REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER CONTINUES ITS 16TH SEASON MAY 18, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO; CLINT WATTS IS THE TOP-OF-SHOW INTERVIEW GUEST; DAMBISA MOYO IS THE MID-SHOW INTERVIEW GUEST; EVAN MCMULLIN, DAN SAVAGE AND BARI WEISS ARE THE ROUNDTABLE GUESTS

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues its 16th season FRIDAY, MAY 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), with a replay at midnight, exclusively on HBO. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists and interviews with guests. National security analyst Clint Watts is the top-of-show interview guest. Global economist Dambisa Moyo is the mid-show interview guest. The roundtable guests are former presidential candidate Evan McMullin, columnist Dan Savage and editor Bari Weiss.

The show is also available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners' streaming platforms.

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER has already been renewed through 2020.

Politico has hailed Maher as "a pugnacious debater and a healthy corrective to the claptrap of cable news," while Variety noted, "There may not be a more eclectic guest list on all of television."

Maher headlined his first special on the network in 1989 and has starred in ten HBO solo specials to date. He is also an executive producer of the innovative news magazine show "VICE," which is now in its sixth season on HBO.

The executive producers of REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER are Bill Maher, Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Dean Johnsen, Billy Martin; co-executive producer, Chris Kelly; producer, Matt Wood; co-producer, TJ Baldino; associate producer, Miles Leicher; director, Paul Casey.