The BEST episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher season 16

Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher season 16, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher season 16!

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.

Last Updated: 11/13/2024Network: HBOStatus: Continuing
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Episode 477
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8.20
163 votes

#1 - Episode 477

Season 16 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/26/2018

Bill's interview guests are Stormy Daniels. She's the former adult movie superstar who had a sexual relationship with now President Donald Trump. Stormy is also the author of the new book, 'Full Disclosure'. Anthony Scaramucci is an entrepreneur and former Trump White House staffer, whose new book, 'Trump: The Blue Collar President', hits bookstores this week. Bill's roundtable panel include the Daily Beast reporter Betsy Woodruff. Max Boot is a Washington Post columnist, CNN analyst and author of the book, 'The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right'. Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at NYU and author of 'The Righteous Mind' and 'The Coddling of the American Mind'.

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Episode 446
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8.15
251 votes

#2 - Episode 446

Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2018

The Interview: Michael Wolff. The Panel: Andrew Sullivan and Larry Wilmore. Mid-Show Interview: Saru Jayaraman.

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Episode 449
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8.07
216 votes

#3 - Episode 449

Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/2018

Adam Schiff; Bari Weiss; Johann Hari; April Ryan; Richard Painter.

Episode 472
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7.99
146 votes

#4 - Episode 472

Season 16 - Episode 27 - Aired 9/14/2018

Bill's interview guests include the former US Senator, Democratic Presidential Candidate and Secretary of State John Kerry. Steven Ballmer is the founder of USAFacts, a nonprofit and nonpartisan public service helping people find answers about the state of their nation. Bill's roundtable panel include the host of 'Unfiltered' and CNN political commentator S.E. Cupp. Mark Leibovich is the chief national correspondent for New York Magazine and Richard Clarke is a 30-year veteran of public service, author and an authority of Departments of State and Defense.

Episode 457
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7.98
218 votes

#5 - Episode 457

Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/20/2018

Bill's interview guests are high profile attorney Michael Avenatti and the Democratic governor of Washington, Jay Inslee. Bill's roundtable panel includes: Co-host of Showtime's 'The Circus' and CBS News correspondent Alex Wagner, University of Toronto Psycology professor Jordan Peterson and Frank Bruni of the New York Times.

star
7.94
214 votes

#6 - Episode 453

Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/16/2018

The Interview: Rep. Beto O'Rourke. The Panel: Pete Dominick, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Nayyera Haq. Mid-Show Interview: Billy Bush.

Episode 480
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7.93
149 votes

#7 - Episode 480

Season 16 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/16/2018

✔ Bill's interview guests are the Democratic Congressman from California's 15th District and a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Eric Swalwell. The Founder of the Human Rights Foundation and a 13th World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov. Bill's roundtable panel includes the Founder of The Dream Corp., Author of the book, 'Beyond the Messy Truth' and CNN Host, Van Jones. Nancy MacLean is an award winning historian and author of the book, 'Democracy in Chains'. Steve Schmidt is a Republican Strategist and the former national campaign manager for McCain/Palin 2008.

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7.91
169 votes

#8 - Episode 467

Season 16 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/3/2018

The Interview: Malcolm Nance. The Panel: Steve Schmidt, Kristen Soltis Anderson and Charles Blow. Mid-Show Interview: Nancy MacLean.

Episode 474
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7.89
152 votes

#9 - Episode 474

Season 16 - Episode 29 - Aired 9/28/2018

Bill's interview guests are Republican strategist, former Breitbart founder and Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon. April Ryan is the White House correspondent and bureau chief for American Urban Radio and author of the new book, 'At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White'. Bill's roundtable panel include the former Secretary of Defense for Russia and Eastern Europe, Evelyn Farkas, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse-Tyson and author/public speaker Max Brooks.

Episode 462
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7.89
167 votes

#10 - Episode 462

Season 16 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/1/2018

Bill's interview guests include Vermont's U.S. Senator and former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and Charlamagne Tha God's upcoming book, "Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks On Me” deals with anxiety and therapy and it's due out this fall. Bill's roundtable panel include former President Bill Clinton advisor and CNN contributor Paul Begala. Natasha Bertrand is a writer with the Atlantic and MSNBC contributor and Bret Stephens is a New York Times Op-Ed columnist and a MSNBC contributor as well!

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Episode 456
star
7.88
223 votes

#11 - Episode 456

Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/13/2018

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii); TV host Andy Cohen; columnist Jonathan Chait; Jason Kander, president of Let America Vote; public and urban policy expert Maya Wiley.

Episode 454
star
7.88
223 votes

#12 - Episode 454

Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/23/2018

New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu and former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy are the interview guests. The panelists are columnist Mona Charen, journalist Chris Hayes and counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance.

