3.7/1015 votes#1 - January 16, 2004
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2004
Guests: Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark, musician Moby, Rev. Al Sharpton, actor Ron Silver, congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) Topics: American values, Iraq, MoveOn.org, environment
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3.0/1016 votes#2 - January 23, 2004
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2004
Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, novelist Farai Chideya, senator John Edwards, David Frum, Ralph Nader Topics: Iowa caucus, The Apprentice, Olivia Goldsmith, sexuality in islamic countries
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3.7/1027 votes#3 - January 30, 2004
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2004
Guests: Actor Larry Miller, actor Sean Astin, former Bush-Cheney 2000 press secretary Mindy Tucker-Fletcher; on satellite Max Cleland and Michael Moore Topics: Democratic presidential candidates, gay marriage, Israel
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3.1/1015 votes#4 - February 06, 2004
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2004
Guests: Author Andrew Sullivan, journalist Ron Suskind, actor Rob Schneider, politician Carol Moseley Braun, politician Jennifer Granholm Topics: Janet Jackson's Super Bowl stunt, Martha Stewart, special interests' power over politicians
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4.8/1018 votes#5 - February 13, 2004
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2004
Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, writer Deborah Simmons, actor William Baldwin, Bill Burkett (II), James Moore[ (II), Heather Wilson Topics: Bush military service, The Passion of the Christ, pornography
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3.7/1016 votes#6 - February 20, 2004
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2004
Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, writer Debra Dickerson, actor Jon Favreau, George Allen, Rep. Dennis Kucinich Topics: John Kerry, John Edwards, outsourcing, black culture
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6.4/1041 votes#7 - February 27, 2004
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2004
Guests: Actor Ian McKellen, politician Christine Todd Whitman, Sandy Rios, Kwame Kilpatrick, Ralph Nader Topics: The Passion of the Christ, gay marriage, environment
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3.6/1014 votes#8 - March 05, 2004
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/5/2004
Guests: Comedian Martin Short, talk show host Tavis Smiley, economist Stephen Moore, Sen. Barbara Boxer, sportscaster Bob Costas Topics: Bush's new ads, Kerry, Haiti, steroid scandal in baseball, Super Size Me and fast food, Martha Stewart found guilty
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7.3/1021 votes#9 - March 12, 2004
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/12/2004
Guests: Author John McWhorter, comedian George Carlin, former Canadian PM Kim Campbell, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, NPR radio host Sandra Tsing Loh Topics: Religion, indecency in media, Madrid bombings
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3.7/1014 votes#10 - March 19, 2004
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/19/2004
Guests: Journalist David Frum, comedian Eddie Izzard, author Gore Vidal, former governor of Vermont Howard Dean, businessman Russell Simmons Topics: Madrid bombings, renewal of the Patriot Act, young voters, voting machines
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4.1/1029 votes#11 - July 30, 2004
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 7/30/2004
Guests: Rep. David Dreier, former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell, filmmaker Michael Moore, musician Andre 3000, Gov. Bill Owens, Ralph Nader Topics: Iraq, 7 minutes of silence, Nader's candidacy
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3.6/1016 votes#12 - August 06, 2004
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/6/2004
Guests: Comedian Steve Harvey, Rep. Kay Granger, former Rep. Bob Barr, and reporter Cokie Roberts Topics: Terrorism, Kerry's war record, corn farming, Ricky Williams, gay marriage
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3.7/1015 votes#13 - August 13, 2004
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 8/13/2004
Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, former Sen. Gary Hart, writer Michelle Malkin, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, and columnist Maureen Dowd Topics: Muhammad Khan, president Bush, racial profiling, Jim McGreevey
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3.6/1014 votes#14 - August 27, 2004
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 8/27/2004
Guests: Author Michael Eric Dyson, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, reporter Ashleigh Banfield, author and Vietnam veteran John E. O'Neill, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, talk show host Chris Matthews Topics: McCain–Feingold Act, Iraq, environment
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4.8/1016 votes#15 - September 03, 2004
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 9/3/2004
Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, Andrew Sullivan, Arianna Huffington, Howard Dean and Pat Buchanan Topics: Republican National Convention, Iraq
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3.9/1014 votes#16 - September 17, 2004
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 9/17/2004
Guests: Author P.J. O'Rourke, philosopher Cornel West, actress Julie Delpy, journalist Kitty Kelley, correspondent Christiane Amanpour Topics: Bush family, assault weapons ban lifted, antidepressant drugs
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4.4/1016 votes#17 - September 24, 2004
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 9/24/2004
Guests: Screenwriter Larry Gelbart, columnist Maureen Dowd, comic strip artist Aaron McGruder, Rep. Charles Rangel, actress Drew Barrymore Topics: Dan Rather, Kerry campaign, tobacco lawsuit settlements
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7.5/1026 votes#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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4.2/1025 votes#19 - October 08, 2004
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 10/8/2004
Guests: Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, comedian David Cross, commentator Tony Snow, filmmaker Michael Moore, columnist Frank Rich Topics: Presidential election debates, terrorism, religion in politics
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3.6/1014 votes#20 - October 15, 2004
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 10/15/2004
Guests: Singer Alanis Morissette, former Rep. Jim Rogan, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Dr. Howard Dean, radio show host Garrison Keillor Topics: Election debates, media in politics, Iraq
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3.6/1013 votes#21 - October 22, 2004
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 10/22/2004
Guests: Former CIA director James Woolsey, former Asst. Sec. of State James Rubin, actor Bradley Whitford, environmentalist Robert Kennedy, Jr. and White House advisor Dr. Bernadine Healy Topics: Iraq, flu vaccinations, Bill O'Reilly lawsuit
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4.6/1016 votes#22 - October 29, 2004
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 10/29/2004
Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, General Wesley Clark, actor Kevin Costner, columnist Thomas Friedman, commentator Ann Coulter Topics: Osama bin Laden, missing ammunition in Iraq, elections
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5.4/1025 votes#23 - November 05, 2004
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 11/5/2004
Guests: Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, actress Susan Sarandon, linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky, comedian D. L. Hughley, columnist Andrew Sullivan, and former U.S. Representative Pat Schroeder Topics: Presidential elections
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The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2
Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2!
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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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"January 16, 2004" is the best rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" season 2. It scored 3.7/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/2004. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "January 23, 2004".