Roundtable guests Doug McIntyre, Arianna Huffington and Michael Eric Dyson brought the heat factor up several notches as they discussed the latest developments in the Iraq war and the Supreme Court case challenging current Texas law outlawing sodomy between two consenting adults. Paul F. Tompkins pondered the validity of Martha Burk's protest against the Augusta National Golf Club's policy of not admitting women. Jerry Minor's comedic performance of a soul singer discovering his woman's infidelity closed the show.
Season 1 Episode 8 of Real Time with Bill Maher resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
Real Time with Bill Maher is a talk show that airs every friday night on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. Much like Politically Incorrect on ABC, Real Time features a panel of guests that discuss current events in politics and the media. It is an hour-long program that is filmed in front of a studio audience in Fairfax, Los Angeles.