8.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - June 3, 2022: Eric Holder, Michael Shellenberger, Douglas Murray
Season 20 Episode 17 - Aired 6/3/2022
Eric Holder, former US Attorney General, is this week's opening interviewee. On the panel, Bill is joined by California gubernatorial candidate Michael Shellenberger and columnist Douglas Murray.
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7.8/1026 votesLoading...#2 - September 09, 2005
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 9/9/2005
Guests: Walter Maestri, Joe Scarborough, comedian George Carlin, Cynthia Tucker, conservative editorialist James K. Glassman, writer Kurt Vonnegut Topics: Michael D. Brown, US political system, on race, on the Administration
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7.8/1030 votesLoading...#3 - August 05, 2011
Season 9 Episode 26 - Aired 8/5/2011
Guests: Ex-Obama economy adviser Christina Romer, Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Salon editor-at-large Joan Walsh, Palin biography filmmaker Stephen K Bannon and chef Anthony Bourdain. Topics: US credit downgrade, debt ceiling deal, failure of the stimulus package, inability of Democrats to negotiate, 'job creators', defunding of science in America, Rick Perry's prayer festival, escaping poverty, would Hillary Clinton have been better, need for a left-wing tea party equivalent.
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7.8/1039 votesLoading...#4 - Episode 550
Season 18 Episode 35 - Aired 11/20/2020
For his final show of 2020, Bill interviews author Professor Michael Eric Dyson. On the panel, he is joined by contributing writer for 'The Atlantic' Alex Wagner and historian Jon Meacham.
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7.7/1054 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 558
Season 19 Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/2021
This week, Bill sits down with New York Times bestselling-author Annabelle Gurwitch. For the panel, he is joined by Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern, and comedian Larry Wilmore.
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7.7/1052 votesLoading...#6 - June 21, 2024: Martin Short, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger
Season 22 Episode 20 - Aired 6/21/2024
Guests: An interview with Martin Short (known as his fictional character Jiminy Glick) who will be interviewing Maher about his book "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You." This week's panel discussion includes Andrew Cuomo, former Democratic governor of New York; and Adam Kinzinger, former Republican congressman from Illinois, co-author of "Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country," and founder of the Country First PAC.
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7.6/1026 votesLoading...#7 - October 16, 2009
Season 7 Episode 31 - Aired 10/16/2009
Guests: Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) , Actor Alec Baldwin, comedian and actor Garry Shandling, Hardball host Chris Matthews, Maryland governor Martin O'Malley Topics: Balloon Boy incident, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, health care reform, H1N1 vaccination concerns, ongoing efforts to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, sexual harassment in the military, Rush Limbaugh's failed bid to buy the St. Louis Rams, steroid use in professional sports
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7.6/1028 votesLoading...#8 - February 19, 2010
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2010
Guests: Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel Elizabeth Warren, comedienne Wanda Sykes, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane , former Governor Eliot Spitzer, and Norah O'Donnell Topics: Lack of action by government, bipartisanship, the filibuster, Obama's handling of terrorism, torture, controversy over Family Guy's Down's Syndrome episode, race and criticism of Obama, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Kevin Smith's airplane incident, obesity, Bill's tweet criticizing media coverage of Haiti
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7.6/1024 votesLoading...#9 - October 08, 2010
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 10/8/2010
Guests: Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, conservative commentator S. E. Cupp, comedian P. J. O'Rourke, journalist Joshua Green Topics: Gene Cranick, zero-sum economic theory, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Christine O'Donnell, Rich Iott, climate change, religion
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7.6/1028 votesLoading...#10 - January 21, 2011
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2011
Guests: Journalist Michael Hastings, politician/businessman David Stockman, political commentator Rachel Maddow, economist Stephen Moore, entrepreneur Russell Simmons Topics: Keith Olbermann, Tunisian protests, health care, Ronald Reagan's legacy, gun control, Tucson shooting
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7.6/1024 votesLoading...#11 - April 08, 2011
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 4/8/2011
Guests: Pilot Chesley Sullenberger, CNN host Eliot Spitzer, BBC anchor Katty Kay, Daily Beast blogger Andrew Sullivan, comedian Colin Quinn Topics: Government shutdown, Planned Parenthood, US Budget, Objectivism, Libya, reaction to Pastor Terry Jones, Donald Trump, Class conflict
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7.6/1033 votesLoading...#12 - March 02, 2012
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 3/2/2012
Guests: Former Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI), former Vice Chairman of General Motors Bob Lutz, Democratic strategist James Carville, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, journalist John Heilemann. Topics: Rush Limbaugh's 'slut' comments, campaign finance and Super PACs, Rick Santorum self destructing, 'Blunt' healthcare amendment, the highjacking of the Republican establishment, the auto bailout, climate change, the space program, the importance of scientific advancement, the liberal bubble and the 'joke candidate'.
