin, Steve Bullock, Rahm Emanuel, Judd Apatow, Steve Schmidt
Episode 35
Episode 515
1h7.0 / 10finale
First interview: Sen. Sherrod Brown. On the panel: Ian Bremmer, Donna Brazile, Frank Bruni. Second interview: Jaime Harrison.
Episode credits
Guest stars Sherrod Brown, Jaime Harrison, Frank Bruni, Ian Bremmer, Donna Brazile
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Real Time with Bill Maher
Cast
Bill MaherSelf - Host
D.L. HughleySelf
Barney FrankSelf
Chris MatthewsSelf
Arianna HuffingtonSelf
Salman RushdieSelf
Ann CoulterSelf
P. J. O'RourkeSelfCredits
- Written by
- Jonathan Schmock, Mike Larsen, Ross Abrash, Ned Rice, Danny Vermont, David Feldman, T. Rafael Cimino, Bill Maher, Adam Felber, Scott Carter, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Chris Kelly, Matt Gunn, Jay Jaroch
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Talk Show
- Episodes
- 736
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
HBOUnited States- Bill Maher ProductionsUnited States
- Brad Grey TelevisionUnited States
- Kid Love ProductionsUnited States
- HBOUnited States
Themes
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