6.7/1069 votes#1 - January 19, 2024: Gavin Newsom, Andrew Sullivan, Ari Melber
Season 22 Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2024
Guests: An interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic Governor of California. This week's panel discussion includes Andrew Sullivan, columnist for Substack's "The Weekly Dish" and author of "Out on a Limb" and Ari Melber, MSNBC's Chief Legal Correspondent and host of "The Beat with Ari Melber."
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6.6/1071 votes#2 - January 26, 2024: Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Adam Schiff, Seth MacFarlane
Season 22 Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/2024
Guests: An interview with Stephen A. Smith, host of ESPN's "First Take" and the podcast "The Stephen A. Smith Show," both available on YouTube, and author of the new book "Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Take." This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Adam Schiff, Democratic Congressman representing California's 30th district who is a 2024 candidate to represent California in the US Senate; and Seth MacFarlane, actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer whose newest show "Ted" recently premiered January 11 on Peacock.
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6.3/1060 votes#3 - February 2, 2024: Michael Render, Gov. Chris Sununu, Jessica Tarlov
Season 22 Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/2024
Guests: An interview with Michael Render (a.k.a Killer Mike), entrepreneur, musician, and one-half of the group "Run the Jewels," whose self-titled solo album "Michael" was recently released across digital platforms. This week's panel discussion includes Gov. Chris Sununu,Republican Governor of New Hampshire; and Jessica Tarlov, co-host of "The Five" on Fox News and Head of Research for Bustle.
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6.5/1059 votes#4 - February 9, 2024: Coleman Hughes, Bob Costas, Caitlin Flanagan
Season 22 Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2024
Guests: An interview with Coleman Hughes, host of the "Conversations With Coleman" podcast, contributor to The Free Press, and author of the new book "The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America," available this week. This week's panel discussion includes Bob Costas, CNN contributor and 29-time Emmy®-winning broadcaster; and Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of the new collection of essays titled "On Thinking for Yourself: Instinct, Education, Dissension."
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6.3/1059 votes#5 - February 16, 2024: Dr. Jean Twenge, Van Jones, Ann Coulter
Season 22 Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/2024
Guests: An interview with Dr. Jean Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University and author of "Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future." This week's panel discussion includes Van Jones,CNN political commentator and host of the podcast "Uncommon Ground with Van Jones" and Ann Coulter, conservative political commentator, author of 13 New York Times bestselling books, who now writes the column "Unsafe" on Substack.
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6.1/1052 votes#6 - March 1, 2024: Dr. Phil McGraw, Tim Ryan, Batya Ungar-Sargon
Season 22 Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2024
Guests: An interview with Dr. Phil McGraw, author of the new book, "We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity," who will soon host "Dr. Phil Primetime" on his new cable network, Merit Street Media. This week's panel discussion includes Tim Ryan, former Democratic Congressman from Ohio and founder of We The People Action Fund; and Batya Ungar-Sargon, Opinion editor at Newsweek and author of the forthcoming book "Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women."
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6.6/1059 votes#7 - March 8, 2024: Robert De Niro, Max Brooks, Tara Palmeri
Season 22 Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2024
Guests: An interview with Robert De Niro, two-time Oscar®-winning actor and film producer who is currently nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Killers of the Flower Moon." This week's panel discussion includes Max Brooks,host of the YouTube show "Max Brooks Breaks Down" and New York Times best-selling author of "Minecraft: The Village"; and Tara Palmeri, senior political correspondent at Puck and host of The Ringer's "Somebody's Gotta Win with Tara Palmeri" podcast.
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6.1/1053 votes#8 - March 15, 2024: Eric Holder, Rep. Nancy Mace, Rep. Ro Khanna
Season 22 Episode 8 - Aired 3/15/2024
Guests: An interview with Eric Holder, former attorney general under President Obama, chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, and co-author of "Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a Plan. "This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Nancy Mace, Republican Congresswoman from South Carolina who currently serves on the Armed Services and House Oversight committees; and Rep. Ro Khanna, Democratic Congressman who represents California's Silicon Valley and a member of President Biden's National Advisory Board.
