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Real Time with Bill Maher season 18
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June 21, 2025
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Real Time with Bill Maher
Season 18
Release
Original network
HBO
Original release
January 17
(
2020-01-17
)
–
November 20, 2020
(
2020-11-20
)
Season chronology
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Season 19
List of episodes
This is a list of episodes from the eighteenth season of
Real Time with Bill Maher
.
Episodes
See also:
List of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes
No.
overall
No.
in
season
Guests
Original release date
U.S. viewers
(millions)
516
1
Nancy Pelosi
,
Andrew Yang
,
Joe Walsh
,
Kara Swisher
,
Jon Meacham
January
17,
2020
(
2020-01-17
)
1.49
[
1
]
517
2
Megyn Kelly
,
Ingrid Newkirk
,
Alex Wagner
,
Michael McFaul
,
Erick Erickson
January
24,
2020
(
2020-01-24
)
1.27
[
2
]
518
3
Pete Buttigieg
,
Michael Eric Dyson
,
Mitch Landrieu
,
Mikie Sherrill
,
Rick Wilson
January
31,
2020
(
2020-01-31
)
1.37
[
3
]
519
4
Steve Bannon
,
Fareed Zakaria
,
Andrew Gillum
,
Ezra Klein
,
Sarah Isgur
February
7,
2020
(
2020-02-07
)
1.36
[
4
]
520
5
Amy Klobuchar
,
Pramila Jayapal
,
Katie Couric
,
Van Jones
,
Bret Stephens
February
14,
2020
(
2020-02-14
)
1.35
[
5
]
521
6
Anne Rimoin
,
Nicholas Kristof
,
EJ Dionne
,
Buck Sexton
,
Jane Kleeb
February
28,
2020
(
2020-02-28
)
1.46
[
6
]
522
7
Rachel Bitecofer
,
Brian Cox
,
Ross Douthat
,
Caitlin Flanagan
,
Anthony Scaramucci
March
6,
2020
(
2020-03-06
)
1.33
[
7
]
523
8
David Ropeik
,
Andrew Zimmern
,
Edward Luce
,
Tim Miller
,
Lis Smith
March
13,
2020
(
2020-03-13
)
1.57
[
8
]
524
9
Eric Garcetti
,
Bernie Sanders
,
Seth MacFarlane
,
Max Brooks
,
Willie Nelson
April
3,
2020
(
2020-04-03
)
[
a
]
1.32
[
9
]
525
10
Al Gore
,
Bill de Blasio
,
Ian Bremmer
,
Nikki Glaser
April
10,
2020
(
2020-04-10
)
[
a
]
1.40
[
10
]
526
11
Fareed Zakaria
,
Dan Crenshaw
,
Andrew Sullivan
April
17,
2020
(
2020-04-17
)
[
a
]
1.33
[
11
]
527
12
Nancy Pelosi
,
Dr. David Katz
,
Jay Leno
April
24,
2020
(
2020-04-24
)
[
a
]
1.30
[
12
]
528
13
Eric Holder
,
Bret Stephens
,
Matt Taibbi
May
1,
2020
(
2020-05-01
)
[
a
]
1.20
[
13
]
529
14
Justin Amash
,
Amy Holmes
,
Dan Savage
May
8,
2020
(
2020-05-08
)
[
a
]
1.16
[
14
]
530
15
Thomas Friedman
,
Michael Moore
, Cate Shanahan
May
22,
2020
(
2020-05-22
)
[
a
]
1.14
[
15
]
531
16
Tom Colicchio
,
Jay Leno
,
Soledad O'Brien
,
Ian Bremmer
May
29,
2020
(
2020-05-29
)
[
a
]
1.08
[
16
]
532
17
Michael Render
,
Frank Figliuzzi
,
Michael Steele
,
Rosa Brooks
June
5,
2020
(
2020-06-05
)
[
a
]
1.22
[
17
]
533
18
Radley Balko
,
Larry Wilmore
,
Matt Welch
,
Dariush Mozaffarian
June
12,
2020
(
2020-06-12
)
[
a
]
1.09
[
18
]
534
19
Susan Rice
,
George Will
,
Malcolm Nance
,
Andrew Sullivan
June
19,
2020
(
2020-06-19
)
[
a
]
1.08
[
19
]
535
20
John Bolton
,
Kara Swisher
,
Wes Moore
,
James Carville
June
26,
2020
(
2020-06-26
)
[
a
]
1.12
[
20
]
536
21
Kerry Washington
,
Jim Carrey
,
Thomas Chatterton Williams
,
Bari Weiss
July
31,
2020
(
2020-07-31
)
[
a
]
0.99
[
21
]
537
22
Chris Evans
,
Lawrence Wilkerson
,
Meghan Daum
,
Paul Begala
August
7,
2020
(
2020-08-07
)
[
a
]
1.05
[
22
]
538
23
Keisha Lance Bottoms
,
Colin Cowherd
,
Pete Buttigieg
,
Andrew Yang
August
14,
2020
(
2020-08-14
)
[
a
]
1.01
[
23
]
539
24
John Kasich
,
Oliver Stone
,
William Barber II
,
Thomas Frank
August
21,
2020
(
2020-08-21
)
[
a
]
1.08
[
24
]
540
25
Trey Gowdy
,
Wynton Marsalis
,
Nina Burleigh
,
Rick Wilson
August
28,
2020
(
2020-08-28
)
[
b
]
1.18
[
25
]
541
26
Ewan McGregor
,
Peter Strzok
,
Peter Hamby
,
Jessica Yellin
September
11,
2020
(
2020-09-11
)
[
c
]
1.10
[
26
]
542
27
Michael Cohen
,
Jane Fonda
,
Tim Miller
,
Trae Crowder
September
18,
2020
(
2020-09-18
)
[
c
]
0.98
[
27
]
543
28
Bernie Sanders
,
Jim Belushi
,
Coleman Hughes
,
Bakari Sellers
September
25,
2020
(
2020-09-25
)
[
c
]
1.15
[
28
]
544
29
Adam Schiff
,
John Brennan
,
Keli Goff
,
Bret Stephens
October
9,
2020
(
2020-10-09
)
[
c
]
1.23
[
29
]
545
30
Fareed Zakaria
,
John Leguizamo
,
John Avlon
,
Noah Rothman
October
16,
2020
(
2020-10-16
)
[
c
]
1.23
[
30
]
546
31
Matthew McConaughey
,
Heidi Heitkamp
,
Anthony Scaramucci
, Ben Sheehan
October
23,
2020
(
2020-10-23
)
[
c
]
1.30
[
31
]
547
32
Al Franken
,
David E. Sanger
,
Lis Smith
,
John Heilemann
October
30,
2020
(
2020-10-30
)
[
c
]
1.44
[
32
]
548
33
Tristan Harris
,
Rosa Brooks
,
Malcolm Nance
November
6,
2020
(
2020-11-06
)
[
d
]
1.51
[
33
]
549
34
Jenna Ellis
,
Max Brooks
,
Caitlin Flanagan
November
13,
2020
(
2020-11-13
)
[
c
]
1.44
[
34
]
550
35
Michael Eric Dyson
,
Alex Wagner
,
Jon Meacham
November
20,
2020
(
2020-11-20
)
[
d
]
1.39
[
35
]
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Taped from Maher's home in Los Angeles during the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
with guests appearing remotely by video teleconferencing
↑
Taped from the show's studio without an audience, and with guests appearing remotely over a video screen
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Taped from the show's studio with limited audience, and with some guests appearing remotely while others are in studio
1
2
Taped from the show's studio with limited audience, but all guests appearing in studio
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