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The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 1 - February 19, 2010
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #1 - February 19, 2010

    S8:E1

    Guests: Chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel Elizabeth Warren, comedienne Wanda Sykes, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane , former Governor Eliot Spitzer, and Norah O'Donnell Topics: Lack of action by government, bipartisanship, the filibuster, Obama's handling of terrorism, torture, controversy over Family Guy's Down's Syndrome episode, race and criticism of Obama, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Kevin Smith's airplane incident, obesity, Bill's tweet criticizing media coverage of Haiti

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 2 - February 26, 2010
    6.1/10(24 votes)

    #2 - February 26, 2010

    S8:E2

    Guests: President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass, journalist Chrystia Freeland, political writer Reihan Salam, actress Olivia Wilde, comedian Adam Carolla, comedian Chris Rock Topics: Iran, health care, Obama Republicans summit, Congress majority, guns, defense budget, caged animals

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 3 - March 05, 2010
    6.9/10(29 votes)

    #3 - March 05, 2010

    S8:E3

    Guests: Actor Sean Penn, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-founder of the Huffington Post Arianna Huffington, director Michael Moore Topics: Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, Hugo Chávez, Economic activism, Health Care, the economy regulation of the financial industry, labor relations, the Oscars, Republican fundraising tactics, the Media

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 4 - March 12, 2010
    7.0/10(27 votes)

    #4 - March 12, 2010

    S8:E4

    Guests: Senator Michael Bennet, actor Hill Harper, former Governor Gary Johnson, Amy Holmes, journalist John Heilemann Topics: Health care, deficit spending and the national debt, climate change, marijuana legalization, race relations, Mitt Romney, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness, Eric Massa, Game Change, Liz Cheney, education, Jihad Jane

    Director:Hal Grant
    Writers:Matt Gunn, Adam Felber, Bill Maher, Jay Jaroch, Scott Carter, Chris Kelly, Brian Jacobsmeyer

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  5. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 5 - March 19, 2010
    7.0/10(27 votes)

    #5 - March 19, 2010

    S8:E5

    Guests: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D), economist Stephen Moore, PoliticsDaily.com editor-in-chief Melinda Henneberger and actor Emile Hirsch Topics: Health care, the economy, regulation of banking and insurance industries, the Congo, blood diamonds, "blood minerals" from the Congo (tantalum, tungsten, and tin), Oxfam, access to clean water in developing countries, campaign finance reform

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 6 - March 26, 2010
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #6 - March 26, 2010

    S8:E6

    Guests: Journalist and author Christopher Hitchens, journalist Jonathan Capehart, musician Rob Thomas, President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten and comedian Jeff Garlin Topics: Health care, Catholic sex abuse cases, war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Tea Party movement, Birthers, John McCain, the National Debt, Education Reform, Jesse James sex scandal, Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act, altering of curriculum and guidelines for textbooks by conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education, Intelligent design, Internet flames, Celebrity political activism, Political correctness

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 7 - April 09, 2010
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #7 - April 09, 2010

    S8:E7

    Guests: Musician Billie Joe Armstrong, chef Alice Waters, and comedian Chris Rock Topics: Bill conducts one-on-one interviews

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 8 - April 16, 2010
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #8 - April 16, 2010

    S8:E8

    Guests: Journalist David Remnick, economist Simon Johnson, journalist Laura Flanders, fmr. governor Jesse Ventura, film producer Lawrence Bender Topics: Tea Party movement, taxation, Goldman Sachs scandal, nuclear weapons, Supreme Court

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 9 - April 23, 2010
    6.2/10(16 votes)

    #9 - April 23, 2010

    S8:E9

    Guests: Rep. Alan Grayson, author Susan Eisenhower, journalist Matthew Continetti, author Richard A. Clarke and via satellite Dr. Jack Kevorkian Topics: Arizona immigration law, racism in America, Army recruitment standards, technology, cyber war, South Park controversy, moderate Republicans, Sarah Palin

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 10 - April 30, 2010
    6.0/10(15 votes)

    #10 - April 30, 2010

    S8:E10

    Guests: Rep. Anthony Weiner, political commentator Chris Matthews, economist Laura Tyson, author Ross Douthat, politician John Bolton Topics: Gulf of Mexico oil spill, oil dependency, High-speed rail technology, Goldman Sachs Senate hearings, Arizona immigration law, Charlie Crist, 2010 midterm elections

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 11 - May 07, 2010
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    #11 - May 07, 2010

    S8:E11

    Guests: Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, novelist Salman Rushdie, business news anchor Alexis Glick, journalist David Frum, historian Alan Brinkley Topics: 2010 Times Square car bomb attempt, Muslim Americans, immigration, Gulf of Mexico oil spill, climate change denial, Big Business

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 12 - May 14, 2010
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    #12 - May 14, 2010

    S8:E12

    Guests: Journalist Sebastian Junger, Mayor Cory Booker, columnist John Avlon, author S. E. Cupp, Rep. Darrell Issa Topics: Elena Kagan Supreme Court nomination, religion, MMS and oil drilling regulation, Miranda rights, tasering

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 13 - May 21, 2010
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    #13 - May 21, 2010

