Trivia / Real Time with Bill Maher

• Adored by the Network: Heavily promoted by the network and its related apps, in spite (or perhaps because of) its centrist (if not sometimes right-wing) leanings. Its strong push following the 2023 Writer's Strike is theorized to be in response to Maher's willingness to side with the networks over the writers and actors and break the strike to return to work. Regardless of the motivation, the show receives an inordinate amount of promotion and is highlighted by the network's app even if new episodes don't even crack the "Top 10 Series" list.
• In Memoriam:
  • Parodied with "A Farewell to Douchebags", a montage of unpopular politicians and political figures who lost during election cycles.
  • Played straight with Richard Jeni and Christopher Hitchens' deaths, as Bill showed montages of their previous appearances on this show and his previous show Politically Incorrect.

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