Last Week Tonight with John Oliver offers a sharp, half-hour commentary on the latest happenings in news, politics, and societal issues. With a blend of humor and thorough research, John Oliver dives deep into a single topic each episode, revealing the absurdities and complexities often overlooked by mainstream media. His unique blend of wit and insight not only entertains but also informs, encouraging viewers to engage critically with current events. This show has become a staple for those seeking an intelligent yet humorous perspective on the week's most pressing matters.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Season 1
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POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola
Capital Punishment
Climate Change Denial
The Right to Be Forgotten
Net Neutrality
FIFA and the World Cup
Immigration Reform
Dr. Oz
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Income and Wealth Inequality
Incarceration in the United States
Nuclear Weapons and the United States
Native Advertising
Payday Loans
Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization
Student Debt
Scottish Independence Referendum
United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
Drones
Civil Forfeiture
Military Translators
Sugar
State Legislatures and ALEC
The Lottery
Season 2
Season 2
35 ep
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Marketing to Doctors
Tobacco
Elected Judges
Infrastructure
U.S. Territories
The NCAA
Municipal Violations
Government Surveillance
The IRS
Patents
Fashion
Standardized Testing
Paid Family Leave
Chickens
FIFA II
Bail
Torture
The Internet
Transgender Rights
Stadiums
Food Waste
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws
District of Columbia
Sex Education
Church
LGBT Discrimination
Public Defenders
Migrants and Refugees
Mental Health
North Dakota
Canada
Medicaid Gap
Prisoner Re-entry
Daily Fantasy Sports
Refugees & Pennies
Season 3
Season 3
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Voting
Abortion Laws
Donald Trump
Special Districts
Encryption
Border Wall
Congressional Fundraising
Credit Reports
Lead
Puerto Rico
Scientific Studies
911
Primaries and Caucuses
Debt Buyers
Retirement Plans
Brexit
Doping
Republican National Convention
Democratic National Convention
Journalism
Auto Lending
Charter Schools
Scandals
Police Accountability
Guantánamo
Third Parties
Opioids
School Segregation
Multilevel Marketing
President-Elect Trump
Season 4
Season 4
30 ep
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Trump vs. Truth
Putin
Obamacare
Dalai Lama
American Health Care Act
Federal Budget
Marijuana
Gerrymandering
French Elections
Ivanka & Jared
Net Neutrality II
Dialysis
Stupid Watergate
Paris Agreement
Brexit II
Coal
Vaccines
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Alex Jones
Border Patrol
North Korea
Nuclear Waste
Joe Arpaio
Corporate Consolidation
Forensic Science
Confederacy
Equifax
Floods
Economic Development
The Trump Presidency
Season 5
Season 5
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Trump vs. The World
Italian Election
NRA TV
Cryptocurrencies
Mike Pence
Immigration Courts
Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Corporate Taxes
Iran Deal
Rudy Giuliani
Venezuela
Drug Rehabilitation Clinics
Guardianship
Stupid Watergate II
Xi Jinping
Mexican Elections
Gene Editing
Workplace Sexual Harassment
Prosecutors
Astroturfing
Trade
Felony Disenfranchisement
Facebook
Brett Kavanaugh
Brazilian Elections
Saudi Arabia
State Attorneys General
Family Separation
Drain the Swamp
Authoritarianism
Season 6
Season 6
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Brexit III
Psychics
Automation
Robocalls
Public Shaming
WWE
Mobile Homes
Opioids II
Mueller Report
Lethal Injections
Green New Deal
Death Investigations
Medical Devices
Equal Rights Amendment
Impeachment
Everest
Warehouses
Boris Johnson
Prison Labor
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
Bias in Medicine
Filibuster
Legal Immigration
Compounding Pharmacies
One Child Policy
Weather
Trump & Syria
Voting Machines
SLAPP Suits
The Census
Season 7
Season 7
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Medicare for All
Modi
Coronavirus
Sheriffs
Coronavirus II
Coronavirus III
One America News Network
Essential Workers
Coronavirus Misinformation
COVID-19 Testing
United States Postal Service
Coronavirus Impact on Sports
Postal Voting
Police
Facial Recognition
Prisons & Jails
Coronavirus IX: Evictions
Conspiracy Theories
Uighurs
U.S. History
Juries
Border Wall
RNC 2020 & Kenosha
Supreme Court
Election 2020
The World Health Organization
Asylum
Trump & the Coronavirus and William Barr
Election Results 2020
Trump & Election Results
Season 8
Season 8