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6.0/1052 votes#9 - March 22, 2024: Kara Swisher, Beto O'Rourke, Sarah Isgur
Season 22 Episode 9 - Aired 3/22/2024
Guests: An interview with Kara Swisher, host of the podcast "On with Kara Swisher," co-host of the podcast "Pivot," and author of "Burn Book: A Tech Love Story." This week's panel discussion includes Beto O'Rourke, former Democratic Congressman from Texas and founder of Powered by People; and Sarah Isgur, former lawyer at the US Department of Justice under President Trump, senior editor of The Dispatch, and host of its legal podcast "Advisory Opinions."
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6.3/1058 votes#10 - March 29, 2024: Jonathan Haidt, Fareed Zakaria, Dr. Mark T. Esper
Season 22 Episode 10 - Aired 3/29/2024
Guests: An interview with Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at the NYU Stern School of Business and author of "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness." This week's panel discussion includes Fareed Zakaria,host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" and author of "Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present," and Dr. Mark T. Esper, former U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Trump and author of the memoir "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times."
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6.7/1053 votes#11 - April 12, 2024: William Shatner, Piers Morgan, Gillian Tett
Season 22 Episode 11 - Aired 4/12/2024
Guests: An interview with William Shatner, actor, subject of the new documentary "You Can Call Me Bill," and artist of the upcoming digital album "So Fragile, So Blue,"which he recorded live with the National Symphony Orchestra.This week's panel discussion includes Piers Morgan,New York Post columnist and host of the YouTube channel's "Piers Morgan Uncensored"; and Gillian Tett, provost of King's College, Cambridge, and columnist at the Financial Times.
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6.6/1055 votes#12 - April 19, 2024: Jillian Michaels, Jon Meacham, Jane Ferguson
Season 22 Episode 12 - Aired 4/19/2024
Guests: An interview with Jillian Michaels, fitness, nutrition expert, and host of the podcast "Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels." This week's panel discussion includes Jon Meacham,Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of "The Call to Serve: The Life of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush"; and Jane Ferguson, award-winning foreign correspondent for PBS NewsHour, The New Yorker contributor, and author of "No Ordinary Assignment."
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6.1/1056 votes#13 - April 26, 2024: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Scott Galloway, Don Lemon
Season 22 Episode 13 - Aired 4/26/2024
Guests: An interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent candidate in the 2024 presidential election. This week's panel discussion includes Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at the NYU Stern School of Business, host of the podcast "The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway," co-host of the podcast "Pivot," and author of the new book "The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security"; and Don Lemon, award-winning journalist, founder of Lemon Media Network (LMN), and host of the podcast "The Don Lemon Show."
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5.2/1062 votes#14 - May 3, 2024: Roger Daltrey, Kellyanne Conway, Joshua Green
Season 22 Episode 14 - Aired 5/3/2024
Guests: An interview with Roger Daltrey, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, co-founder, and frontman for the rock band "The Who." This week's panel discussion includes Kellyanne Conway, former senior counselor to President Trump, Fox News contributor, and author of the #1 New York Times Best Seller, "Here's the Deal: A Memoir"; and Joshua Green, Bloomberg Businessweek national correspondent and author of "The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics."
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6.2/1056 votes#15 - May 10, 2024: Eric Schlosser, Frank Bruni, Douglas Murray
Season 22 Episode 15 - Aired 5/10/2024
Guests: An interview with Eric Schlosser, investigative journalist, author of The New York Times Best Seller "Fast Food Nation," and stars in the documentary film "Food, Inc." This week's panel discussion includes Frank Bruni,contributing writer at The New York Times and best-selling author, whose new book is called "The Age of Grievance"; and Douglas Murray, columnist for the New York Post and author of The New York Times best-sellingbook "The War on the West."
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6.0/1058 votes#16 - May 17, 2024: Michael Eric Dyson, Nellie Bowles, Pamela Paul
Season 22 Episode 16 - Aired 5/17/2024
Guests: An interview with Michael Eric Dyson, a distinguished professor at Vanderbilt University and author of The New York Times best-selling book "Unequal: A Story of America." This week's panel discussion includes Nellie Bowles, author of the new book "Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History" and a founder of The Free Press; and Pamela Paul, author and opinion columnist at The New York Times.
