Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is an American late-night talk show created and hosted by John Oliver for HBO. The show takes a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events. [1]
As of November 17,2024, [update] 321 episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver have aired. [2] The tenth season of the show premiered on February 19, 2023. [3]
In May 2023, production was temporarily halted due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. [4] The strike ended on September 27, 2023, and production of the show resumed. [5] As a result, only 21 episodes were produced in Season 10, rather than the 30 shows produced in the previous seven seasons, with production extending into the month of December, a month in which the show had previously gone dark.
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 24 | April 27, 2014 | November 9, 2014 | |
2 | 35 | February 8, 2015 | November 22, 2015 | |
3 | 30 | February 14, 2016 | November 13, 2016 | |
4 | 30 | February 12, 2017 | November 12, 2017 | |
5 | 30 | February 18, 2018 | November 18, 2018 | |
6 | 30 | February 17, 2019 | November 17, 2019 | |
7 | 30 | February 16, 2020 | November 15, 2020 | |
8 | 30 | February 14, 2021 | November 14, 2021 | |
9 | 30 | February 20, 2022 | November 20, 2022 | |
10 | 21 | February 19, 2023 | December 17, 2023 | |
11 | 30 | February 18, 2024 | November 17, 2024 | |
12 | 6 | February 16, 2025 | TBC |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | April 27, 2014 | 1.11 [6] | |
2 | 2 | May 4, 2014 | 1.19 [7] | |
3 | 3 | May 11, 2014 | 1.01 [8] | |
4 | 4 | May 18, 2014 | 1.03 [9] | |
5 | 5 | June 1, 2014 | 0.99 [10] | |
6 | 6 | June 8, 2014 | 0.95 [11] | |
7 | 7 | June 15, 2014 | 0.91 [12] | |
8 | 8 | June 22, 2014 | 0.89 [13] | |
9 | 9 | June 29, 2014 | 0.85 [14] | |
10 | 10 | July 13, 2014 | 0.84 [15] | |
11 | 11 | July 20, 2014 | 0.92 [16] | |
12 | 12 | July 27, 2014 | 1.00 [17] | |
13 | 13 | August 3, 2014 | 0.96 [18] | |
14 | 14 | August 10, 2014 | 0.94 [19] | |
15 | 15 | August 17, 2014 | 1.03 [20] | |
16 | 16 | September 7, 2014 | 0.66 [21] | |
17 | 17 | September 14, 2014 | 0.70 [22] | |
18 | 18 | September 21, 2014 | 0.83 [23] | |
19 | 19 | September 28, 2014 | 0.71 [24] | |
20 | 20 | October 5, 2014 | 0.66 [25] | |
21 | 21 | October 19, 2014 | 0.62 [26] | |
22 | 22 | October 26, 2014 | 0.76 [27] | |
23 | 23 | November 2, 2014 | 0.60 [28] | |
24 | 24 | November 9, 2014 | 0.80 [29] |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 1 | February 8, 2015 | 0.72 [30] | |
26 | 2 | February 15, 2015 | 0.51 [31] | |
27 | 3 | February 22, 2015 | 0.47 [32] | |
28 | 4 | March 1, 2015 | 0.71 [33] | |
29 | 5 | Voting rights in the US territories | March 8, 2015 | 0.69 [34] |
30 | 6 | March 15, 2015 | 0.84 [35] | |
31 | 7 | March 22, 2015 | 0.78 [36] | |
32 | 8 | April 5, 2015 | 0.65 [37] | |
33 | 9 | April 12, 2015 | 1.32 [38] | |
34 | 10 | April 19, 2015 | 1.45 [39] | |
35 | 11 | April 26, 2015 | 1.39 [40] | |
36 | 12 | May 3, 2015 | 1.40 [41] | |
37 | 13 | May 10, 2015 | 1.20 [42] | |
38 | 14 | May 17, 2015 | 1.04 [43] | |
39 | 15 | May 31, 2015 | 1.39 [44] | |
40 | 16 | June 7, 2015 | 1.26 [45] | |
41 | 17 | June 14, 2015 | 1.26 [46] | |
42 | 18 | June 21, 2015 | 1.37 [47] | |
43 | 19 | June 28, 2015 | 1.24 [48] | |
44 | 20 | July 12, 2015 | 1.01 [49] | |
45 | 21 | July 19, 2015 | 1.04 [50] | |
46 | 22 | July 26, 2015 | 0.94 [51] | |
47 | 23 | August 2, 2015 | 0.98 [52] | |
48 | 24 | August 9, 2015 | 0.93 [53] | |
49 | 25 | August 16, 2015 | 1.01 [54] | |
50 | 26 | August 23, 2015 | 1.03 [55] | |
51 | 27 | September 13, 2015 | 0.69 [56] | |
52 | 28 | September 27, 2015 | 0.66 [57] | |
53 | 29 | October 4, 2015 | 0.68 [58] | |
54 | 30 | October 11, 2015 | 0.70 [59] | |
55 | 31 | October 18, 2015 | 0.72 [60] | |
56 | 32 | November 1, 2015 | 0.69 [61] | |
57 | 33 | November 8, 2015 | 0.91 [62] | |
58 | 34 | November 15, 2015 | 0.71 [63] | |
59 | 35 | November 22, 2015 | 0.78 [64] |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|
60 | 1 | February 14, 2016 | 1.02 [65] | |
61 | 2 | February 21, 2016 | 0.92 [66] | |
62 | 3 | February 28, 2016 | 0.70 [67] | |
63 | 4 | March 6, 2016 | 0.82 [68] | |
64 | 5 | March 13, 2016 | 0.96 [69] | |
65 | 6 | March 20, 2016 | 0.93 [70] | |
66 | 7 | April 3, 2016 | 0.95 [71] | |
67 | 8 | April 10, 2016 | 0.91 [72] | |
68 | 9 | April 17, 2016 | 0.85 [73] | |
69 | 10 | April 24, 2016 | 1.34 [74] | |
70 | 11 | May 8, 2016 | 1.42 [75] | |
71 | 12 | May 15, 2016 | 1.38 [76] | |
72 | 13 | May 22, 2016 | 1.27 [77] | |
73 | 14 | June 5, 2016 | 1.61 [78] | |
74 | 15 | June 12, 2016 | 1.21 [79] | |
75 | 16 | June 19, 2016 | 1.44 [80] | |
76 | 17 | June 26, 2016 | 1.53 [81] | |
77 | 18 | July 24, 2016 | 1.09 [82] | |
78 | 19 | July 31, 2016 | 1.27 [83] | |