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Episode 210: The Next Pandemic
Episode 211: Meatpacking
Episode 212: Raids
Episode 213: Unemployment
Episode 214: Tucker Carlson
Episode 215: Plastics
Episode 216: The National Debt
Episode 217: Long-Term Care
Episode 218: Bankruptcy
Episode 219: Vaccine
Episode 220: Hair
Episode 221: Stand Your Ground
Episode 222: Sponcon
Episode 223: Asian Americans
Episode 224: Prison Heat
Episode 225: PACE
Episode 226: Health Care Sharing Ministries
Episode 227: Housing Discrimination
Episode 228: Emergency Medical Services
Episode 229: Opioids III – The Sacklers
Episode 230: Ransomware
Episode 231: Afghanistan
Episode 232: Lukashenko
Episode 233: Voting Rights
Episode 234: PFAS
Episode 235
Episode 236
Episode 237
Episode 238
Episode 239
Season 9
Season 9
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February 20, 2022: Critical Race Theory
February 27, 2022: Sex Work
March 6, 2022: Wrongful Convictions
March 13, 2022: Tickets
March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction
April 3, 2022: Trucks
April 10, 2022: Data Brokers
April 17, 2022: Police Interrogations
May 1, 2022: Environmental Racism
May 8, 2022: Abortion Ruling/Philippines Election
May 15, 2022: Utilities
May 22, 2022: Subway
June 5, 2022: School Police
June 12, 2022: Tech Monopolies
June 19, 2022: Rent
June 26, 2022: Water
July 24, 2022: Inflation
July 31, 2022: Mental Health Care
August 7, 2022: Monkeypox
August 14, 2022: Afghanistan
August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets
September 11, 2022: Law & Order
September 25, 2022: Bolsonaro
October 2, 2022: Museums
October 9, 2022: Crime Reporting
October 16, 2022: Transgender Rights II
October 30, 2022: Bail Reform
November 6, 2022: Election Subversion
November 13, 2022: The Monarchy
November 20, 2022: Qatar World Cup
Season 10
Season 10
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February 19, 2023: Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
February 26, 2023: Artificial Intelligence
March 5, 2023: Ron DeSantis
March 12, 2023: TANF
March 19, 2023: Timeshares
April 2, 2023: Solitary Confinement
April 9, 2023: Homeowners Associations
April 16, 2023: Farmworkers
April 23, 2023: Cryptocurrencies II
April 30, 2023: Biden and the Border
October 1, 2023: Prison Health Care
October 8, 2023: Homeschooling
October 15, 2023: Food Safety
October 22, 2023: McKinsey
October 29, 2023: Chocolate
November 5, 2023: Abortion Rights
November 12, 2023: Israel-Hamas War
November 19, 2023: Dollar Stores
December 3, 2023: Organ & Body Donations
December 10, 2023: Freight Trains
December 17, 2023: Elon Musk
Season 11
Season 11
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February 18, 2024: Supreme Court
February 25, 2024: Pig Butchering
March 3, 2024: Airplanes
March 10, 2024: State Medical Boards
March 17, 2024: Student Loan Debt
March 31, 2024: Food Delivery Apps
April 7, 2024: Death Penalty
April 14, 2024: Medicaid
April 21, 2024: UFOs
May 5, 2024: Public Libraries
May 12, 2024: Opioid Settlements
May 19, 2024: Corn Production
June 2, 2024: India Elections
June 9, 2024: Deep-Sea Mining
June 16, 2024: Trump's Second Term
June 23, 2024: UK Elections
July 21, 2024: Migrant Crime
July 28, 2024: The West Bank Settlements
August 4, 2024: RFK Jr.
August 11, 2024: Hawaii
August 18, 2024: Hospice Care
September 8, 2024: School Lunch Programs
September 22, 2024: Disability Benefits
September 29, 2024: Federal Courts
October 6, 2024: Traffic Stops
October 13, 2024: Election Subversion
October 27, 2024: Mass Deportations
November 3, 2024: Trump's Businesses
November 10, 2024: 2024 Election Results
November 17, 2024: TikTok Ban
Season 12
Season 12
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February 16, 2025: Trump 2.0
February 23, 2025: Facebook
March 2, 2025: Tipping
March 9, 2025: ICE Detention Facilities
March 16, 2025: Sports Betting
March 30, 2025: Tasers
April 6, 2025: Trans Athletes
April 13, 2025: Trump & Tariffs
April 27, 2025: Health Agency Cuts
May 4, 2025: Deportations
May 11, 2025: Alliance Defending Freedom
May 18, 2025: Trump in the Press
June 1, 2025: Air Traffic Controllers
June 8, 2025: Med Spas
June 15, 2025: Child Incarceration
June 22, 2025: AI Content
June 29, 2025: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
July 27, 2025: Gang Databases
August 3, 2025: Deferred Prosecution Agreements
August 10, 2025: Deportation Promise
August 17, 2025: Make America Healthy Again
September 7, 2025: Higher Education
September 21, 2025: Jimmy Kimmel Suspension
September 28, 2025: Benjamin Netanyahu
October 5, 2025: Presidential Libraries
October 12, 2025: Paramount Skydance Merger
October 26, 2025
November 2, 2025
November 9, 2025
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