The new season of 'Real Time with Bill Maher' begins tonight (Friday, August 17th) at 10PM, only on HBO! The top-of-show interview will be with documentary filmmaker, Peter Byck, whose latest film is Carbon Nation (carbonnationmovie.com).

The mid-show interview will be with Chelsea Handler, host of E!'s "Chelsea Lately."

Panel:

Mark Cuban – Media Mogul and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

Reihan Salam – CNN Contributor, columnist for The Daily, and blogger for National Review Online.

Alex Wagner – Host of MSNBC's "Now with Alex Wagner."