79 | 20 | August 7, 2016 | 1.01 [84] | |
80 | 21 | August 14, 2016 | 0.97 [85] | |
81 | 22 | August 21, 2016 | 1.15 [86] | |
82 | 23 | September 25, 2016 | 0.88 [87] | |
83 | 24 | October 2, 2016 | 1.10 [88] | |
84 | 25 | October 9, 2016 | 1.08 [89] | |
85 | 26 | October 16, 2016 | 1.34 [90] | |
86 | 27 | October 23, 2016 | 1.18 [91] | |
87 | 28 | October 30, 2016 | 1.03 [92] | |
88 | 29 | November 6, 2016 | 1.05 [93] | |
89 | 30 | November 13, 2016 | 1.17 [94] |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
90 | 1 | February 12, 2017 | 1.19 [95] | ||
91 | 2 | February 19, 2017 | 1.25 [96] | ||
Guests: Singers and dancers Olivia Cipolla,Michaela Sprague,Nicole Medoro,Mishay Petronelli and Wesley Faucher | |||||
92 | 3 | Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) | February 26, 2017 | 0.72 [97] | |
Other segment: Immigration policy of Donald Trump | |||||
93 | 4 | March 5, 2017 | 1.28 [98] | ||
94 | 5 | March 12, 2017 | 1.12 [99] | ||
Other segments: International Women's Day,Wikileaks' March 2017 CIA disclosures Guests: Actors Thomas Kopache,Rob Corddry | |||||
95 | 6 | March 19, 2017 | 1.03 [100] | ||
Other segments: Trump Tower wiretapping allegations,La Paz traffic zebras | |||||
96 | 7 | April 2, 2017 | 1.18 [101] | ||
Other segments: Trump Tower wiretapping allegations,United Kingdom invocation of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union,La Paz traffic zebras Guest: Actor and puppeteer Noel MacNeal | |||||
97 | 8 | April 9, 2017 | 1.15 [102] | ||
Other segments: 2017 Shayrat missile strike,Bill O'Reilly sexual harassment lawsuits Guest: Actor Thomas Kopache | |||||
98 | 9 | April 16, 2017 | 1.18 [103] | ||
99 | 10 | April 23, 2017 | 1.19 [104] | ||
Other segments: 2017 North Korean missile tests,2017 Turkish constitutional referendum Guest: Actor Gilbert Gottfried | |||||
100 | 11 | May 7, 2017 | 1.18 [105] | ||
Main article: Net Neutrality II Other segments: Eight Mile Style v New Zealand National Party,American Health Care Act of 2017 | |||||
101 | 12 | May 14, 2017 | 1.36 [106] | ||
Other segments: Dismissal of James Comey,Bill English | |||||
102 | 13 | May 21, 2017 | 1.42 [107] | ||
Main article: Stupid Watergate Other segments: Donald Trump's disclosure of classified information to Russia,Comey memos,Transportation Security Administration Guests: Sesame Street penguins (performed by actors and puppeteers Pam Arciero,Tyler Bunch,Stephanie D'Abruzzo,and John Kennedy) | |||||
103 | 14 | June 4, 2017 | 1.22 [108] | ||
Other segments: 2017 London Bridge attack,Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections | |||||
104 | 15 | June 11, 2017 | 1.24 [109] | ||
105 | 16 | June 18, 2017 | 1.28 [110] | ||
106 | 17 | June 25, 2017 | 1.31 [111] | ||
107 | 18 | July 2, 2017 | 1.14 [112] | ||
Other segments: Donald Trump's Twitter comments about Mika Brzezinski,Trump administration's travel ban,the Hall of Presidents wax museum in Gettysburg Guests: Actors Steve Schirripa,Campbell Scott,Anna Kendrick,Michael McKean,James Cromwell,and Laura Linney | |||||
108 | 19 | Alex Jones and InfoWars | July 30, 2017 | 1.76 [113] | |
109 | 20 | August 6, 2017 | 1.75 [114] | ||
110 | 21 | August 13, 2017 | 1.93 [115] | ||
111 | 22 | August 20, 2017 | 1.76 [116] | ||
Other segments: Departure of Steve Bannon,Donald Trump's response to Charlottesville | |||||
112 | 23 | September 10, 2017 | 0.97 [117] | ||
113 | 24 | September 24, 2017 | 1.25 [118] | ||
Other segments: 2017 NFL U.S. national anthem protest,Tom Price and Steven Mnuchin private jet scandals | |||||
114 | 25 | October 1, 2017 | 1.27 [119] | ||
Other segments: Trump administration's tax reform proposal,aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico Guests: Actors Josh Charles,Shannon Woodward,Josh Lucas,Samira Wiley,Robert John Burke | |||||
115 | 26 | October 8, 2017 | 1.30 [120] | ||
Other segments: Trump's response to Hurricane Maria's impact on Puerto Rico,Trump's feud with Rex Tillerson,Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations Guest: TV host Stephen Colbert | |||||
116 | 27 | October 15, 2017 | 1.25 [121] | ||
Other segments: Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations,United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action | |||||
117 | 28 | October 29, 2017 | 0.96 [122] | ||
118 | 29 | November 5, 2017 | 1.01 [123] | ||
119 | 30 | November 12, 2017 | 1.20 [124] | ||
Guests: Actors Thomas Kopache,Jack McBrayer,Tom Hanks,actor and puppeteer Noel MacNeal,Sesame Street penguins (performed by actors and puppeteers Ryan Dillon,Frankie Cordero,Peter Linz and Carmen Osbahr) |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
120 | 1 | Trump vs. The World (soft power) | February 18, 2018 | 1.20 [125] | |
