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Stub

The show did tape at CBS Television City (even though it was on ABC) for at least part of its lifetime. I personally attended a taping there. I don't know the dates that it taped there versus Hollywood Ceter though, so I'm not sure how to edit to reflect this.

[edit] Cancellation=

Unless someone can actually cite a source that shows that Maher's post-9/11 comments were a factor in the cancellation, or even considered as such, it has no place in this article. Especially since it is just not true. The show was cancelled due to long term declining ratings and any number of financial matters. Maher deciding to blame Disney and make himself into a free speech martyr at every chance he gets doesn't make it true. Cite or delete. President David Palmer 06:22, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

It should be kept regardless. It's a notable controversy. On the flip side, can you cite that it's not true and that it was canceled due to "long term declining ratings and any number of financial matters"?--SeizureDog 05:31, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Describing the controversy is different than suggesting the controversy led to the show's cancellation. David is challenging the claim, and the onus is on editors to supply a citation if the claim is to be retained. From what I can tell, there is no clear answer as to why the show was canceled; it's true that many (including Maher) tied it to his remarks, but ABC said it was strictly about ratings. I rewrote some of the section. I could not verify the quote that was attributed to Maher; accounts vary, particularly on the last sentence, and the most reliable source I found for the version in this article was the New York Post, which is not known for fact-checking. I used a different version from New York Times instead. I also removed the last paragraph in that section; it had two reference citations to imdb.com, which is a site where anyone can post anything (like Wikipedia), and is not a reliable source. -Agyle 14:05, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Criticism

"These criticisms are somewhat nulled by the fact that the point of the show was to showcase Bill Maher's opinions, and he should not be prosecuted because his opinions are liberal." -Is it just me, or does this sentence not make a lot of sense. If his show is called Politically Incorrect and his opinions are politically correct, that strikes me as a reason for criticism. Does the author mean "nullified?" Also who "prosecuted" Maher?--Drunkencorgimaster 23:26, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] German blog called Politically Incorrect

What about including some reference to the immensely popular Islam-critical German blog Politically Incorrect? It takes a pro-US and pro-Israel stance and drew harsh criticism itself for alleged Islamophobia. 217.236.238.169 (talk) 19:04, 19 November 2007 (UTC)