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The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 4 - February 7, 2014
    7.3/10(32 votes)

    S12:E4

    Interviewee: Charlie Crist Panelists: Tom Colicchio, Alicia Menendez, S. E. Cupp Panel Guest: P. J. O'Rourke Topics: Independents in US politics, Cuban embargo, immigration reform, executive orders, Congressional Budget Office's report on Obamacare's effect on jobs, lowest abortion rates in 30 years, Russia and communism, heroin and prescription drugs, United States Department of State's report on the Keystone Pipeline, federal spending for children vs. for senior citizens.

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  2. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 18 - June 6, 2014
    7.3/10(33 votes)

    S12:E18

    John Waters, Anthony Weiner, Ralph E. Reed, Jr., Nicolle Wallace and Jim Geraghty

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  3. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 24 - July 25, 2014
    7.3/10(35 votes)

    S12:E24

    "Cosmos" star Neil deGrasse Tyson, Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, Freedomworks' Matt Kibbe, GOP Strategist Hogan Gidley.

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  4. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 25 - August 1, 2014
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    S12:E25

    Political activist Ralph Nader; author Douglas Brinkley; deputy chief of staff to the House Majority Leader, Doug Heye; Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.).

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  5. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 9 - March 21, 2014
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    S12:E9

    Interviewee: Errol Morris (author of "The Unknown Known") Panelists: Keith Ellison, Sheila Bair, Simon Schama Panel Guest: Shane Smith (host of Vice) Topics: The Unknown Known, Donald Rumsfeld & the Iraq War, 2014 midterm elections, Democrats & gun politics, Flip a District candidates: Michael Grimm & Blake Farenthold, Greenland & climate change in the Arctic, CNN & quality of journalism in the 24-hour news cycle, 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, relationship between Pakistan & bin Laden.

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  6. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 19 - June 13, 2014
    7.2/10(34 votes)

    S12:E19

    EPA Head Gina McCarthy, MSNBC Co-Host Krystal Ball, Novelist Richard Clarke, Comedian Carol Leifer and Conservative Blogger Tom Rogan.

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  7. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 13 - April 25, 2014
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    S12:E13

    Interviewee: Tom Steyer (Hedge Fund Manager & Philanthropist) Panelists: John Avlon ("Daily Beast" Editor), Charles Murray ("Curmudgeon" author), and Christine Quinn (Ex-NYC Councilwoman) Panel Guest: Annabelle Gurwitch (Comedian) Topics:

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  8. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 34 - November 14, 2014
    7.1/10(33 votes)

    S12:E34

    Rep. Rand Paul (R-KY), Comedy Legend Martin Short, Founding Editor of "The Dish" Andrew Sullivan, CNN Political Contributor Margaret Hoover, and Investigative Journalist Jeremy Scahill.

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  9. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 1 - January 17, 2014
    7.0/10(35 votes)

    S12:E1

    Interviewee: Glenn Greenwald Panelists: Steve Schmidt, Jennifer Granholm, James Carville Panel Guest: (a very stoned) Mary Matalin Topics: Obama's speech on NSA reform, Chris Christie's Fort Lee lane closure scandal, Benghazi, Independents' self-identification rising, 2014 Elk River chemical spill, marriage between a Democrat and a Republican, global warming affecting animals, Republicans' war against the poor, unemployment benefits, minimum wage, women in US politics.

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  10. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 2 - January 24, 2014
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    S12:E2

    Interviewee: Erin Brockovich Panelists: Josh Barro, Howard Dean, Carly Fiorina Panel Guest: Willie Nelson Topics: 2014 Elk River chemical spill and coal mining, Republicans and women issues, Obamacare, Richard Sherman's outburst after game against the San Francisco 49ers, Obama's inconsistent policies about marijuana, poverty and income inequality, 2014 Winter Olympics and Vladimir Putin's comments on LGBT people.

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  11. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 6 - February 21, 2014
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    S12:E6

    Interviewee: Michelle Alexander Panelists: Charles Cooke, Jane Harman, Rachel Maddow Panel Guest: Steve Coogan Topics: The New Jim Crow, incarceration in the US, human rights in North Korea, MSNBC's overcoverage of the Chris Christie scandal, BYU's anti-masturbation campaign, Philomena, forced adoptions in the Catholic Church, Pat McCrory blocking lawsuits against Duke Energy, drought in California and regulations, John Kerry's statement about climate change.