Other segments:Parkland,Florida school shooting,corruption investigations against Benjamin Netanyahu,resignation of Jacob Zuma,Barnaby Joyce | |||||
121 | 2 | February 25, 2018 | 1.11 [126] | ||
Other segments:Judge dismissing lawsuit by Murray Energy against Last Week Tonight,Trump's proposal to arm teachers,Justin Trudeau,and Donald Trump Jr. in India | |||||
122 | 3 | March 4, 2018 | 0.94 [127] | ||
Other segments:Trump White House staffing challenges,Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs | |||||
123 | 4 | March 11, 2018 | 1.08 [128] | ||
Other segments:2018 North Korea–United States summit,International Women's Day Guests:Keegan-Michael Key | |||||
124 | 5 | Mike Pence and the announcement of the book A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo | March 18, 2018 | 1.23 [129] | |
Other segments:Dismissal of Rex Tillerson,poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal,2018 Russian presidential election Guests:Jim Parsons,Jesse Tyler Ferguson,John Lithgow (voice-over) | |||||
125 | 6 | April 1, 2018 | 1.26 [130] | ||
126 | 7 | April 8, 2018 | 1.13 [131] | ||
Other segments:Scott Pruitt's ethics scandals,2018 Hungarian parliamentary election Guests:Rachel Dratch | |||||
127 | 8 | Corporate tax avoidance in the United States,Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 | April 15, 2018 | 1.23 [132] | |
128 | 9 | April 22, 2018 | 1.19 [133] | ||
129 | 10 | May 6, 2018 | 1.24 [134] | ||
Other segments:Don Blankenship and 2018 West Virginia Senate election,John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward | |||||
130 | 11 | May 13, 2018 | 1.03 [135] | ||
131 | 12 | May 20, 2018 | 1.28 [136] | ||
132 | 13 | June 3, 2018 | 1.14 [137] | ||
133 | 14 | June 10, 2018 | 1.14 [138] | ||
Other segments:United Kingdom Parliamentary censorship laws,Rodrigo Duterte | |||||
134 | 15 | China and Xi Jinping | June 17, 2018 | 1.19 [139] | |
Other segments:2018 North Korea–United States summit,Trump administration family separation policy Guests:Ryan Barger (voiceover) and Ryan Buggle | |||||
135 | 16 | June 24, 2018 | 0.94 [140] | ||
136 | 17 | CRISPR and genome editing | July 1, 2018 | 1.12 [141] | |
Other segment:Retirement of Anthony Kennedy | |||||
137 | 18 | July 29, 2018 | 0.92 [142] | ||
138 | 19 | August 5, 2018 | 0.99 [143] | ||
Other segment:Trials of Paul Manafort | |||||
139 | 20 | August 12, 2018 | 1.03 [144] | ||
Other segments:Unite the Right 2,Laura Ingraham,Canada-Saudi Arabia diplomatic dispute,Vilnius tourism advertisement | |||||
140 | 21 | August 19, 2018 | 1.17 [145] | ||
141 | 22 | September 9, 2018 | 0.90 [146] | ||
Other segments:Brett Kavanaugh and Supreme Court lifetime appointments,International Space Station leak | |||||
142 | 23 | September 23, 2018 | 1.01 [147] | ||
Other segment:Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations Guests:Sarah Silverman,Thomas Middleditch (voice-over), | |||||
143 | 24 | September 30, 2018 | 1.16 [148] | ||
Other segments:Donald Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly,new Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty | |||||
144 | 25 | October 7, 2018 | 1.00 [149] | ||
Other segment:Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination | |||||
145 | 26 | October 14, 2018 | 0.92 [150] | ||
Other segments:2018 Florida gubernatorial election,United States Senate election in Texas,2018,News anchors on Instagram | |||||
146 | 27 | October 28, 2018 | 0.92 [151] | ||
147 | 28 | November 4, 2018 | 0.65 [152] | ||
Other segment:2018 midterm elections | |||||
148 | 29 | November 11, 2018 | 0.78 [153] | ||
Other segments:Stupid Watergate,2018 midterm elections,social media influencers and unauthorized brand promotions | |||||
149 | 30 | November 18, 2018 | 0.76 [154] | ||
Other segments:Brexit,Russell Crowe's jockstrap |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
150 | 1 | Aftermath of Brexit | February 17, 2019 | 1.03 [155] | |
Other segments:National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States,New Zealand's exclusion from world maps | |||||
151 | 2 | February 24, 2019 | 0.84 [156] | ||
152 | 3 | March 3, 2019 | 0.97 [157] | ||
Other segments:2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit,Michael Cohen testimony,Jared Kushner,Ivanka Trump Guest:Gilbert Gottfried (voice-over) | |||||
153 | 4 | March 10, 2019 | 1.08 [158] | ||
Other segments:Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro,Donald Trump | |||||
154 | 5 | Public and online shaming | March 17, 2019 | 0.95 [159] | |
Other segments:Christchurch mosque shootings,Fraser Anning's response to the Christchurch mosque shootings,Brexit | |||||
155 | 6 | WWE and Vince McMahon | March 31, 2019 | 0.87 [160] | |
Other segment:Mueller special counsel investigation | |||||
156 | 7 | April 7, 2019 | 0.92 [161] | ||
