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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 25 - November 12, 2010
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E25

    Guests: Commentator Mike Huckabee, filmmaker Michael Moore, author Nora Ephron, reporter Jessica Yellin, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) Topics: Bush, Obama, midterm elections, Iraq, veterans, health care, deficit

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 24 Episode 31 - October 23, 2026: Karoline Leavitt, Steve Hilton, Gov. Andy Beshear
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S24:E31

    Guests: An interview with Karoline Leavitt, former spokesperson and White House Press Secretary under the second Trump administration. This week's panel discussion includes Steve Hilton, 2026 Republican candidate for Governor of California, founder of the nonpartisan policy research organization Golden Together, and author of "Califailure: Reversing the Ruin of America's Worst-Run State"; and Gov. Andy Beshear, Democratic Governor of Kentucky and author of "Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country."

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 2 - January 23, 2004
    3.0/10(19 votes)

    S2:E2

    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

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 4 - February 06, 2004
    3.3/10(17 votes)

    S2:E4

    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

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 3 - January 30, 2004
    3.4/10(29 votes)

    S2:E3

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 5 Episode 14 - May 25, 2007
    3.4/10(24 votes)

    S5:E14

    Guests: Humorist P. J. O'Rourke, actor Ben Affleck, Rep Ron Paul (Texas); via satellite, filmmaker Michael Moore Topics: Health-care crisis, world opinion of the United States, Iraq troop surge and funding, Republican presidential race

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 8 - March 05, 2004
    3.7/10(16 votes)

    S2:E8

    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

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 12 - August 06, 2004
    3.7/10(18 votes)

    S2:E12

    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

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 14 - August 27, 2004
    3.7/10(16 votes)

    S2:E14

    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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  10. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 20 - October 15, 2004
    3.7/10(16 votes)

    S2:E20

    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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  11. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 21 - October 22, 2004
    3.7/10(15 votes)

    S2:E21

    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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  12. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 3 Episode 14 - August 26, 2005
    3.7/10(15 votes)

    S3:E14

    Guests: Activist Cindy Sheehan, Gov. Mike Huckabee, journalist Dan Savage, feminist activist Eve Ensler, novelist Kinky Friedman Topics: Camp Casey, gay marriage, health, Bush's vacation

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  13. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 1 - January 16, 2004
    3.8/10(18 votes)

    S2:E1

    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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  14. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 10 - March 19, 2004
    3.8/10(16 votes)

    S2:E10

    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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  15. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 11 - July 30, 2004
    3.8/10(31 votes)

    S2:E11

    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

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 13 - August 13, 2004
    3.8/10(17 votes)

    S2:E13

    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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  17. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 19 - October 08, 2004
    3.8/10(27 votes)

    S2:E19

    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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  18. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 6 - February 20, 2004
    3.9/10(18 votes)

    S2:E6

    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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  19. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 2 Episode 16 - September 17, 2004
    3.9/10(16 votes)

    S2:E16

    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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  20. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 3 Episode 6 - April 01, 2005
    3.9/10(17 votes)

    S3:E6

    Guests: TV host Bill O'Reilly, academic Cornel West, actor Alec Baldwin, actor/comedienne Whoopi Goldberg, and Rev. Jesse Jackson. Topics: Pope, Terri Schiavo, Republican majority

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  21. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 3 Episode 10 - April 29, 2005
    4.0/10(13 votes)

    S3:E10

    Guests: Senator Charles Schumer (D) New York, Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R) Maryland, Farai Chideya, Martin Short, and Jeff Gannon. Topics: Voter issues, US budget, on the Presidential press conference

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  22. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 3 Episode 11 - May 06, 2005
    4.0/10(13 votes)

    S3:E11

    Guests: Former Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, blogger Andrew Sullivan, former Canadian PM Kim Campbell, actor Michael McKean, and Rep. Bernie Sanders. Topics: Kim Jong Il, Pat Robertson, Pope, censorship, activist judges

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  23. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 3 Episode 15 - September 02, 2005
    4.0/10(13 votes)

    S3:E15

    Guests: Television journalist Anderson Cooper, Stephen Schneider, Michael Eric Dyson, actor Bradley Whitford, professor Mary Frances Berry, journalist Fareed Zakaria Topics: Hurricane Katrina, poverty, Iraq

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 3 Episode 20 - October 14, 2005
    4.0/10(15 votes)

    S3:E20

    Guests: Former Sen. Max Cleland, columnist Tina Brown, actor/comedian Larry Miller, author Tom Wolfe, police chief Richard Pennington, former Sen. John Edwards Topics: President's approval rating, poverty, police beatings, Iraq, Harriet Miers

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  25. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 3 Episode 22 - October 28, 2005
    4.0/10(13 votes)

    S3:E22

    Guests: Richard A. Clarke, reporter Helen Thomas, actor Billy Connolly, TV host Tony Snow, writer Nadira Hira Topics: Press Corps, Scooter Libby

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Worst Episodes Summary

"November 12, 2010" is the worst rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/12/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "October 23, 2026: Karoline Leavitt, Steve Hilton, Gov. Andy Beshear".