Season 14

Season 14

Real Time with Bill Maher

2016 Episodes
8.1

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Episode 373
EP 1
60m

Episode 373

1/15/2016
9.0

Bill's guests include former Vice President Al Gore, Professor and activist Dr. Cornel West, former Bush communications director Nicolle Wallace, Ralph Reed and John Krasinski.

Guest Stars

Nicolle WallaceAl GoreRalph E. Reed, Jr.Cornel West
Episode 374
EP 2
60m

Episode 374

1/22/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include "No One Ever Tells You" singer Seth Macfarlane, "Destiny and Power" author Jon Meacham, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) and anti-Trump GOP strategist Liz Mair.

Guest Stars

Seth MacFarlaneJon Meacham
Episode 375
EP 3
60m

Episode 375

1/29/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include Ex-Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL), syndicated radio host Thom Hartmann, Washington Examiner columnist Kristen Soltis Anderson, medical maverick Dr. Sam Chachoua and "The Big Short" director Adam McKay.

Episode 376
EP 4
60m

Episode 376

2/5/2016
7.0

Bill's guests include consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, "My Life on the Road" author Gloria Steinem, radio host Armstrong Williams, MSNBC analyst Alex Wagner, and "Thrown Under the Omnibus" author P.J. O'Rourke.

Guest Stars

Gloria SteinemErin BrockovichP. J. O'RourkeAlex Wagner
Episode 377
EP 5
60m

Episode 377

2/12/2016
8.0

Musician and activist Michael "Killer Mike" Render, "And then all Hell Broke Loose" author Richard Engel, actress and comedian Margaret Cho, GOP strategist Ana Navarro, and Bloomberg Business national correspondent Josh Green.

Guest Stars

Margaret ChoRichard EngelAna NavarroJoshua GreenKiller Mike
Episode 378
EP 6
60m

Episode 378

2/26/2016
9.0

Bill's guests include Oscar nominated "Spotlight" actor Mark Ruffalo, Ex-N.S.A. Advisor of Homeland Security Michael Hayden, "The Black Presidency" author Michael Eric Dyson, Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Joanna Coles and author Fran Lebeowitz.

Guest Stars

Mark RuffaloMichael Eric DysonFran Lebowitz
Episode 379
EP 7
60m

Episode 379

3/4/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, Muslim activist Raheel Raza, N.P.R. "All Things Considered" host Ari Shapiro, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), and "Too Dumb to Fail" author Matt Lewis.

Guest Stars

Sarah Silverman
Episode 380
EP 8
60m

Episode 380

3/11/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include financial expert Monica Mehta, The Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, "Dark Money" author Jane Mayer, Huffington Post senior politics editor Sam Stein and "Confidence Game" author Maria Konnikova.

Guest Stars

Sam Stein
Episode 381
EP 9
60m

Episode 381

3/18/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include Grammy award-winning musician Esperanza Spalding, Ex-US Rep. & "Frank" author Barney Frank, "Only the Dead" writer/director Michael Ware, "Nun on a Bus" author Sister Simone Campbell, and GOP strategist Rick Wilson.

Guest Stars

Barney FrankRick Wilson
Episode 382
EP 10
60m

Episode 382

3/25/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include "United" author Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), "The Carmichael Show" star Jerrod Carmichael, Ex-Governor Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), "Superpower" author Ian Bremmer, and National Review executive editor Reihan Salam.

Guest Stars

Cory BookerJennifer GranholmReihan SalamIan Bremmer
Episode 383
EP 11
60m

Episode 383

4/8/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, author Max Brooks, radio talk show host & Trump supporter Andy Dean, Demos President Heather McGhee and comedian Kathy Griffin.

Guest Stars

Thomas PerezKathy GriffinAndy DeanHeather McGheeMax Brooks
Episode 384
EP 12
60m

Episode 384

4/15/2016
7.0

Bill's guests include Oscar winner & "Meddler" star Susan Sarandon, "Sleep Revolution" author Arianna Huffington, Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman, MSNBC analyst & Ex-Cruz spokesperson Rick Tyler, and CNN contributor Mary Katharine Ham.

Guest Stars

Susan SarandonArianna Huffington
Episode 385
EP 13
60m

Episode 385

4/22/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include "Silicon Valley" star Thomas Middleditch, "60 Minutes" icon & author Lesley Stahl, CNN contributor Van Jones, Pulitzer prize-winning New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright, and "The Conservative Manifesto" author Charles Cooke.