Other segments:Stephen Moore,Herman Cain,Catherine Pugh / Healthy Holly scandal Guests:Lauren Adams,D'Arcy Carden | |||||
157 | 8 | Update on opioid abuse and Richard Sackler ("Opioids II") | April 14, 2019 | 1.34 [162] | |
Other segments:Delay of Brexit,Julian Assange Guests:Michael Keaton,Bryan Cranston,Michael K. Williams,Richard Kind | |||||
158 | 9 | April 21, 2019 | 1.31 [163] | ||
159 | 10 | May 5, 2019 | 1.20 [164] | ||
Other segments:William Barr,2019 Australian federal election (Steve Dickson,Clive Palmer &the Titanic II ) | |||||
160 | 11 | May 12, 2019 | 1.16 [165] | ||
161 | 12 | May 19, 2019 | 1.63 [166] | ||
Other segments:Eurovision Song Contest 2019,Hatari,United States tariffs on Chinese products Guests:Glenn Close,Tracy Morgan | |||||
162 | 13 | June 2, 2019 | 0.90 [167] | ||
Other segments:Jared Kushner,Golan Heights,Glen Casada/Cade Cothren text message scandal Guest:Jane Krakowski | |||||
163 | 14 | June 9, 2019 | 0.77 [168] | ||
Other segments:Donald Trump's trip to the United Kingdom,Theresa May's resignation as Conservative Party leader,2019 Conservative Party leadership election (Boris Johnson,Michael Gove,and Rory Stewart) | |||||
164 | 15 | June 16, 2019 | 0.92 [169] | ||
Other segments:Steve Bullock,Duncan D. Hunter campaign finance scandal | |||||
165 | 16 | June 23, 2019 | 0.92 [170] | ||
Other segment:Iranian shoot-down of U.S. drone | |||||
166 | 17 | June 30, 2019 | 0.84 [171] | ||
Other segments:Donald Trump's trips to Japan,South Korea,and North Korea,Jared Kushner Guests:Gilbert Gottfried (voice-over),Thomas Middleditch (voice-over) | |||||
167 | 18 | July 28, 2019 | 0.71 [172] | ||
Other segment:Telegramgate | |||||
168 | 19 | August 4, 2019 | 0.81 [173] | ||
Other segments:Boris Johnson,John Ratcliffe,Sam Clovis Note:This episode was preceded by a short monologue about the 2019 El Paso and Dayton shootings,both of which occurred earlier that weekend. | |||||
169 | 20 | August 11, 2019 | 0.85 [174] | ||
Other segment:Update on the National Rifle Association | |||||
170 | 21 | August 18, 2019 | 0.92 [175] | ||
171 | 22 | September 8, 2019 | 0.74 [176] | ||
Other segments:Donald Trump tweet about Hurricane Dorian impact on Alabama,Boris Johnson's loss of working majority Note:When broadcast in the United Kingdom,clips from Parliament are replaced with clips from Sex Education For Girls,a 1989 educational video by Angela McNamara. | |||||
172 | 23 | September 15, 2019 | 0.65 [177] | ||
Other segments:Joe Biden 2020 presidential campaign,Timati | |||||
173 | 24 | September 29, 2019 | 0.82 [178] | ||
Other segment:Trump–Ukraine scandal Guests:David Schwimmer,Method Man,Jimmy Kimmel,RuPaul,Michael Bolton,Kristen Bell,Kiefer Sutherland | |||||
174 | 25 | October 6, 2019 | 0.81 [179] | ||
Other segment:Trump–Ukraine scandal | |||||
175 | 26 | October 13, 2019 | 0.78 [180] | ||
176 | 27 | October 27, 2019 | 0.89 [181] | ||
Other segments:Killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,Brexit | |||||
177 | 28 | Election security in the United States | November 3, 2019 | 0.72 [182] | |
178 | 29 | November 10, 2019 | 0.73 [183] | ||
179 | 30 | November 17, 2019 | 0.88 [184] | ||
Note:Due to social distancing measures put in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,episode 184 was filmed at an unspecified location. Episodes 185–231 were filmed at John Oliver's home. [185]
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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180 | 1 | February 16, 2020 | 0.82 [186] | ||
Other segments:Aftermath of the impeachment trial,interference in sentencing of Roger Stone by President Trump | |||||
181 | 2 | February 23, 2020 | 0.75 [187] | ||
Other segment:Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign | |||||
182 | 3 | March 1, 2020 | 0.93 [188] | ||
183 | 4 | March 8, 2020 | 0.95 [189] | ||
Other segments:Update on the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States,Arnab Goswami,Hotstar censorship Guests:Rob Corddry | |||||
184 | 5 | March 15, 2020 | 0.89 [190] | ||
185 | 6 | March 29, 2020 | 0.97 [192] | ||
186 | 7 | April 5, 2020 | 0.97 [193] | ||
187 | 8 | April 12, 2020 | 0.91 [194] | ||
Other segments:"Art 1992" and Stay Up Late by Brian Swords of York,Queen Elizabeth II's coronavirus broadcast | |||||
188 | 9 | Coronavirus V COVID-19 misinformation | April 19, 2020 | 1.04 [195] | |
Other segment:Wendy Williams | |||||
189 | 10 | Coronavirus VI COVID-19 testing in the United States | May 3, 2020 | 0.95 [196] | |
Other segment:Cats | |||||
190 | 11 | May 10, 2020 | 0.83 [197] | ||
Other segment:Michael Flynn | |||||
191 | 12 | May 17, 2020 | 0.90 [198] | ||
Other segment:2020 Congressional insider trading scandal | |||||
192 | 13 | Postal voting in the United States | May 31, 2020 | 0.83 [199] | |