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  12. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 20 - June 20, 2014
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    S12:E20

    "No Place to Hide" Author Glenn Greenwald, Linkin Park's Michael Shinoda, Atlantic Journalist Ta-Nehisa Coates, I.A.V.A. Founder Paul Rieckhoff, and Conservative Pollster Kristen Soltis.

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  13. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 21 - June 27, 2014
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    S12:E21

    Bill's guests are: Martin Blaser, Max Brooks, Bobby Ghosh, Andy Litinsky, and Joy-Ann Reid.

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  14. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 22 - July 11, 2014
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    S12:E22

    Author Sandra Tsing-Loh, Pulitzer prize-winner Ron Suskind, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), and National Review's Reihan Salam.

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  15. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 27 - September 19, 2014
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    S12:E27

    Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell; political activist Matthew Segal; Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.); editor Katrina vanden Heuvel; actor Wendell Pierce.

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  16. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 31 - October 24, 2014
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    S12:E31

    "Black Prophetic Fire" Author Cornel West, Conservative Commentator Mary Matalin, "Daily Beast" Editor-In-Chief John Avlon.

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  17. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 32 - October 31, 2014
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    S12:E32

    Actress and "Food Chain" EP Eva Longoria, Author and General (Ret.) Wesley Clark, Senator Angus King (I-ME), and Journalist Rula Jebreal.

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  18. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 35 - November 21, 2014
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    S12:E35

    Season Finale. "The Interview" star Seth Rogen, MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews, Monty Python Alum & "So Anyway..." author John Cleese, Canadian MP Chrystia Freeland and "News One Now" host Roland Martin.

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  19. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 8 - March 14, 2014
    6.9/10(32 votes)

    S12:E8

    Interviewee: Alan Weisman (author of "Countdown") Panelists: Andrew Sullivan, Salman Rushdie, Amy Chua Panel Guest: Seth MacFarlane Topics: Environmentalism and overpopulation, family planning in Iran, 2014 Crimean crisis, Rand Paul winning the 2014 CPAC straw poll, paid time off in the United States and Europe, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Rush Limbaugh's comment on 12 Years a Slave winning the Academy Award for Best Picture, SAT changes for 2016, random religious rules.

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  20. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 14 - May 2, 2014
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    S12:E14

    Musician Ziggy Marley, Ex-NBA Player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), "Blood Will Out" Author Walter Kirn, and Financial Consultant Monica Mehta.

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  21. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 15 - May 9, 2014
    6.8/10(30 votes)

    S12:E15

    Interviewee: Sister Simone Campbell ("Nun on a Bus") Panelists: Matt Welch ("Reason" magazine Editor-in-Chief), Baratunde Thurston (Author and Comic), Arianna Huffington ("Thrive" Scribe and HuffPost Founder) Panel Guest: Dinesh D'Souza (Conservative Film-maker) Topics:

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  22. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 17 - May 23, 2014
    6.8/10(31 votes)

    S12:E17

    Jose Antonio Vargas, Anna Deavere Smith, Michael Smerconish, David Frum and Sarah Silverman.

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  23. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 29 - October 3, 2014
    6.8/10(39 votes)

    S12:E29

    This weeks guests include Oscar winner Ben Affleck, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), New York Times Op-Editor Nicholas Kristoff, Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele, and "Waking Up" author Sam Harris.

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  24. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 3 - January 31, 2014
    6.7/10(30 votes)

    S12:E3

    Interviewee: John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave" screenwriter) Panelists: Chrystia Freeland (Canadian Member of Parliament), Ronan Farrow (MSNBC host), Darrell Issa (R-CA) Panel Guest: Stephen Merchant (writer/actor "Hello Ladies") Topics: Solomon Northup and slavery, 2014 State of the Union Address, minimum wage in the United States, income inequality, demographics of the top 1%, Gerrymandering, differences between UK and US politics, stand-your-ground laws and African Americans, gun politics, Michael Grimm threatening a reporter, Flip a District, puritanism.

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  25. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 12 Episode 33 - November 7, 2014
    6.7/10(33 votes)

    S12:E33

    Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), "Comeback" star Lisa Kudrow, Washington Post's Robert Costa, Daily Beast's Kristen Soltis Anderson.

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"February 7, 2014" is the best rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" season 12. It scored 7.3/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/7/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "June 6, 2014".