The BEST episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher season 19
Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher season 19, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher season 19!
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.
#1 - Episode 569
Season 19 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/18/2021
Bill interviews fellow comedian Nikki Glaser to open the show and is then joined on the panel by political commentator Paul Begala and journalist Jane Coaston.
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#2 - Episode 563
Season 19 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/23/2021
Bill opens the show interviewing former Contributing Editor for Vanity Fair, Fran Lebowitz. Joining him for the panel discussion are S.E. Cupp, columnist and CNN contributor, and April Ryan, author and DC Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent for theGrio.com.
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#3 - Episode 565
Season 19 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/7/2021
Bill opens the show by interviewing professor of linguistics at Columbia University, John McWhorter. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Democratic congresswoman who represents Michigan's 8th district, and Rick Wilson, a Republican strategist and author.
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#4 - Episode 551
Season 19 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2021
For the first show of the season, Bill interviews President Trump's former Senior Counselor, Kellyanne Conway. Joining him on the panel are award-winning journalist Katie Couric and author Matt Jones.
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#5 - Episode 553
Season 19 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2021
This week, Bill interviews evolutionary biologists and co-hosts of The DarkHorse Podcast, Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein. Joining him for the panel discussion are CNN Political Commentator, Van Jones, and Contributing Editor at Harper’s Magazine, James Pogue.
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#6 - Episode 558
Season 19 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/12/2021
This week, Bill sits down with New York Times bestselling-author Annabelle Gurwitch. For the panel, he is joined by Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern, and comedian Larry Wilmore.
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#7 - Episode 585
Season 19 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/19/2021
For the season's final show, Bill interviews journalist Fareed Zakaria about his forthcoming new book. For the panel discussion, he is joined by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Mayor-Elect of New York City, Eric Adams.
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#8 - Episode 552
Season 19 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2021
This week, Bill interviews former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi. Joining him for the panel discussion are Lead Producer and Co-Founder of Freethink, Kmele Foster, and Contributing Writer for Vanity Fair, Peter Hamby.
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#9 - Episode 570
Season 19 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/25/2021
This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing acclaimed film director Quentin Tarantino, and for the panel is joined by author Max Brooks and pop-historian Dan Carlin.
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#10 - Episode 578
Season 19 - Episode 28 - Aired 9/24/2021
Tristan Harris, co-founder of The Center for Humane Technology, is Bill's interviewee at the top of the show and joining him on the panel are MSNBC contributor Jennifer Rubin and national spokesperson for No Dem Left Behind, Richard Ojeda.
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#11 - Episode 564
Season 19 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/30/2021
This week, Bill interviews author Ben Sheehan and for the panel discussion is joined by historian Nancy MacLean and author Thomas Frank.
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#12 - Episode 580
Season 19 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/8/2021
Harvard's professor of psychology, Steven Pinker is Bill's interview subject this week. For the panel, he is joined by activist and musician Killer Mike alongside national political reporter for The Washington Post, Robert Costa.
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#13 - Episode 562
Season 19 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/16/2021
Sharon Osbourne gives her first interview since her abrupt firing from The Talk, while joining Bill for the panel discussion are journalist Ian Bremmer and Law and Policy professor Rosa Brooks.
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#14 - Episode 573
Season 19 - Episode 23 - Aired 8/13/2021
Screen legends Martin Short and Steve Martin join Bill for the opening interview, while journalist Michael Moynihan and former DNC chair Donna Brazile join him for the panel discussion.
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#15 - Episode 575
Season 19 - Episode 25 - Aired 8/27/2021
Bill opens this week's episode by interviewing Washington Post journalist Craig Whitlock. For the panel, he's joined by British journalist Katty Kay and conservative Christian lobbyist Ralph Reed.
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#16 - Episode 556
Season 19 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/2021
This week, Bill interviews journalist Megyn Kelly. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Democratic Senator from Montana, Jon Tester, and New York Times opinion columnist, Ezra Klein.
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#17 - Episode 559
Season 19 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/2021
This week, Bill interviews political data scientist David Shor. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Heidi Heitkamp, former Senator for North Dakota, and journalist Nick Gillespie.
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#18 - Episode 554
Season 19 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2021
Bill interviews comedian Jimmy Kimmel ahead of a panel discussion with TIME's Senior Correspondent Charlotte Alter and political pundit Matt Welch.
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#19 - Episode 557
Season 19 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2021
This week, Bill interviews journalist Joe Scarborough, and for the panel discussion is joined by author Frank Bruni and radio host Charlamagne Tha God.
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#20 - Episode 560
Season 19 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/2021
This week, Bill opens the show interviewing Christopher Krebs, the former Director of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. Then, joining him on the panel are Caitlin Flanagan, staff writer at The Atlantic, and Bret Stephens, columnist for The New York Times and an MSNBC contributor.
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#21 - Episode 568
Season 19 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/11/2021
Opening the show this week, Bill interviews astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. On the panel, he is joined by filmmaker Rob Reiner and political scientist Rachel Bitecofer.
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#22 - Episode 555
Season 19 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2021
Bill interviews Rep. Adam Kinzinger about his recent Washington Post op-ed urging Senate Republicans to convict Donald Trump. For the panel discussion, he is joined by political blogger Markos Moulitsas and MSNBC Political Analyst Steve Schmidt.
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#23 - Episode 583
Season 19 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/5/2021
Bill begins this week's show interviewing Amy Klobuchar, the senior U.S. Senator from Minnesota. On the panel, he's joined by Glenn Loury, professor of economics at Brown University, and Michael Eric Dyson, professor at Vanderbilt University.
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#24 - Episode 561
Season 19 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/9/2021
This week, Bill interviews former Secretary of State of California, Sen. Alex Padilla. For the panel discussion, he is joined by author Heather McGhee and writer Reihan Salam.
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#25 - Episode 572
Season 19 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/6/2021
This week, Bill opens the show interviewing two-time Olympic gold medalist Donna de Varona. For the panel, he's joined by Malcolm Nance, a career U.S. Counterterrorism Intelligence Officer and MSNBC contributor, alongside right wing commentator Ben Shapiro.
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