{"id":59736,"date":"2023-09-28T17:38:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T21:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=59736"},"modified":"2023-09-28T17:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T21:38:09","slug":"real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; Returns This Friday, September 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47510\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returns Friday, September 29 (10:00-11:00PM ET\/7:00-8:00PM PT). 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 &#8220;New Rules.&#8221; The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on Max.<\/p>\n<p>This week features a one-on-one interview with Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican Governor of Florida who is currently running to be the 2024 Republican nominee for President. This week&#8217;s panel discussion includes Sam Harris, host of the &#8220;Making Sense&#8221; podcast; and Mary Katharine Ham, co-host of the &#8220;Getting Hammered&#8221; podcast and author of &#8220;End of Discussion: How The Left&#8217;s Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, Manipulates Voters and Makes America Less Free (and Fun).&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-1179715835\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Hollywood Reporter observed, &#8220;Amid a bleak talk show landscape, Maher achieves the unthinkable: He consistently gets people talking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Maher headlined his first special on the network in 1989 and has starred in 12 HBO solo specials to date.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returns Friday, September 29 (10:00-11:00PM ET\/7:00-8:00PM PT). 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 &#8220;New Rules.&#8221; The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on Max. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"0","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"0","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"0","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[1375,1391,297,921,394,9143,147],"class_list":["post-59736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-bill-maher","tag-current-events","tag-interview","tag-news-satire","tag-politics","tag-ron-desantis","tag-talk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Real Time with Bill Maher&quot; Returns This Friday, September 29 - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&quot;Real Time with Bill Maher&quot; Returns This Friday, September 29\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returns Friday, September 29 (10:00-11:00PM ET\/7:00-8:00PM PT). 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 &#8220;New Rules.&#8221; The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on Max. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-28T21:38:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"&#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; Returns This Friday, September 29\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-28T21:38:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/\"},\"wordCount\":206,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"BILL MAHER\",\"current events\",\"interview\",\"news satire\",\"politics\",\"Ron DeSantis\",\"talk\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/\",\"name\":\"\\\"Real Time with Bill Maher\\\" Returns This Friday, September 29 - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-28T21:38:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg\",\"width\":666,\"height\":375},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"&#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; Returns This Friday, September 29\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/\",\"https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\"Real Time with Bill Maher\" Returns This Friday, September 29 - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\"Real Time with Bill Maher\" Returns This Friday, September 29","og_description":"REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returns Friday, September 29 (10:00-11:00PM ET\/7:00-8:00PM PT). 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 &#8220;New Rules.&#8221; The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on Max. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2023-09-28T21:38:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":666,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"&#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; Returns This Friday, September 29","datePublished":"2023-09-28T21:38:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/"},"wordCount":206,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg","keywords":["BILL MAHER","current events","interview","news satire","politics","Ron DeSantis","talk"],"articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/","name":"\"Real Time with Bill Maher\" Returns This Friday, September 29 - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg","datePublished":"2023-09-28T21:38:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg","width":666,"height":375},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/28\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-this-friday-september-29\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"&#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; Returns This Friday, September 29"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53480,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/27\/elon-musk-to-appear-on-the-friday-april-28-episode-of-real-time-with-bill-maher\/","url_meta":{"origin":59736,"position":0},"title":"Elon Musk to Appear on the Friday, April 28 Episode of &#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221;","author":"morty","date":"April 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Elon Musk, co-founder\/CEO and product architect of Tesla and owner\/CEO of Twitter will be the top-of-show interview guest on REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER this Friday, April 28 (10:00-11:00PM ET\/7:00-8:00PM PT), followed by a discussion with panelists Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group and author of \"The Power\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21491,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/21\/real-time-with-bill-maher-resumes-next-friday-may-28\/","url_meta":{"origin":59736,"position":1},"title":"&#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; Resumes Next Friday, May 28","author":"morty","date":"May 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER will resume with a new episode on Friday, May 28 (10:00-11:00PM ET\/7:00-8:00PM PT). Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviews with guests. For planning purposes, please note that REAL TIME\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/real-time-bill-maher.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/real-time-bill-maher.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/real-time-bill-maher.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/real-time-bill-maher.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65033,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/01\/real-time-with-bill-maher-continues-friday-february-2-1000pm-on-hbo-and-is-available-to-stream-on-max\/","url_meta":{"origin":59736,"position":2},"title":"&#8220;Real Time With Bill Maher&#8221; Continues Friday, February 2 @ 10:00PM on HBO and is Available to Stream on Max","author":"morty","date":"February 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This week on Real Time With Bill Maher features a one-on-one interview with Michael Render (a.k.a Killer Mike), entrepreneur, musician, and one-half of the group \u201cRun the Jewels,\u201d whose self-titled solo album \u201cMichael\u201d was recently released across digital platforms. This week\u2019s panel discussion includes Gov. Chris Sununu, Republican Governor of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Overtime-with-Bill-Maher.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Overtime-with-Bill-Maher.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Overtime-with-Bill-Maher.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":91001,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/07\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-for-its-23rd-season-on-january-17-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":59736,"position":3},"title":"&#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; Returns for Its 23rd Season on January 17 [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"January 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returns for its 23rd season Friday, January 17 (10:00-11:00PM ET\/7:00-8:00PM PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on 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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Real-Time-with-Bill-Maher.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Real-Time-with-Bill-Maher.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Real-Time-with-Bill-Maher.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63472,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/21\/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-for-its-22nd-season-on-january-19\/","url_meta":{"origin":59736,"position":4},"title":"&#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; Returns for Its 22nd Season on January 19","author":"morty","date":"December 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER will return for its 22nd season on Friday, January 19 @ 10:00-11:00PM ET\/7:00-8:00PM PT, with a replay that night. 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,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/realtime-with-bill-maher.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":110049,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/real-time-with-bill-maher-renewed-through-2028-with-season-24-debuting-january-23\/","url_meta":{"origin":59736,"position":5},"title":"&#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher&#8221; Renewed Through 2028, With Season 24 Debuting January 23","author":"morty","date":"January 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"HBO has renewed REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER for two additional seasons, extending the series through 2028. Season 24 premieres Friday, January 23 (10:00-11:00PM ET\/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Hosted by Bill Maher, the long-running series continues its mix of a sharp opening\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/real-time-with-bill.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/real-time-with-bill.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/real-time-with-bill.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}