Real Time with Bill Maher season 21 explained

Season Number:21
Network:HBO
Episode List:List of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes

This is a list of episodes from the twenty-first season of Real Time with Bill Maher. The season premiered on January 20, 2023.[1] On February 3, the post-show Overtime segment was added as part of the CNN Tonight programming airing Friday nights at 11:30 pm EST.[2] On May 2, it was announced that production of the show was shut down due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[3]

On September 13, Maher announced on Twitter his intention to go back on the air, but due to the strike, only unscripted portions of his show were to return.[4] The show was supposed to return on September 22.[5] However, five days later Maher further postponed his show out of respect for the writers' strike.[6] Following an agreement reached between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the strike ended on September 27 allowing the show to return two days later on September 29.[7]

Episodes

See also: List of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes.

References

  1. "Real Time with Bill Maher" Returns for Its 21st Season January 20. HBO. The Futon Critic. December 20, 2022. January 21, 2023.
  2. Web site: OVERTIME, The Real Time with Bill Maher Post-Show Segment Comes to CNN Friday Nights at 11:30PM ET. CNN. January 30, 2023. February 4, 2023.
  3. Web site: Late Night Shows Shut Down With WGA Strike. The Hollywood Reporter. Porter. Rick. May 2, 2023. May 3, 2023.
  4. 1702112410516254893. billmaher. Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing.. September 13, 2023. September 13, 2023. Bill Maher.
  5. Web site: 'Real Time With Bill Maher' Returning to Air Without Writers Amid Strike. The Hollywood Reporter. September 13, 2023. September 15, 2023.
  6. Web site: Bill Maher postpones return to air, the latest host to balk at working during strike. ABC News. September 18, 2023. September 18, 2023.
  7. Web site: 'Real Time with Bill Maher' Set to Return This Friday, After Last Week's Decision to Push Pause. Variety. September 26, 2023. September 29, 2023.

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