Real Time with Bill Maher returns Friday, March 27, with a new episode featuring a lineup of high-profile guests and timely political discussion. Airing on HBO and streaming on HBO Max, the long-running late-night series continues to offer Maher’s signature take on current events through interviews and panel conversations.
This week’s episode includes a one-on-one interview with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, a former CIA analyst and Pentagon official who currently serves as a Democratic senator from Michigan. Slotkin is expected to discuss key political issues and provide insight into current events shaping the national conversation.
Panel Guests
Joining the panel this week are:
- Laura Coates, CNN chief legal analyst and anchor of Laura Coates Live
- Stephen A. Smith, host of Straight Shooter with Stephen A. and The Stephen A. Smith Show on SiriusXM and YouTube
Together, the panel will dive into the week’s biggest headlines, offering a range of perspectives during the show’s roundtable segment.
What to Expect
Each episode of Real Time with Bill Maher features Maher’s opening monologue, followed by in-depth interviews and lively panel discussions. The show wraps with the popular “New Rules” segment, where Maher delivers commentary on cultural and political topics.
Tune-In Details
- Show: Real Time with Bill Maher
- Airdate: Friday, March 27, 2026
- Time: 10:00–11:00 PM ET / 7:00–8:00 PM PT
- Network: HBO
- Streaming: The episode will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
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Each week, the series brings together political leaders, journalists, and analysts for in-depth interviews and panel discussions, making it one of HBO’s most consistent platforms for current events and cultural debate.
In 2023, Mediaite named Bill Maher #6 on their list of the most influential names in news media and noted, “Each Friday, Maher is able to hit the right topic and right guests to dominate Saturday’s social media buzz, and the comments made by those guests follow them into Sunday interviews and the next week’s conversations in politics and culture.”
Maher headlined his first special on HBO in 1989 and has starred in 12 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 his most recent, “#Adulting” (2022).
First on “Politically Incorrect” and for more than twenty years on “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 41 Emmy 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.
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