Other segments:George Floyd protests,Dana White | |||||
193 | 14 | June 7, 2020 | 0.80 [200] | ||
194 | 15 | June 14, 2020 | 0.67 [201] | ||
195 | 16 | June 21, 2020 | 0.86 [202] | ||
Other segment:K-Pop fancams | |||||
196 | 17 | June 28, 2020 | 0.88 [203] | ||
Other segment:John Schnatter on TikTok | |||||
197 | 18 | Coronavirus X Conspiracy theories related to the COVID-19 pandemic | July 19, 2020 | 0.86 [204] | |
Other segment:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education Guests:Alex Trebek,John Cena,Paul Rudd,Catherine O'Hara and Billy Porter | |||||
198 | 19 | China &Uighurs Xinjiang re-education camps | July 26, 2020 | 0.73 [205] | |
Other segment:George Floyd protests in Portland,Oregon | |||||
199 | 20 | August 2, 2020 | 0.88 [206] | ||
Guests:Steve Guttenberg | |||||
200 | 21 | August 16, 2020 | 0.66 [207] | ||
201 | 22 | August 23, 2020 | 0.82 [208] | ||
202 | 23 | August 30, 2020 | 0.83 [209] | ||
Other segment:Danbury,Connecticut | |||||
203 | 24 | The Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination | September 27, 2020 | 0.75 [210] | |
204 | 25 | October 4, 2020 | 0.73 [211] | ||
Other segments:White House COVID-19 outbreak,museums | |||||
205 | 26 | October 18, 2020 | 0.81 [212] | ||
206 | 27 | October 25, 2020 | 0.88 [213] | ||
207 | 28 | November 1, 2020 | 0.67 [214] | ||
208 | 29 | Election Results 2020 2020 United States election results | November 8, 2020 | 1.06 [215] | |
209 | 30 | November 15, 2020 | 0.93 [216] | ||
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date [2] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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210 | 1 | The next pandemic | February 14, 2021 | 0.69 [217] | |
Other segments:Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump,state Republican parties Guest:Jack McBrayer (voice-over) | |||||
211 | 2 | February 21, 2021 | 0.75 [218] | ||
212 | 3 | Police raids and no-knock warrants in the United States | February 28, 2021 | 0.66 [219] | |
Other segments:Andrew Cuomo and the New York COVID-19 nursing home scandal | |||||
213 | 4 | March 7, 2021 | 0.59 [220] | ||
214 | 5 | March 14, 2021 | 0.57 [221] | ||
Other segments:American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,Oprah with Meghan and Harry | |||||
215 | 6 | March 21, 2021 | 0.69 [222] | ||
Other segments:2021 Atlanta spa shootings Guest:Richard Kind (voice-over),Noel MacNeal (Totes McGoats) | |||||
216 | 7 | April 4, 2021 | 0.73 [223] | ||
217 | 8 | April 11, 2021 | 0.72 [224] | ||
Other segments:Matt Gaetz sexual misconduct allegations,immigration policy of the Joe Biden administration | |||||
218 | 9 | April 18, 2021 | 0.69 [225] | ||
Other segments:Killing of Daunte Wright,disappearance of Darius,the world's longest rabbit,Usher paying strippers with fake money,Olympic outfits,Canadian member of Parliament Will Amos appearing naked on a Zoom call | |||||
219 | 10 | May 2, 2021 | 0.85 [226] | ||
Other segments:US government agencies on Twitter | |||||
220 | 11 | May 9, 2021 | 0.74 [227] | ||
Other segments:Republican efforts to restrict voting following the 2020 presidential election,election recount in Arizona Guests:Uzo Aduba,Leslie Jones,Craig Robinson | |||||
221 | 12 | Stand-your-ground laws in the United States | May 16, 2021 | 0.80 [228] | |
Other segment:2021 Israel–Palestine crisis | |||||
222 | 13 | May 23, 2021 | 0.77 [229] | ||
223 | 14 | June 6, 2021 | 0.64 [230] | ||
Other segments:COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and Brazil | |||||
224 | 15 | Effect of climate in prisons | June 13, 2021 | 0.63 [231] | |
Other segments:2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary,local car commercials | |||||
225 | 16 | June 20, 2021 | 0.63 [232] | ||
226 | 17 | June 27, 2021 | 0.56 [233] | ||
227 | 18 | July 25, 2021 | 0.43 [234] | ||
Other segments:Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany,2021 Summer Olympics,COVID-19 Delta variant Guest:H. Jon Benjamin (voice-over) | |||||
228 | 19 | August 1, 2021 | 0.51 [235] | ||
229 | 20 | Sackler family ("Opioids III") | August 8, 2021 | 0.56 [236] | |
Other segments:Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations,Russian Olympic Committee Guest:Richard Kind,H. Jon Benjamin (voice-over) | |||||
230 | 21 | August 15, 2021 | 0.55 [237] | ||
Other segment:Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education Guest:H. Jon Benjamin (voice-over),J. K. Simmons (voice-over) | |||||
231 | 22 | August 22, 2021 | 0.60 [238] | ||
Other segment:Jim "The Texas Hammer" Adler vs. Mike "The Alabama Hammer" Slocumb Guest:H. Jon Benjamin (voice-over) Note:This was the last episode filmed at John Oliver's home. [239] | |||||
232 | 23 | September 12, 2021 | 0.60 [240] | ||
Other segment:Texas Heartbeat Act | |||||
