Rated: TV-MA for Adult Content (AC) and Adult Language (AL)



Tonight's episode is Live from L.A.



Tonight, Bill welcomes:



* Former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN), who lost a bid for the Senate in the 2006 election to Bill Frist, partly due to a famous attack ad.

* Sean Penn, Oscar-winning actor and activist who has independently visited Baghdad and New Orleans in humanitarian missions.

* Garry Shandling, Emmy-winning comedian, most famous for "The Larry Sanders Show."



Bills guests via satellite:



* Tommy Thompson, former Governor of Wisconsin and Health and Human Services Secretary who announced a bid for the GOP nomination for President.

* Dr. Sanjay Gupta, neurosurgeon most famous for being a medical correspondent for CNN and CBS.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 11 of Real Time with Bill Maher resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Real Time with Bill Maher Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - February 16, 2007
• s05e02 - February 23, 2007
• s05e03 - March 2, 2007
• s05e04 - March 9, 2007
• s05e05 - March 16, 2007
• s05e06 - March 23, 2007
• s05e07 - March 30, 2007
• s05e08 - April 13, 2007
• s05e09 - April 20, 2007
• s05e10 - April 27, 2007
• s05e11 - May 4, 2007
• s05e12 - May 11, 2007
• s05e13 - May 18, 2007
• s05e14 - May 25, 2007
• s05e15 - August 24, 2007
• s05e16 - August 31, 2007
• s05e17 - September 7, 2007
• s05e18 - September 14, 2007
• s05e19 - September 21, 2007
• s05e20 - September 28, 2007
• s05e21 - October 12, 2007
• s05e22 - October 19, 2007
• s05e23 - October 26, 2007
• s05e24 - November 2, 2007

Real Time with Bill Maher Show Summary

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.