Talk show · HBO
Real Time with Bill Maher
Still in it for the likes
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Bill Maher
Self - Host
737 eps
Larry Miller
Self
8 eps
Richard Belzer
Self
8 eps
Sarah Silverman
Self
9 eps
Eliot Spitzer
Self
10 eps
D.L. Hughley
Self
16 eps
Jason Alexander
Self
8 eps
Barney Frank
Self
17 eps
Chris Matthews
Self
15 eps
Arianna Huffington
Self
18 eps
Salman Rushdie
Self
16 eps
Ann Coulter
Self
13 eps
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Self
9 eps
Margaret Hoover
Self
8 eps
Jeremy Scahill
Self
11 eps
P. J. O'Rourke
Self
13 eps
David Frum
Self
18 eps
Jennifer Granholm
Self
9 eps
Seth MacFarlane
Self
10 eps
Gavin Newsom
Self - Guest
13 eps
Michael Moore
Self
23 eps
Thomas L. Friedman
Self
8 eps
Amy Holmes
Self
13 eps
Michael Steele
Self
18 eps
Jack Kingston
Self
11 eps
Jon Meacham
Self
15 eps
Bernie Sanders
Self
16 eps
Van Jones
Self
12 eps
Alex Wagner
Self
10 eps
Steve Schmidt
Self
9 eps
Joe Scarborough
Self
10 eps
Larry Wilmore
Self
8 eps
Heather McGhee
Self
8 eps
Reihan Salam
Self
11 eps
S.E. Cupp
Self
14 eps
Rick Wilson
Self
10 eps
Bob Costas
Self
8 eps
James Carville
Self
11 eps
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
14 eps
Rob Reiner
Self
12 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Real Time with Bill Maher actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Real Time with Bill Maher reads strongest on Humour, Bingeability and Character Depth.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
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 in the world.
The run
Seasons
24 seasons · 736 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
2020229 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200320 episodes
7.5IMDb
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200423 episodes
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200523 episodes
8.0IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200624 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
200724 episodes
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
200827 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
200931 episodes
7.1IMDb
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
201025 episodes
7.8IMDb
Season 9 · Complete
Season 9
201135 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S09E17 May 20, 2011
Season 10 · Complete
Season 10
201235 episodes
7.9IMDb
Season 11 · Complete
Season 11
201335 episodes
8.2IMDb
Season 12 · Complete
Season 12
201435 episodes
8.3IMDb
Season 13 · Complete
Season 13
201535 episodes
8.3IMDb
Season 14 · Complete
Season 14
201638 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S14E38 Episode 410
Season 15 · Complete
Season 15
201735 episodes
7.0IMDbBest episode · S15E09 Matt Schlapp; Chris Hayes, Louise Mensch, and Max Brooks; Timothy Snyder
Season 16 · Complete
Season 16
201835 episodes
6.9IMDb
Season 17 · Complete
Season 17
201935 episodes
7.9IMDb
Season 18 · Complete
Season 18
202035 episodes
7.6IMDb
Season 19 · Complete
Season 19
202135 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S19E08 Episode 558
Season 20 · Complete
Season 20
202235 episodes
7.5IMDb
Season 21 · Complete
Season 21
202324 episodes
Season 22 · Complete
Season 22
202436 episodes
3.6IMDbBest episode · S22E20 June 21, 2024: Martin Short, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger
Season 23 · Complete
Season 23
202535 episodes
2.6IMDbBest episode · S23E26 September 12, 2025: Charlie Sheen, Tim Alberta, Ben Shapiro
Season 24 · Complete
Season 24
202622 episodes
3.0IMDbBest episode · S24E01 January 23, 2026: Major General Paul Eaton, Sen. John Kennedy, Kasie Hunt
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S24E22
August 7, 2026
S00E2422
Overtime - August 7, 2026
S24E21
July 31, 2026: Erin Brockovich, Scott Galloway, Peter Hamby
S00E2421
Overtime - July 31, 2026
S24E20
June 26, 2026: V.P. JD Vance, Sen. Raphael Warnock, Larry Wilmore
S00E2420
Overtime - June 26, 2026
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Brad Grey
Executive producer
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Dean E. Johnsen
Executive producer
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Sheila Griffiths
Executive producer
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Marc Gurvitz
Executive producer
Bill Maher
Executive producer
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Scott Carter
Executive producer
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Adam Felber
Writer
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Brian Jacobsmeyer
Writer
Chris Kelly
Writer
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Danny Vermont
Writer
Jonathan Schmock
Writer
David Feldman
Writer
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Jay Jaroch
Writer
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Matt Gunn
Writer
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Ned Rice
Writer
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Ross Abrash
Writer
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Mike Larsen
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Brad GreyExecutive Producer
- Dean E. JohnsenExecutive Producer
- Dean E. JohnsenProducer
- Sheila GriffithsExecutive Producer
- Matt WoodProducer
- Marc GurvitzExecutive Producer
Writing
- Adam FelberWriter
- Brian JacobsmeyerWriter
- Chris KellyWriter
- Danny VermontWriter
- Jonathan SchmockWriter
- David FeldmanWriter
Direction
- Hal GrantDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- YouTube TVStreaming
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- HBO MaxStreaming
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