Guests: Commentator Paul Begala, BBC reporter Katty Kay, blogger Meghan McCain, columnist Joel Stein, writer Hooman Maj

Topics: Iranian presidential election, 2009, health care reform, David Letterman joke controversy, sexuality and infidelity in politics, 2009 imprisonment of US journalists by North Korea

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 7 Episode 17 of Real Time with Bill Maher resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Real Time with Bill Maher Season 7 Episodes...

• s07e01 - February 20, 2009
• s07e02 - February 27, 2009
• s07e03 - March 06, 2009
• s07e04 - March 13, 2009
• s07e05 - March 20, 2009
• s07e06 - March 27, 2009
• s07e07 - April 03, 2009
• s07e08 - April 10, 2009
• s07e09 - April 24, 2009
• s07e10 - May 01, 2009
• s07e11 - May 08, 2009
• s07e12 - May 15, 2009
• s07e13 - May 22, 2009
• s07e14 - May 29, 2009
• s07e15 - June 05, 2009
• s07e16 - June 12, 2009
• s07e17 - June 19, 2009
• s07e18 - June 26, 2009
• s07e19 - July 17, 2009
• s07e20 - July 24, 2009
• s07e21 - July 31, 2009
• s07e22 - August 07, 2009
• s07e23 - August 14, 2009
• s07e24 - August 21, 2009
• s07e25 - August 28, 2009
• s07e26 - September 11, 2009
• s07e27 - September 18, 2009
• s07e28 - September 25, 2009
• s07e29 - October 02, 2009
• s07e30 - October 09, 2009
• s07e31 - October 16, 2009

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.