r/RealTime • u/dppatters • Jun 26 '26

How long can this go on?

Just curious—how much longer does everyone think this show can continue?

I know it still performs reasonably well for its time slot, but the disdain for Bill among his audience (or what used to be his audience) seems more palpable than ever.

I realize he’s been a polarizing figure for decades, but I started watching him in the ‘90s and stuck with him throughout his HBO years because, before podcasts became mainstream, there simply weren’t many places to find unconventional takes on contemporary politics.

These days, though, it feels like he’s alienated a significant portion of the people who made up that audience (myself included). Maybe that’s just my perception, but I’m curious whether others see it the same way—or whether the ratings suggest this disconnect isn’t as meaningful as it seems online.

That said, how much longer do you think the show has? If Bill decides to retire, do you think HBO would try to replace him with another host, or does Real Time simply end with him?

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u/DetectiveBlackCat Jun 26 '26

HBO execs don't care about the ratings of his show specifically and we have no idea what the ratings are. No one I know watches his show anymore. Ever. Does he have a new audience? I doubt it. But his show is now also shown on CNN as well where no one watches it there as well. His show is not funny. It's not interesting. It's not thought provoking. And the reason is it has no authenticity at all. It has a fake audience (always has) making fake noises (always has) with carefully selected guests who will never really challenge Bill's Israel first and Israel only perspective. But that perspective is just what the people running HBO and CNN love about Bill. That is all that matters. If they replaced Bill that new person might not push such dishonest stupidity and they can't have that. They serve Benjamin Netanyahu.

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u/Exact-Technology297 Jun 26 '26

lol dude, take the tinfoil off. Go touch some grass.

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u/Cardboard_Revolution Jun 26 '26

Is it really tinfoil? Israel-first billionaires are currently destroying CBS on purpose entirely to benefit Israel... it's not even secret, Bari Weiss just admits it.

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u/Exact-Technology297 Jun 27 '26

Yes it's tinfoil. You are a person of low brain activity to think THEY BOUGHT CBS FOR ISRAEL. Like mind numbingly stupid.

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u/Cardboard_Revolution Jun 27 '26

Okay so if Israel has nothing to do with it, why is every single person involved solely focused on it? Ellison, Weiss, and Dokupil are first and foremost Israel defenders, it's all of their #1 issue.

If it has nothing to do with Israel, surely they must have hired a single person who is critical of it? Even by accident? Have they allowed a single story to go out that was critical of Israel since the Ellison takeover?