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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER
Air Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on HBO
Episode Title: (#708/2328) "Aiden Walker; Michael Smerconish; and Nancy Mace"
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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER September 26 Episode Lineup

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature "New Rules."

This week features a one-on-one interview with Aiden Walker, content creator, internet culture researcher, and author of the Substack newsletter "How To Do Things With Memes." This week's panel discussion includes Michael Smerconish, host of "Smerconish" on CNN and "The Michael Smerconish Program" on SiriusXM; and Rep. Nancy Mace, Republican congresswoman from South Carolina's 1st district who also sits on the Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight committees.

Maher headlined his first special on HBO in 1989 and has starred in 13 solo specials for the network to date including, "Bill Maher: Be More Cynical" (2000), "I'm Swiss" (2005), "Bill Maher... But I'm Not Wrong" (2010), "Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma" (2018), and "#Adulting" (2022). First on "Politically Incorrect" and for more than 20 years on "Real Time," Maher's combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 41 Emmy(R) nominations. Maher's 13th comedy special for the network "Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?" debuted January 10 on HBO and is available to stream on Max.

The executive producers of REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER are Bill Maher, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Billy Martin; co-executive producer, Chris Kelly; producer, Matt Wood; director, Paul Casey.







REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (HBO)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/21/03 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2025)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
23 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Seasons 23 & 24 (through 2026) ordered on 3/13/24
DESCRIPTION:
(from HBO's web site, January 2025) Real Time with Bill Maher returns for its 23rd season. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature “New Rules.” Executive producers, Bill Maher, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, and Billy Martin; co-executive producers, Chris Kelly; producer, Matt Wood; director, Paul Casey.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Bill Maher as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bill Maher as EP
· Billy Martin as EP
· Chris Kelly as CO-EP
· Dean Johnsen as EP
· Marc Gurvitz as EP
· Matt Wood as PROD
· Paul Casey as DIR
· Sheila Griffiths as EP
GENRE(S):
· talk show
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available