    S8:E13

    Guests: Economist Nouriel Roubini, author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, radio host Michael Eric Dyson, columnist John Fund, comedian Patton Oswalt Topics: Libertarianism, Rand Paul, Robert Bork, oil spill containment, Richard Blumenthal, Anwar al-Awlaki

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 14 - May 28, 2010
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #14 - May 28, 2010

    S8:E14

    Guests: CEO of EarthEcho International Philippe Cousteau, Jr., senior editor for Newsweek Jonathan Alter, Republican political strategist Patrick Ruffini, philosopher and civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West, author Scott Turow Topics: Oil spill, Obama's reaction to the spill, black/white net worth gap, Supreme Court

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 15 - June 04, 2010
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    #15 - June 04, 2010

    S8:E15

    Guests: Political strategist Paul Begala, journalist Andrew Sullivan, The Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel, environmental advocate Van Jones, filmmaker Judd Apatow Topics: Oil spill, Gaza flotilla raid, Joe McGinniss, Al Gore, marriage and divorce, Climate change Denial

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 16 - June 11, 2010
    6.2/10(21 votes)

    #16 - June 11, 2010

    S8:E16

    Guests: Queen Noor of Jordan, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, ex-Senate Maj. Leader Bill Frist, director Oliver Stone Topics: Oil spill, Republican filibustering, Dan Duncan and inheritance tax, "running government like a business", Nikki Haley, Military budget of the United States, Helen Thomas' Israel comments

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 17 - September 17, 2010
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #17 - September 17, 2010

    S8:E17

    Guests: Filmmaker Michael Moore, economist Robert Reich, actor Jon Hamm, journalist Martha Raddatz, Republican strategist Mark McKinnon Topics: The Tea Party movement, Newt Gingrich describing Obama as having a 'Kenyan world view', Islamophobia in America, Christine O'Donnell's appearance on Politically Incorrect, the Democratic Party's new logo, tax cuts, Afghanistan, Republicans threatening to repeal health care reform, Republicans as the 'party of no', moderate Republicans

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 18 - September 24, 2010
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    #18 - September 24, 2010

    S8:E18

    Guests: Pat Tillman's brother Richard Tillman, conservative activist Andrew Breitbart, CNN analyst Amy Holmes, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, author and scientist Ann Druyan Topics: Pat Tillman, Pledge to America, healthcare repeal, Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal, Christine O'Donnell, evolution, science, climate change, Obama's Wars

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 19 - October 01, 2010
    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #19 - October 01, 2010

    S8:E19

    Guests: Author Bob Woodward, TIME magazine columnist Joe Klein, philosopher and civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West, co-founder of Huffington Post Ariana Huffington, actor and comedian David Cross Topics: Hamid Karzai, 2010 Elections, Carl Paladino, Meg Whitman, the economy, personal responsibility, Bishop Eddie Long, homophobia, social network services

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 20 - October 08, 2010
    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #20 - October 08, 2010

    S8:E20

    Guests: Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, conservative commentator S. E. Cupp, comedian P. J. O'Rourke, journalist Joshua Green Topics: Gene Cranick, zero-sum economic theory, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Christine O'Donnell, Rich Iott, climate change, religion

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 21 - October 15, 2010
    6.0/10(15 votes)

    #21 - October 15, 2010

    S8:E21

    Guests: Activist Al Sharpton, columnist Markos Moulitsas, musician John Legend, Dana Loesch, columnist Dan Neil Topics: Bill O'Reilly, Tea Party movement, 2010 Craziest Candidate Countdown, electric cars, education, Brett Favre

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 22 - October 22, 2010
    7.1/10(27 votes)

    #22 - October 22, 2010

    S8:E22

    Guests: Actor George Clooney, film director Rob Reiner, journalist Jake Tapper, political commentator Nicolle Wallace, Levi Johnston Topics: Crisis in Sudan, Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill, Campaign financing, 1st Amendment/ O'Donnell, Tea Party, 2010 elections, Sarah Palin, 'Don't ask, don't tell'

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 23 - October 29, 2010
    6.0/10(16 votes)

    #23 - October 29, 2010

    S8:E23

    Guests: Former US President Jimmy Carter, comedian Zach Galifianakis, political analyst Lawrence O'Donnell, political strategist Margaret Hoover, journalist Reihan Salam Topics: White House Diary, 2010 midterm elections, violence and the Tea Party, 2010 Craziest Candidate Countdown, Prop 19, separation of church and state

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 24 - November 05, 2010
    5.8/10(17 votes)

    #24 - November 05, 2010

    S8:E24

    Guests: Commentator Bill O'Reilly, Rep. Darrell Issa, journalist Fareed Zakaria, comedian Dana Gould, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty Topics: 2010 midterm election results, Obama's response to election results, Republican plan, balancing the budget and cuts, social justice, education, military budget, prison population, Rep. and Dem. cooperation

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 8 Episode 25 - November 12, 2010
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - November 12, 2010

    S8:E25

    Guests: Commentator Mike Huckabee, filmmaker Michael Moore, author Nora Ephron, reporter Jessica Yellin, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) Topics: Bush, Obama, midterm elections, Iraq, veterans, health care, deficit

    Director:Unknown
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"February 19, 2010" is the best rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" season 8. It scored 7.5/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/19/2010. This episode is rated 1.4 points higher than the second-best, "February 26, 2010".