Real Time with Bill Maher

Comedy | Interview | Politics | Current Events | Debate

Station:
HBO (US)

Status:
Running

Start:
2003-02-21

Rating:
8.1/10 from 8 users

Real Time with Bill Maher includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviews with in-studio and satellite guests. Politico hailed Maher as "a pugnacious debater and a healthy corrective to the claptrap of cable news", while Variety noted, "There may not be a more eclectic guest list on all of television".

Real Time with Bill Maher Next Episode Air Date

Next Episode is 'TBA' (Season 24 Episode 1) and airs on 23 Jan 2026 21:00 (CDT).

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List of episodes

S23E33 - Kenny Chesney, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, Bill O'Reilly

This week features a one-on-one interview with country music singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney, who enters the Country Music Hall of Fame this year and co-authored the new book "Heart Life Music." This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Jared Moskowitz, Democratic congressman representing Florida's 23rd district; and Bill O'Reilly, anchor of the "No Spin News" show and author of the bestselling book "Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst."

Air Date: 07 Nov 2025 21:00 (CDT)

S23E34 - Scott Galloway, Fareed Zakaria, Josh Barro

This week features a one-on-one interview with Scott Galloway, professor at NYU's Stern School of Business and bestselling author of the new book "Notes on Being a Man." This week's panel discussion includes Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria's GPS" and New York Times bestselling author of "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present"; and Josh Barro, host and author of the Substack newsletter and podcast "Very Serious with Josh Barro."

Air Date: 14 Nov 2025 21:00 (CDT)

S23E35 - Mel Robbins, Michael Render, Donna Brazile

This week features a one-on-one interview with Mel Robbins, host of "The Mel Robbins Podcast" and author of the bestselling book "The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About." This week's panel discussion includes Michael Render ("Killer Mike"), an entrepreneur and musician, best known as one half of "Run the Jewels" and host of the podcast "Conversations with Killer Mike"; and Donna Brazile, veteran political strategist and ABC News contributor. 

Air Date: 21 Nov 2025 21:00 (CDT)

S24E1 - TBA

Air Date: 23 Jan 2026 21:00 (CDT)