Guest Stars

Lesley StahlVan Jones
Episode 386
EP 14
60m

Episode 386

4/29/2016
8.0

Bill's guests tonight include director Rob Reiner, New York Times national correspondent Mark Leibovich, The Polling Company president/CEO Kellyanne Conway, "Listen, Liberal" author Thomas Frank, and Humane Society president/CEO Wayne Pacelle.

Guest Stars

Rob ReinerKellyanne Conway
Episode 387
EP 15
60m

Episode 387

5/6/2016
7.0

Bill's guests tonight include Oscar-nominated actor Bryan Cranston, "Savage Love" columnist Dan Savage, "¡Adios, America!" author and she-witch Ann Coulter, Reason.com editor-in-chief Nick Gillespie, and Cliffside Malibu's Richard Taite.

Guest Stars

Bryan CranstonAnn CoulterDan Savage
Episode 388
EP 16
60m

Episode 388

5/13/2016
9.0

Bill's guests tonight include "Where to Invade Next" director Michael Moore, Ex-US Senator Bob Graham (D-FL), BBC WorldNews anchor Katty Kay, "The Assassination Complex" author Jeremy Scahill, and radio host Jack Hunter.

Guest Stars

Jeremy ScahillMichael MooreKatty Kay
EP 17
60m

Episode 389

5/27/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include Democratic President Nominee Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), elle.com editor-at-large Melissa Harris-Perry, entrepreneur and Trump supporter Wayne Allen Root, Daily Beast columnist Michael Moynihan and "Dilbert" comic strip creator Scott Adams.

Guest Stars

Bernie SandersMichael C. Moynihan
Episode 390
EP 18
60m

Episode 390

6/3/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include Hayden Planetarium director Neil Degrasse Tyson, "Double Cup Love" author Eddie Huang, Daily Beast editor-in-chief John Avlon, venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, and Reason magazine's Matt Welch.

Guest Stars

Neil deGrasse TysonMatt Welch
Episode 391
EP 19
60m

Episode 391

6/10/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include "Art of Tough" author Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), musician Tom Morello, New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, MTV news correspondent Ana Marie Cox, and GOP strategist Katie Packer.

Guest Stars

Barbara BoxerAndrew Ross SorkinTom MorelloAna Marie Cox
Episode 392
EP 20
60m

Episode 392

6/17/2016
8.0

Bill's guest tonight include "Meet the Patels" writer/director Ravi Patel, Ex Colin Powell chief-of-staff Lawrence Wilkerson, "All the Single Ladies" author Rebecca Traister, "Business Insider" senior editor Josh Barro, and "One America" senior political correspondent Emily Miller.

Guest Stars

Lawrence WilkersonRavi Patel
Episode 393
EP 21
60m

Episode 393

6/24/2016
9.0

Bill and his roundtable guests - Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh, Betsy Woodruff, Paul Begala, Michael Steele & Larry Wilmore.

Guest Stars

Betsy WoodruffMichael SteeleLarry WilmorePaul Begala
Episode 394
EP 22
60m

Episode 394

7/1/2016
8.0

Bill's guests include an interview with Gary Johnson, the panel with Barbara Lee, Ari Melber and mid-show interview with Jim Gaffigan.

Guest Stars

Jim GaffiganBarbara Lee
Episode 395
EP 23
60m

Episode 395

7/15/2016
8.0

The Interview: Frank Luntz. The Panel: Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D), S.E. Cupp, Jelani Cobb. The Mid-Show Intervew: Viggo Mortensen

Guest Stars

Viggo MortensenEliot SpitzerFrank LuntzS.E. Cupp
Episode 396: Convention Edition #1
EP 24
60m

Episode 396: Convention Edition #1

7/20/2016
9.0

Bill Maher and his guests – Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore, LGBT activist and author Dan Savage, MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid, and "Art of the Deal" ghostwriter Tony Schwartz – discuss the 2016 Republican National Convention during this special edition of Real Time.

Guest Stars

Michael MooreJoy ReidDan Savage
Episode 397: Convention Edition #2
EP 25
60m

Episode 397: Convention Edition #2

7/21/2016
9.0

Bill Maher and his guests: California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, Democratic activist Heather McGhee and UC-Berkeley professor Robert Reich - discuss the 2016 Republican National Convention during this special edition of Real Time.