233 | 24 | September 26, 2021 | 0.59 [241] | ||
Other segments:Haitian deportation in the United States,Federal Duck Stamps | |||||
234 | 25 | October 3, 2021 | 0.42 [242] | ||
Guest:Danny DeVito | |||||
235 | 26 | Misinformation among diasporas | October 10, 2021 | 0.42 [243] | |
236 | 27 | October 24, 2021 | 0.55 [244] | ||
Other segment:Police resignations due to COVID-19 related precautions | |||||
237 | 28 | October 31, 2021 | 0.43 [245] | ||
238 | 29 | The modern American power grid and the Unified Smart Grid | November 7, 2021 | 0.47 [246] | |
239 | 30 | November 14, 2021 | 0.56 [247] | ||
Other segments:2021 United States Capitol attack,John summoning celebrities Guests:H. Jon Benjamin (voice-over),George Clooney,Jennifer Coolidge,Will Ferrell,RuPaul,Cardi B,Brian Baumgartner,Leslie Jones |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date [2] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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240 | 1 | February 20, 2022 | 0.59 [248] | ||
Other segment:Canada convoy protest | |||||
241 | 2 | February 27, 2022 | 0.48 [249] | ||
Discussion of Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) and Backpage;Other segment:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||
242 | 3 | March 6, 2022 | 0.58 [250] | ||
Discussion of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996;Other segment:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||
243 | 4 | Ticket resale and scalping | March 13, 2022 | 0.66 [251] | |
Other segment:Florida Parental Rights in Education Act | |||||
244 | 5 | March 27, 2022 | 0.46 [252] | ||
245 | 6 | April 3, 2022 | 0.47 [253] | ||
Discussion of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980;Other segment:Madison Cawthorn Guests:Rob Corddry,Christopher McDonald,Rob Riggle (voice-over) | |||||
246 | 7 | April 10, 2022 | 0.49 [254] | ||
247 | 8 | April 17, 2022 | 0.66 [255] | ||
Other segment:Dr. Oz's U.S. Senate campaign Guests:Tim Meadows,Michael Torpey,Connor Ratliff,Alexandra Dickson,Matt Pavich | |||||
248 | 9 | May 1, 2022 | 0.57 [256] | ||
249 | 10 | May 8, 2022 | 0.56 [257] | ||
250 | 11 | May 15, 2022 | 0.52 [258] | ||
251 | 12 | Subway advertising practices and franchise operations | May 22, 2022 | 0.45 [259] | |
Other segment:2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election (primary) | |||||
252 | 13 | June 5, 2022 | 0.46 [260] | ||
Other segments:Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II;vandalism of Fallen Fruit statue in the City of Yarra | |||||
253 | 14 | June 12, 2022 | 0.42 [261] | ||
Other segment:2022 United States Senate election in Arizona (primary) | |||||
254 | 15 | June 19, 2022 | 0.51 [262] | ||
255 | 16 | Colorado River Compact and aridification of the Western U.S. | June 26, 2022 | 0.46 [263] | |
256 | 17 | July 24, 2022 | 0.47 [264] | ||
Other segment:Updates on "Beach Dolls" web exclusive and Fallen Fruit statue in the City of Yarra,Australia | |||||
257 | 18 | July 31, 2022 | 0.45 [265] | ||
Other segment:Candidates for Britain's new prime minister | |||||
258 | 19 | August 7, 2022 | 0.57 [266] | ||
Other segment:Trial of Alex Jones | |||||
259 | 20 | 2022 in Afghanistan,treatment of women by the Taliban,and U.S. sanctions' role in the humanitarian crisis | August 14, 2022 | 0.55 [267] | |
Other segments:FBI search of Mar-a-Lago,AI-generated art on Midjourney Guest: Steve Buscemi as wedding officiant | |||||
260 | 21 | August 21, 2022 | 0.62 [268] | ||
261 | 22 | Impact of the Law &Order franchise on the criminal justice system | September 11, 2022 | 0.56 [269] | |
Other segments:Death of Queen Elizabeth II,ministry of Liz Truss | |||||
262 | 23 | September 25, 2022 | 0.52 [270] | ||
Other segments:Martha's Vineyard migrant airlift,Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico | |||||
263 | 24 | October 2, 2022 | 0.48 [271] | ||
264 | 25 | Crime reporting in the American news media | October 9, 2022 | 0.49 [272] | |
Other segment:Mahsa Amini protests in Iran | |||||
265 | 26 | Rights in the US concerning transgender youth ("Transgender Rights II") | October 16, 2022 | 0.50 [273] | |
Other segment:Latest developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and aftermath of the 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion | |||||
266 | 27 | Bail reform in the United States ("Bail II") | October 30, 2022 | 0.45 [274] | |
Other segment:October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis and premiership of Rishi Sunak | |||||
267 | 28 | Election conspiracy theories and attempts to overturn the 2020 and 2022 United States elections | November 6, 2022 | 0.38 [275] | |
268 | 29 | November 13, 2022 | 0.45 [276] | ||
Other segment:Results of the 2022 United States elections | |||||
