This week on the channel +3.7M views this week

Bill Maher moves from retirement spending to helicopter parenting

Six uploads pair the million-view "Moocher Nation" with new Overtime guests Ted Cruz, Kid Rock and Jim Vandehei.

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New Rule: Moocher Nation | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

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0:00Maher uses French unrest to introduce his argument about spending on retirees.
1:19He argues that younger people's interest in socialism reflects the benefits they see going to older generations.
2:35Medicare and Social Security form his case that America already has policies associated with socialism.
4:05He connects expensive housing and living costs with adult children's reliance on retired parents.
7:13Referencing Sicko, he closes with a warning about Social Security's financial future.

Retirees and overprotective parents occupy different ends of Bill Maher's week. After questioning the balance of government spending between generations in "New Rule: Moocher Nation | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)," he turns to childhood independence in "New Rule: Halloween Safetyism | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)." The new segment argues for giving children a break from helicopter parenting.

"Moocher Nation" has passed a million views, making it the most watched of the week's six uploads. Maher argues that Medicare and Social Security already embody policies associated with socialism, then questions how much governments can afford to promise. In the comments, viewers repeatedly bring the discussion back to their own decades of contributions and the distinction between earned benefits and handouts.

The Andy Beshear-Steve Hilton Overtime conversation is close to the same milestone. Alongside Maher's interview with Karoline Leavitt about Trump's possible response to Democratic midterm gains, those two October 24 uploads remain the channel's most active videos.

The fresh batch adds an Overtime conversation with Ted Cruz, Kid Rock and Jim Vandehei, plus "Monologue: The Whole Truth | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)," responding to Trump's lengthy social media post. All three new uploads are only an hour into their run.

The channel added roughly 10,000 subscribers over the week, putting three million within reach, although daily views are running below half their usual level. Seth Meyers and The Graham Norton Show are having busier-than-usual days; Maher's week has its strongest established audience around the retirement-spending argument.

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