Guest Stars

Gavin NewsomHeather McGhee
Episode 398
EP 26
60m

Episode 398

7/22/2016
9.0

Bill's interview guests are Trump advisor Lt. General Michael T Flynn and Actress America Ferrera. His panel is: Ana Marie Cox from the NY Times Magazine, Political Scientist Ian Bremmer and Former Georgia Congressman Jack Kingston.

Guest Stars

America FerreraAna Marie CoxJack KingstonMichael FlynnIan Bremmer
Episode 399: Convention Edition #3
EP 27
60m

Episode 399: Convention Edition #3

7/27/2016
9.0

Bill Maher and his guests: comedian D.L. Hughley, author Charles Cooke and former New York congressman Anthony Weiner - discuss the 2016 Democratic National Convention during this special edition of Real Time.

Guest Stars

D.L. HughleyAnthony Weiner
Episode 400: Convention Edition #4
EP 28
60m

Episode 400: Convention Edition #4

7/28/2016
9.0

Bill Maher and his guests: author Salman Rushdie, "Vice" magazine editor Michael Moynihan and political analyst Amy Holmes - discuss the 2016 Democratic National Convention during this special edition of Real Time.

Guest Stars

Salman RushdieAmy HolmesMichael C. Moynihan
Episode 401
EP 29
60m

Episode 401

7/29/2016
8.0

Senator Bernie Sanders and former congressman Barney Frank are the interview guests. Bill's roundtable consists of: the Atlantic's Alex Wagner, Matt Welch from Reason and academic scholar Dr Cornel West.

Guest Stars

Barney FrankBernie SandersAlex WagnerMatt WelchCornel West
EP 30
60m

Episode 402

8/5/2016
9.0

Bill's guests include Julian Assange, Rob Reiner, Angela Rye, Rick Santorum, and Jeff Ross.

Guest Stars

Jeff RossJulian AssangeRick SantorumRob Reiner
Episode 403
EP 31
60m

Episode 403

9/16/2016
9.0

Bill does a satellite interview with new Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway. This week's panelists are New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik, CNN political contributor Margaret Hoover, and GOP strategist Ralph Reed. Special guest actress/activist Kerry Washington is welcomed into the discussion later in the program.

Guest Stars

Margaret HooverAdam GopnikKerry WashingtonRalph E. Reed, Jr.Kellyanne Conway
Episode 404
EP 32
60m

Episode 404

9/23/2016
7.0

Bill interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. The panelists this week for Real Time are writer Max Brooks, ex-Romney policy director Lanhee Chen, and Hillary Clinton's former policy director Neera Tanden. Bill's special guest is musician/activist Michael Franti.

Guest Stars

Maureen DowdMichael FrantiLanhee ChenNeera TandenMax Brooks
Episode 405
EP 33
60m

Episode 405

9/30/2016
7.0

A heated discussion on 2016 election politics erupts among Bill and his panel guests, political journalist Peter Hamby, CNN political analyst Angela Rye, Trump economic advisor Steve Moore, and special guest actress/comedian Sarah Silverman. Bill also interviews Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn.

Guest Stars

Sean PennSarah SilvermanAngela RyePeter Hamby
Episode 406
EP 34
60m

Episode 406

10/7/2016
6.5

Senator Al Franken sits down with Bill for the first interview. This week's panel is British journalist Johann Hari, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, and democratic strategist James Carville. Special guest Pitbull joins the panel later in the show.

Guest Stars

PitbullMark CubanJames CarvilleJohann Hari
EP 35
60m

Episode 407

10/14/2016
7.5

Guest Stars

Bob Kerrey
EP 36
60m

Episode 408

10/28/2016
7.5
EP 37
60m

Episode 409

11/4/2016

Guests: President Barack Obama, David Frum, Jennifer Granholm, Martin Short.

Guest Stars

Barack ObamaDavid FrumJennifer GranholmMartin Short
EP 38
60m

Episode 410

11/11/2016
7.0

Guests: Eric Holder, Trae Crowder, John Legend, David Axelrod, Ana Marie Cox, Thomas Friedman.

Guest Stars

John LegendAna Marie CoxDavid AxelrodThomas L. FriedmanTrae Crowder+1 more