Editing Real Time with Bill Maher (section)

{{short description|American television talk show}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = Real-time-with-bill-maher-sn20-logo-786x300.png
| runtime              = 60 minutes
| company              = [[Bill Maher|Kid Love Productions]]<br/>(2003–2007)<br/>(seasons 1–5)<br/>[[Bill Maher|Bill Maher Productions]]<br/>(2008–present)<br/>(season 6–present)<br/>[[Brad Grey|Brad Grey Television]]<br/>[[HBO|Home Box Office]]
| location             = [[Television City]], [[Fairfax District, Los Angeles|Fairfax District]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], United States
| creator              = [[Bill Maher]]
| presenter            = Bill Maher
| country              = United States
| network              = [[HBO]]
| writer               = Bill Maher <br/> Scott Carter <br/> [[Adam Felber]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Christopher Reid (rapper)|Christopher "Kid" Reid]]
| language             = English
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2003|2|21}}
| last_aired           = present
| num_seasons          = 23
| num_episodes         = 695
| list_episodes        = List of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes
| executive_producer   = Scott Carter
| related              = ''[[Politically Incorrect]]''
}}
'''''Real Time with Bill Maher''''' is an American television [[talk show]] that airs weekly on [[HBO]], hosted by [[stand-up comedy|comedian]] and [[political satire|political satirist]] [[Bill Maher]]. Much like his previous series ''[[Politically Incorrect]]'' on [[Comedy Central]] and later on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], ''Real Time'' features a [[Panel discussion|panel]] of guests who discuss current events in politics and the media. Unlike the previous show, guests are usually better versed in the subject matter; more experts such as journalists, professors, and politicians participate in the panel, and fewer actors and celebrities are included.

''Real Time'' is a weekly hour-long program with a studio audience, and is broadcast from Studio 33 at [[Television City]] in [[Los Angeles]]. Prior to [[Real Time with Bill Maher season 20|Season 20]], the program aired live on Friday nights at 10:00{{nbsp}}pm ET, however, it is now pre-recorded at 7:00{{nbsp}}pm ET. In addition, a 10–15-minute "Overtime" segment quickly follows the show on [[YouTube]] live stream, which answers questions posted by viewers through HBO's online website for the show.

In September 2021, HBO announced that the show had been renewed for two additional seasons, keeping the show on the air through 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peter White |date=September 10, 2021 |title='Real Time With Bill Maher' Renewed At HBO Through 2024 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/real-time-with-bill-maher-hbo-renews-2024-1234830510/ |access-date=September 10, 2021 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref> The show's 21st season premiered on January 20, 2023.<ref>{{cite press release|title="Real Time with Bill Maher" Returns for Its 21st Season January 20|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/12/20/real-time-with-bill-maher-returns-for-its-21st-season-january-20-520210/20221220hbo01/|publisher=HBO|via=The Futon Critic|date=December 20, 2022}}</ref> From February 3, 2023, the post-show Overtime segment was added to [[CNN Tonight]] programming.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |title=CNN To Show Bill Maher's 'Overtime' Segments As Part Of Friday Night Programming |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/cnn-to-show-bill-maher-s-overtime-segments-as-part-of-friday-night-programming/ar-AA16TIqP |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}</ref> The show's 22nd season premiered on January 19, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=What's New on Max in January 2024|url=https://collider.com/new-on-max-january-2024/|last=Richard|first=Nate|website=Collider|date=December 28, 2023|access-date=December 29, 2023}}</ref> In March 2024, HBO announced that the show had been renewed for two additional seasons, keeping the show on the air through the end of 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Real Time With Bill Maher'' Renewed By HBO Through 2026|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/real-time-with-bill-maher-renewed-hbo-2026-1235857494/|last=White|first=Peter|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 13, 2024|access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>