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7.6/1031 votesLoading...#13 - March 09, 2012
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2012
Guests: Israeli ambassador Michael Oren, Ex SEIU head Andrew Stern, author Catherine Crier, Ex, RNC chair Michael Steele, "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm. Topics: Iran's nuclear program, Israel's conservative government, Super Tuesday results, a third political party in America, the price of freedom of speech, contraception and abortion, prejudice and voting against economic interest, home schooling.
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7.6/1042 votesLoading...#14 - Episode 500
Season 17 Episode 20 - Aired 6/21/2019
Guests: Allan Lichtman, Dr. Debra Soh, Thom Hartmann, Liz Mair, Dan Savage.
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7.6/1052 votesLoading...#15 - Episode 518
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2020
First interview: Mayor Pete Buttigieg. On the panel: Rick Wilson, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, and Mitch Landrieu. Second interview: Michael Eric Dyson.
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7.6/1048 votesLoading...#16 - Episode 570
Season 19 Episode 20 - Aired 6/25/2021
This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing acclaimed film director Quentin Tarantino, and for the panel is joined by author Max Brooks and pop-historian Dan Carlin.
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7.6/1049 votesLoading...#17 - Episode 573
Season 19 Episode 23 - Aired 8/13/2021
Screen legends Martin Short and Steve Martin join Bill for the opening interview, while journalist Michael Moynihan and former DNC chair Donna Brazile join him for the panel discussion.
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7.5/1026 votesLoading...#18 - October 01, 2004
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 10/1/2004
Guests: Comedian George Carlin, correspondent Katty Kay, economist Stephen Moore, The Dixie Chicks, talk show host Tucker Carlson Topics: Presidential election debates, religion
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7.5/1031 votesLoading...#19 - October 20, 2006
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 10/20/2006
Guests: Gov. Bill Richardson, Rep. Barney Frank, actor Jason Alexander, Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal; via satellite, author David Kuo Topics: North Korea policy, Congressional scandals, gay marriage, Military Commissions Act
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7.5/1028 votesLoading...#20 - February 20, 2009
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/2009
Guests: Financial Times editor Chrystia Freeland, journalist Tina Brown, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA); via satellite, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), journalist Brigitte Gabriel Topics: The economy, President Obama's first month in office
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7.5/1024 votesLoading...#21 - June 05, 2009
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 6/5/2009
Guests: Actor and comedian D. L. Hughley, Council of Foreign Relations president Richard Haass, novelist Paula Froelich, journalist Jeremy Scahill, Fortune editor Matt Miller Topics: Obama's visit to the Middle East, terrorism, abortion debate and the murder of Dr. George Tiller, gay marriage, health care reform in the United States
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7.5/1030 votesLoading...#22 - February 18, 2011
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2011
Guests: PBS host Tavis Smiley, director Kevin Smith, journalist John Heilemann, CNBC host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, journalist Matt Taibbi Topics: Griftopia, budget cuts, Obama as a bad negotiator, trade unions for government employees, Tea Party Review magazine, Red State, treatment of women in Arab world, Natalie Munroe, Civil War reenactments
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7.5/1025 votesLoading...#23 - April 29, 2011
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 4/29/2011
Guests: Governor Deval Patrick (D-MA), journalist Laura Flanders, blogger Andrew Breitbart, author Mark McKinnon, director John Waters Topics: Birther and schooler conspiracy theories, labor union bill in Massachusetts, Romneycare, racism in the GOP, Donald Trump, gas prices, windfall profits tax, censorship on TV, Victory Day in Afghanistan, monarchy in the UK
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7.5/1028 votesLoading...#24 - June 03, 2011
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 6/3/2011
Guests: U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, professor Melissa Harris-Perry, former New York Rep. Rick Lazio, journalist Larry King, writer/director Adam McKay Topics: Mitt Romney's Presidential campaign, Republican hyperbolic rhetoric about Obama, Sarah Palin's bus tour, Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, Lee Atwater, John Edwards scandal, the US budget deficit, link between cell phones and cancer, businessmen as politicians
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7.5/1030 votesLoading...#25 - September 23, 2011
Season 9 Episode 28 - Aired 9/23/2011
Guests: Journalist Ron Suskind, musician and activist Tom Morello, co-editor of Deadline Artists: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns John Avlon, former Representative and Director, President, and CEO of The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Jane Harman (D-CA), filmmaker Michael Moore Topics: Obama's first term in office, Ricky Perry's campaign, unemployment, Bill O'Reilly threat to quote, wealthy people unwilling to accept higher taxes, Tony Bennett remarks, artist censorship, occupation of Wall Street, poor people voting against their economic interests
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The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher
Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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...
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Best Episodes Summary
"June 3, 2022: Eric Holder, Michael Shellenberger, Douglas Murray" is the best rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/3/2022. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "September 09, 2005".