"Bill Maher's 'Real Time' Returns to Air Amid Writer Strike"
Real Time With Bill Maher is set to return to the air without its writers amid the ongoing writers' strike. Host Bill Maher expressed sympathy for the writers' issues but emphasized the struggles faced by the rest of the staff. The show will resume without pre-written segments, but Maher assured viewers that the heart of the show, the panel discussion, will continue. This decision follows other daytime talk shows resuming production without writers, while major late-night series like Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert remain on hiatus. The strikes have led to job losses and financial hardships in the entertainment industry.