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The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16

Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 1 - Episode 446
    7.4/10(59 votes)

    S16:E1

    Guests: Michael Wolff, Saru Jayaraman, Andrew Sullivan, & Larry Wilmore

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 28 - Episode 473
    7.3/10(41 votes)

    S16:E28

    Guests: Michael Moore, Catherine Rampell, Thom Hartmann, Steve Hilton & PJ O'Rourke

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 33 - Episode 478
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    S16:E33

    Guests: Barbra Streisand, Bari Weiss, Chelsea Handler, Jim VandeHei & Anthony Romero

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 34 - Episode 479
    7.3/10(40 votes)

    S16:E34

    Guests: Bob Woodward, Sarah Silverman, Cornell Belcher, Katty Kay & Bret Stephens

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 17 - Episode 462
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    S16:E17

    Guests: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Paul Begala, Natasha Bertrand, Bret Stephens & Charlamagne Tha God

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 22 - Episode 467
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    S16:E22

    Counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance is an interview guest. The panelists are political analyst Kristen Soltis Anderson, columnist Charles Blow, author Nancy MacLean, and political analyst Steve Schmidt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 26 - Episode 471
    7.2/10(52 votes)

    S16:E26

    Guests: Jack Bryan, Jim Carrey, David Axelrod, Michelle Goldberg & Former Congressman Charlie Dent

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 30 - Episode 475
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    S16:E30

    Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; actor Jeff Bridges; former Fla. Rep. David Jolly; journalist Soledad O'Brien; author Andrew Sullivan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 31 - Episode 476
    7.2/10(45 votes)

    S16:E31

    Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman and journalist Steve Kornacki are interviewed. The panelists are Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr., political commentator Reihan Salam and author Rebecca Traister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 32 - Episode 477
    7.2/10(36 votes)

    S16:E32

    Guests: Stormy Daniels, Anthony Scaramucci, Betsy Woodruff, Max Boot & Jonathan Haidt

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 8 - Episode 453
    7.1/10(49 votes)

    S16:E8

    Guests: Congressman Beto O'Rourke, Billy Bush, Pete Dominick, Nayyera Haq & Andrew Ross Sorkin

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 9 - Episode 454
    7.1/10(50 votes)

    S16:E9

    Guests: Mitch Landrieu, Gina McCarthy, Mona Charen, Chris Hayes & Malcolm Nance

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 12 - Episode 457
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    S16:E12

    Guests: Michael Avenatti, Jordan Peterson, Frank Bruni, Gov. Jay Inslee & Alex Wagner

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 15 - Episode 460
    7.1/10(45 votes)

    S16:E15

    Guests: Rep. Duncan Hunter, Robert Reich, Michael Render & Ethan Hawke

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 19 - Episode 464
    7.1/10(45 votes)

    S16:E19

    Columnist George Will and comedian Billy Eichner are the interview guests. The panelists are Rep. Karen Bass (D-Cal.), commentator Margaret Hoover and journalist Michael Weiss.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 21 - Episode 466
    7.1/10(52 votes)

    S16:E21

    Political commentator Ben Shapiro is the top-of-show interview guest. Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is the mid-show interview guest. The roundtable guests are journalist Jennifer Rubin, actor Bradley Whitford and retired U.S. Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 24 - Episode 469
    7.0/10(42 votes)

    S16:E24

    Guests: Preet Bharara, Adam Conover, Jennifer Granholm, Charlie Sykes & Jonathan Swan

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 5 - Episode 450
    6.9/10(52 votes)

    S16:E5

    Guests: Anna Deavere Smith, Fran Lebowitz, Salman Rushdie & Vicente Fox

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 6 - Episode 451
    6.9/10(50 votes)

    S16:E6

    Guests: David Hogg, Cameron Kasky, Amy Chua, Eric Holder & Jon Meacham

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 7 - Episode 452
    6.9/10(53 votes)

    S16:E7

    Guests: Kathy Griffin, Erick Erickson, Ana Navarro, Trae Crowder & Bari Weiss

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 16 - Episode 461
    6.9/10(47 votes)

    S16:E16

    Guests: Clint Watts, Dambisa Moyo, Evan McMullin, Dan Savage & Bari Weiss

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 18 - Episode 463
    6.9/10(43 votes)

    S16:E18

    Guests: Michael Eric Dyson, Fareed Zakaria, Linda Chavez, John Heilemann & Shermichael Singleton

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 25 - Episode 470
    6.9/10(48 votes)

    S16:E25

    Former CIA director John Brennan; journalist Kara Swisher; journalist David Corn; activist Saru Jayaraman; political strategist Rick Wilson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 27 - Episode 472
    6.9/10(44 votes)

    S16:E27

    Guests: John Kerry, S.E. Cupp, Mark Leibovich, Richard Clarke & Steve Ballmer

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 16 Episode 10 - Episode 455
    6.8/10(48 votes)

    S16:E10

    Guests: Geraldo Rivera, Heather McGhee, Max Boot, Eliot Spitzer & Louie Anderson

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Episode 446" is the best rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" season 16. It scored 7.4/10 based on 59 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/19/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 473".