Episodes from the twentieth season of Real Time with Bill Maher, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, did not premiere live, making this the first season whose episodes were pre-recorded. They were taped at 7:00 pm ET from the show's studio with a limited audience due to the pandemic, with all guests appearing in studio, and aired unchanged at 10:00 pm ET.
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