Episode 466
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7.87
165 votes

#13 - Episode 466

Season 16 - Episode 21 - Aired 6/29/2018

Join Bill for his season finale with his roundtable panel that include: Ben Shapiro is a writer for the National Review and host of the syndicated radio's 'The Ben Shapiro Show'. Jennifer Rubin is a conservative blogger at the Washington Post and MSNBC contributor. Actor and political activist Bradley Whitford, filmmaker, writer and political activist Michael Moore and retired U.S. Army colonel Lawrence Wilkerson.

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7.86
151 votes

#14 - Episode 471

Season 16 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/7/2018

The Interview: Jack Bryan. The Panel: David Axelrod, Rep. Charlie Dent, Michelle Goldberg. Mid-Show Interview: Jim Carrey.

Episode 450
star
7.86
220 votes

#15 - Episode 450

Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/2018

The Interview: Anna Deavere Smith. The Panel: Fran Lebowitz and Salman Rushdie. Mid-Show Interview: Vicente Fox.

Episode 469
star
7.84
152 votes

#16 - Episode 469

Season 16 - Episode 24 - Aired 8/17/2018

The Interview: Preet Bharara. The Panel: Jonathan Swan, Jennifer Granholm, Charlie Sykes. Mid-Show Interview: Adam Conover.

Episode 479
star
7.84
140 votes

#17 - Episode 479

Season 16 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/9/2018

TOP-OF-SHOW: Bob Woodward MID-SHOW INTERVIEW: Sarah Silverman THE PANEL: Cornell Belcher, Katty Kay & Bret Stephens

Episode 478
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7.81
155 votes

#18 - Episode 478

Season 16 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/2/2018

TOP-OF-SHOW: Bari Weiss MID-SHOW INTERVIEW: Barbra Streisand THE PANEL: Chelsea Handler, Anthony Romero & Jim VandeHei

Episode 468
star
7.81
159 votes

#19 - Episode 468

Season 16 - Episode 23 - Aired 8/10/2018

Guests: TOP-OF-SHOW: Lawrence O'Donnell MID-SHOW INTERVIEW: Steven Pinker THE PANEL: Christina Bellantoni, D.L. Hughley & Rep. Seth Moulton

Episode 459
star
7.80
175 votes

#20 - Episode 459

Season 16 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/4/2018

Bill's interview guests are General Michael Hayden, the former CIA and NSA director and author of the new book, "The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies" and Sally Kohn, CNN contributor and author of the new book, "The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity". Bill's roundtable guests include Jon Meacham, presidential historian and author of the new book, "The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels". Matt Welch is a contributing editor for Reason Magazine and Michael Tubbs is the mayor of Stockton, California.

Episode 461
star
7.79
183 votes

#21 - Episode 461

Season 16 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/18/2018

Bill's interview guests are former FBI agent Clint Watts. He's the author of the soon-to-be released book, 'Messing with the Enemy', on sale May 29th. Dambisa Moyo is an economist and author of the new book, 'Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth - and How to Fix It'. Bill's roundtable panel include Evan McMullin. Evan is the former Independent Presidential candidate and co-founder of Stand Up Republic. Bari Weiss is an writer and editor for the New York Times Op-Ed page and Dan Savage is a writer for the Daily Caller.

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Episode 473
star
7.78
150 votes

#22 - Episode 473

Season 16 - Episode 28 - Aired 9/21/2018

Bill's interview guests are the Academy Award filmmaker and activist Michael Moore. Steve Hilton is the author of the new book, 'Positive Populism: Revolutionary Ideas to Rebuild Economic Security, Family and Community in America'. Bill's roundtable panel include syndicated columnist for the Washington Post, Catherine Rampell. Thom Hartmann is the host of the syndicated radio talk show, 'Talk to Thom' and the best selling author PJ O'Rourke!

Episode 451
star
7.76
208 votes

#23 - Episode 451

Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2018

The Interview: David Hogg & Cameron Kasky. The Panel: Eric Holder & Jon Meacham. Mid-Show Interview: Amy Chua.

Episode 448
star
7.76
219 votes

#24 - Episode 448

Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/2018

Richard Haass, David Frum, Donna Brazile, and Anthony Scaramucci.

Episode 460
star
7.75
174 votes

#25 - Episode 460

Season 16 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/11/2018

Bill's roundtable guests are Duncan Hunter. He's the Republican Congressman representing California's 50th District, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich is the author of the book, "The Common Good", Michael Render, better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, actor, and activist. He is the founder of Grind Time Official Records and actor Ethan Hawke.