269 | 30 | 2022 FIFA World Cup controversies ("FIFA III") | November 20, 2022 | 0.39 [277] | |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
270 | 1 | February 19, 2023 | 0.48 [278] | ||
Other segments: Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network ,2023 Ohio train derailment | |||||
271 | 2 | February 26, 2023 | 0.52 [279] | ||
Other segment:Dismissal of James O'Keefe from Project Veritas | |||||
272 | 3 | March 5, 2023 | 0.51 [280] | ||
Other segment:Movie parody advertisements of Radiant Plumbing in Austin,Texas [281] | |||||
273 | 4 | March 12, 2023 | 0.34 [282] | ||
Other segments:Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act and Tennessee lieutenant governor Randy McNally Instagram controversy, Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network | |||||
274 | 5 | March 19, 2023 | 0.38 [283] | ||
275 | 6 | April 2, 2023 | 0.47 [284] | ||
Other segments:2023 French pension reform unrest, Winnie-the-Pooh:Blood and Honey and upcoming expiration of Disney's Steamboat Willie copyright | |||||
276 | 7 | Homeowner associations (HOAs) | April 9, 2023 | 0.48 [285] | |
Other segment:2023 Tennessee House of Representatives expulsions Guest:Chris Parnell as HOA ambassador | |||||
277 | 8 | April 16, 2023 | 0.50 [286] | ||
Other segment:Medical abortion in the United States Guest:Nick Offerman as Farming Simulator 2023 parody trailer announcer | |||||
278 | 9 | April 23, 2023 | 0.46 [287] | ||
Other segments:Resignation of Scotty Campbell,Bud Light boycott | |||||
279 | 10 | April 30, 2023 | 0.46 [288] | ||
Other segments:Coronation of Charles III and Camilla,world premiere of Radiant Plumbing's "Magtoiletolia" commercial | |||||
280 | 11 | October 1, 2023 | 0.32 [289] | ||
Other segment:A recap of events from the previous five months | |||||
281 | 12 | October 8, 2023 | 0.33 [290] | ||
Other segments:2023 Franklin,Tennessee,mayoral election;removal of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | |||||
282 | 13 | October 15, 2023 | 0.40 [291] | ||
283 | 14 | October 22, 2023 | 0.36 [292] | ||
Other segments:October 2023 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives election,Bob Menendez corruption case Guests:Matt Barats,Ronny Chieng,Desi Domo,Vin Knight,Freddie Kuguru,Marla Mindelle,and Michael Torpey as McKinsey employees | |||||
284 | 15 | October 29, 2023 | 0.42 [293] | ||
Other segments:2023 Argentine presidential election,election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Guest:Conan O'Brien | |||||
285 | 16 | November 5, 2023 | 0.39 [294] | ||
Other segment:2023 New Zealand Bird of the Year election | |||||
286 | 17 | November 12, 2023 | 0.50 [295] | ||
Other segment:Update to 2023 New Zealand Bird of the Year election | |||||
287 | 18 | November 19, 2023 | 0.46 [296] | ||
Other segments:Results of the 2023 New Zealand Bird of the Year election,controversies in the 118th United States Congress | |||||
288 | 19 | Organ donation and full body donation in the United States | December 3, 2023 | 0.42 [297] | |
Other segments:Expulsion of George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives,death of Henry Kissinger | |||||
289 | 20 | December 10, 2023 | 0.36 [298] | ||
290 | 21 | December 17, 2023 | 0.41 [299] | ||
Other segments: Recap of season 10 and un-aired stories this season,Freeman and Moss vs Giuliani judgment |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
291 | 1 | U.S. Supreme Court corruption (especially involving Clarence Thomas) | February 18, 2024 | 0.50 [300] | |
Other segment:Recap of major news stories from the last two months | |||||
292 | 2 | February 25, 2024 | 0.40 [301] | ||
Other segments: LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine ,discussion of the Comstock laws and modern day book burning | |||||
293 | 3 | March 3, 2024 | 0.45 [302] | ||
Other segments:Trump presidential immunity case goes to the U.S. Supreme Court,Mitch McConnell steps down as head of the Senate Republican Conference Guests:Rose Byrne as a Boeing executive;David Costabile,Adam Pally and Roy Wood Jr. as Boeing employees | |||||
294 | 4 | State medical boards and their role in regulating medical malpractice | March 10, 2024 | 0.42 [303] | |
Other segments:Donald Trump endorses Mark Robinson in the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election,Vice President Kamala Harris calls for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war | |||||
295 | 5 | March 17, 2024 | 0.45 [304] | ||
Other segments:U.S. House of Representatives passes the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act ("TikTok ban"),divisions in the U.S. House Republican Conference Guest:Snooki | |||||
296 | 6 | March 31, 2024 | 0.41 [305] | ||
Other segments:Trump Media &Technology Group goes public after losing US$58 million in 2023,Lego head mugshots released by the Murrieta,California police department | |||||
