Bill Maher Returns To Show Over Fears Aging Fan Base Will Die Off Before Writers’ Strike Ends

LOS ANGELES—In a controversial move earning him the ire of the Writers Guild of America, television host Bill Maher confirmed this week that he would cross picket lines to put his showback on the air, citing concerns his aging fan base would die off before the writers’ strike ended.

“Look, the fact is, we have no idea how long this thing could go on, and the people who actually enjoy my show are dying off by the day,” said the comedian and WGA member, explaining that his producers had shown him a series of actuarial charts and warned that his show would need a ratings bump this fall before his remaining viewers began to enter hospice.

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