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6.7/1054 votes#17 - May 31, 2024: John Waters, David Axelrod, Ken Buck
Season 22 Episode 17 - Aired 5/31/2024
Guests: An interview with John Waters, writer, actor, and filmmaker of the 1990 classic musical film "Cry-Baby." This week's panel discussion includes David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, CNN political contributor, and host of the podcast "The Axe Files with David Axelrod"; and Ken Buck, former Republican congressman from Colorado.
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6.7/1053 votes#18 - June 7, 2024: Sen. John Fetterman, Matt Welch, Abigail Shrier
Season 22 Episode 18 - Aired 6/7/2024
Guests: An interview with U.S. Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, Sen. John Fetterman. This week's panel discussion includes Matt Welch, editor-at-large of Reason Magazine and co-host of "The Fifth Column" podcast; and Abigail Shrier, journalist and author of the New York Times bestseller "Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up."
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6.3/1048 votes#19 - June 14, 2024: Charlamagne Tha God, Ana Navarro, Joel Stein
Season 22 Episode 19 - Aired 6/14/2024
Guests: An interview with Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of the syndicated morning radio show "The Breakfast Club" on New Yorks Power 105.1 FM and author of "Get Honest or Die Lying: Why Small Talk Sucks." This week's panel discussion includes Ana Navarro, CNN contributor and co-host of "The View" on ABC; and Joel Stein, writer for the weekly column "The End of My Career with Joel Stein" on Substack and the author of "In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and You are Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book."
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7.7/1052 votes#20 - 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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6.4/1053 votes#21 - June 28, 2024: Ray Kurzweil, Chris Matthews, Tulsi Gabbard
Season 22 Episode 21 - Aired 6/28/2024
Guests: An interview with Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist, and author of the New York Times bestseller "The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI." This week's panel discussion includes Chris Matthews, longtime broadcaster, journalist, and author of "This Country: My Life in Politics and History;" and Tulsi Gabbard, four-term Hawaii congresswoman, 2020 presidential candidate, and author of "For Love Of Country: Leave the Democratic Party Behind."
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6.7/1053 votes#22 - July 12, 2024: Kevin McCarthy, Bakari Sellers, Ben Shapiro
Season 22 Episode 22 - Aired 7/12/2024
Guests: An interview with Kevin McCarthy, 55th Speaker of the House and former Republican congressman who represented California's 20th district. This week's panel discussion includes Bakari Sellers, former South Carolina state representative, podcast host, and author of "The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now"; and Ben Shapiro, The Daily Wire co-founder, editor emeritus, and host of the syndicated radio show and daily podcast "The Ben Shapiro Show."
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6.4/1053 votes#23 - July 19, 2024: Pete Buttigieg, Larry Wilmore, Rep. Byron Donalds
Season 22 Episode 23 - Aired 7/19/2024
Guests: An interview with Pete Buttigieg, Democratic candidate in the 2020 presidential election and former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve. This week's panel discussion includes Larry Wilmore, producer, comedian, writer, and host of the podcast "Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air"; and Rep. Byron Donalds, a two-term Republican congressman who represents Florida's 19th district.
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5.6/1057 votes#24 - August 23, 2024: Kaitlan Collins, James Carville, Rep. Dan Crenshaw
Season 22 Episode 24 - Aired 8/23/2024
Guests: An interview with Kaitlan Collins, former CNN Chief White House correspondent who now hosts the CNN primetime series "The Source with Kaitlan Collins." This week's panel discussion includes James Carville, Democratic strategist and a co-host of the podcast "Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt;" and Dan Crenshaw, Republican congressman who represents Texas' second district and host of the podcast "Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw."
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6.8/1044 votes#25 - August 30, 2024: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Alyssa Farah Griffin, John McWhorter
Season 22 Episode 25 - Aired 8/30/2024
Guests: An interview with Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democratic congresswoman from California, and author of the New York Times bestselling memoir "The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House." This week's panel discussion includes Alyssa Farah Griffin, co-host of ABC's "The View" and CNN political commentator who previously served as the White House communications director under President Trump; and John McWhorter, professor of linguistics at Columbia University and opinion writer at The New York Times.
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The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 22
Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 22 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 22!
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...
Genres:ComedyTalk
Network:HBO
Season 22 Ratings Summary
"January 19, 2024: Gavin Newsom, Andrew Sullivan, Ari Melber" is the best rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" season 22. It scored 6.7/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/19/2024. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "January 26, 2024: Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Adam Schiff, Seth MacFarlane".