Bill Maher is going back to work without his writers. Maher announced on social media yesterday that Real Time with Bill Maher will return to HBO. The show will be back with an original episode on Friday September 22 at 10 p.m. Maher will become the first late-night host to return to air. Given that there will be no writers on the show, Maher’s monologue, desk piece and New Rules segment will be cut, as they were during the 2007/08 strike. The format will be a panel discussion with Maher and guests.