The WORST episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher
Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher!
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 - February 16, 2007
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2007
Guests: Fmr Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, fmr Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, TV host Craig Ferguson; via satellite, fmr Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) and basketball player John Amaechi Topics: Developments in North Korea, Iran, and Iraq; global warming; Mitt Romney and Mormonism; Al Franken Senate campaign
#3 - March 24, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/2006
Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, author/theologian Reza Aslan, Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), reporter Michael Ware, talk show host Tavis Smiley Topics: Religion, torture, Katrina
#4 - March 31, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/31/2006
Guests: Actor Robert Wuhl, actor Seth Green, author Erica Jong, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, anchorman Jorge Ramos Topics: Immigration, Bush, telling history
#5 - April 21, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/21/2006
Guests: Commentator Heather Higgins, Gen. Anthony Zinni, editor/publisher Mortimer Zuckerman, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Rahm Emanuel Topics: Iran, Iraq media bias, Barry Bonds, Duke University and Jesse Jackson, Bush & Hu
#6 - April 28, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/28/2006
Guests: Actor/director George Clooney, actor Ian McKellen, Rep. Barney Frank, correspondent Michel Martin, and historian Victor Davis Hanson Topics: Darfur, gas prices, immigration, The Da Vinci Code controversy
#7 - May 12, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/12/2006
Guests: Fmr. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, singer/songwriter John Legend, national security expert Richard Clarke, academic Cornel West and Fox News show host John Gibson Topics: NSA, conspiracy theories, 2006 elections, homophobia, Iran
#8 - September 08, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/8/2006
Guests: Author P. J. O'Rourke, Salon.com editor Joan Walsh, singer Rob Thomas; via satellite, former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and NBC News correspondent David Gregory Topics: 9/11 anniversary
#9 - September 01, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/1/2006
Guests: Magician Penn Jillette, Rep. Darrell Issa, scholar Mary Frances Berry; via satellite, intellectual Fouad Ajami and actor Harry Anderson Topics: Katrina, poverty, church and state, Lebanon
#10 - August 25, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/25/2006
Guests: Filmmaker Spike Lee, music legend Elvis Costello, blogger Markos Moulitsas, fmr. Sen. Max Cleland, author/scholar Vali Nasr, and columnist Christopher Hitchens Topics: Katrina, war on terror
#11 - September 22, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/22/2006
Guests: Actor Bradley Whitford, Fox News contributor Sandy Rios, author Reza Aslan; via satellite, New York Times columnist Frank Rich and filmmaker C.C. Goldwater Topics: Iraq War, anti-American dictators, torture legislation, religion
#12 - October 13, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/13/2006
Guests: Journalist Lou Dobbs, Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute, actor Ben Affleck; via satellite, fmr. Sen. John Danforth and Richard Branson of Virgin Group Topics: North Korean nuclear test, civilian casualties in Iraq, global warming, immigration and culture wars
#13 - October 20, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/20/2006
Guests: Gov. Bill Richardson, Rep. Barney Frank, actor Jason Alexander, Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal; via satellite, author David Kuo Topics: North Korea policy, Congressional scandals, gay marriage, Military Commissions Act
#14 - October 27, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/27/2006
Guests: Journalist Andrew Sullivan, politician Christine Todd Whitman, singer Harry Belafonte; via satellite, Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. and Arianna Huffington Topics: Campaign tactics, gay marriage, toxic chemicals, character of politicians
#15 - November 03, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/3/2006
Guests: Actor Alec Baldwin, Rep. Jack Kingston, The Hill associate editor A.B. Stoddard; via satellite, filmmaker Robert Greenwald and comedienne Roseanne Barr Topics: Cost of Iraq War, Republican fiscal policy, John Kerry remark controversy, energy alternatives, teaching of abstinence, political advertisements
#16 - November 10, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/10/2006
Guests: CNN's Candy Crowley, actor Rainn Wilson, author Salman Rushdie; via satellite, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Jeff Flake Topics: 2006 elections, plan for Iraq, Congressional earmarks, resignation of Donald Rumsfeld
#17 - March 03, 2006
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/2006
Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, editor/journalist Graydon Carter, correspondent Dana Priest, fmr. Dir. of FEMA Michael Brown, fmr. CIA case officer/author Bob Baer, actor Harry Anderson Topics: Oscars, rebuilding New Orleans, Iraq
#18 - February 23, 2007
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2007
Guests: Rep. Darrell Issa, author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, actor Steven Weber; via satellite, Sen. Joe Biden and filmmaker David Mamet Topics: Guantanamo Bay detention camp, clash of civilizations, developments in Iraq, David Geffen political comments, cameras in courtrooms
#19 - March 02, 2007
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/2007
Guests: Author/commentator John Ridley, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Rep. Barney Frank; via satellite, journalist Seymour Hersh and actress Mia Farrow Topics: Middle East dynamics, war criticism from Congress and John McCain, attempt on Dick Cheney, latest on Darfur conflict, James Cameron's Jesus documentary
#20 - March 09, 2007
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2007
Guests: Author David Kuo, Washington Post reporter Dana Milbank, comedienne Roseanne Barr, author Deepak Chopra; via satellite, Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (ret.) Topics: Walter Reed controversy, Scooter Libby verdict, Rudy Giuliani campaign, Ann Coulter comments, afterlife and spirituality
#21 - March 16, 2007
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/16/2007
Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, Martha Raddatz of ABC News, journalist Dan Rather; via satellite, comedian Chris Rock and fmr Gov. Mike Huckabee Topics: Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy, war on drugs, gays in the military, evolution of news business
Watch Now:Apple TV
#22 - March 23, 2007
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/23/2007
Guests: Fmr Bush speechwriter David Frum, Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin, musician John Legend; via satellite, fmr Natl Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and Sen. Bernie Sanders Topics: Iraq War anniversary, more on U.S. attorney firings, energy independence, campaign finance, "purity balls"
#23 - March 30, 2007
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/2007
Guests: Radio host Michael Smerconish, comedian D. L. Hughley, Court TV's Catherine Crier; via satellite, Fmr Sec'y of State Madeleine Albright and Rep. Ron Paul Topics: Funding of Iraq War, Clinton vs. Obama, privatization of government, still more on U.S. attorney firings, death of Pat Tillman
#24 - April 13, 2007
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/13/2007
Guests: Fmr Sen Bill Bradley, comedian Dana Carvey, Fmr White House Press Sec'y Scott McClellan; via satellite, Rev. Al Sharpton, activist Laurie David, musician Sheryl Crow Topics: Don Imus controversy and firing, extension of military deployments, global warming, performance of Democratic Congress
#25 - August 24, 2007
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/24/2007
Guests: Actor Tim Robbins, journalist Michel Martin, writer Stephen Hayes; via satellite, Fmr Gov Mike Huckabee (Ark.) and New York Times correspondent Damien Cave Topics: Status of Iraq troop surge, Michael Vick dogfighting investigation, Utah mine collapse and response