297 | 7 | April 7, 2024 | 0.45 [306] | ||
Other segment:Stock photography Guest:Ilgar Pashayev,an Azerbaijani individual who has appeared in over 25,000 stock photos | |||||
298 | 8 | April 14, 2024 | 0.32 [307] | ||
Other segments: Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes ,Seoul Broadcasting System's coverage of the 2024 South Korean legislative election. Guests:Amber Ruffin and Jabari Striblin,along with voice appearances by Mark McKinney,Fred Armisen,Nick Kroll,Cecily Strong,Eugene Mirman and Ryan Barger. The appearances were for a parody of a public service announcement that had aired in Georgia. | |||||
299 | 9 | April 21, 2024 | 0.37 [308] | ||
Other segments:Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States,Islamophobia in the confirmation hearings of Adeel Mangi | |||||
300 | 10 | Book banning at public libraries in the United States | May 5, 2024 | 0.30 [309] | |
Other segment:2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses (specifically at Columbia and UCLA) | |||||
301 | 11 | Settlements for the U.S. opioid epidemic ("Opioids IV") | May 12, 2024 | 0.37 [310] | |
302 | 12 | May 19, 2024 | 0.33 [311] | ||
Other segment:Rise of the Alternative for Germany party | |||||
303 | 13 | June 2, 2024 | 0.39 [312] | ||
Other segments:Trump found guilty in hush money trial,Bankruptcy of Red Lobster/John buys a former Red Lobster building | |||||
304 | 14 | June 9, 2024 | 0.40 [313] | ||
Other segments:Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics,update on Red Lobster story (a local bakery wants equipment in John's Red Lobster building) | |||||
305 | 15 | June 16, 2024 | TBD | ||
Other segments:A candidate for Michigan's 8th Congressional District election using AI to replicate Martin Luther King Jr.'s voice;John donates equipment to a local bakery in exchange for it selling cupcakes with his face on them. | |||||
306 | 16 | June 23, 2024 | TBD | ||
Other segments:Louisiana mandates displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools,efforts by other states to ban pride flags and Samuel Alito flag display controversy. | |||||
307 | 17 | 2024 Republican National Convention and myths about U.S. immigration and crime | July 21, 2024 | 0.46 [314] | |
Other segments:2024 Bolivian coup attempt,2025 World Games | |||||
308 | 18 | July 28, 2024 | 0.37 [315] | ||
309 | 19 | August 4, 2024 | 0.41 [316] | ||
Other segments:Trump questions Harris's racial identity at the 2024 National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair,controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics. | |||||
310 | 20 | August 11, 2024 | 0.33 [317] | ||
Other segments:Arisa Trew's gold medal in women's park skateboarding,2024 United States presidential election | |||||
311 | 21 | August 18, 2024 | 0.40 [318] | ||
Other segments:2024 United States presidential election,Senate campaigns of Royce White,Hung Cao,and Eric Hovde | |||||
312 | 22 | The U.S. National School Lunch Program | September 8, 2024 | 0.34 [319] | |
Other segments:2024 Venezuelan political crisis,a contest in Michigan in which children designed "I Voted" stickers,2024 United States presidential election | |||||
313 | 23 | September 22, 2024 | N/A | ||
Other segment:Springfield pet-eating hoax | |||||
314 | 24 | Influence of conservative groups on the U.S. federal judiciary | September 29, 2024 | N/A | |
Other segment:Indictment of Eric Adams | |||||
315 | 25 | October 6, 2024 | N/A | ||
Other segments: October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel,Lance Wallnau's Courage Tour,2024 United States vice presidential debate,new case filing in Jack Smith's 2020 U.S. presidential election interference investigation | |||||
316 | 26 | October 13, 2024 | N/A | ||
Other segment:Hurricane Milton,Waffle House's secret order codes and the Waffle House Index Guest:Hannah Crane as a Waffle House waitress | |||||
317 | 27 | October 27, 2024 | N/A | ||
318 | 28 | November 3, 2024 | N/A | ||
Other segment:2024 United States presidential election | |||||
319 | 29 | 2024 U.S. presidential election results and forecasting Trump's second presidency | November 10, 2024 | N/A | |
320 | 30 | November 17, 2024 | N/A | ||
Other segment:Donald Trump nominates Matt Gaetz as Attorney General,recap of season 11 |
No. overall | No. in season | Main segment | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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321 | 1 | Department of Government Efficiency and influence of Elon Musk over second presidency of Donald Trump | February 16, 2025 [320] | TBA |
322 | 2 | TBA | February 23, 2025 [321] | TBA |
323 | 3 | TBA | March 2, 2025 [321] | TBA |
324 | 4 | TBA | March 9, 2025 [321] | TBA |
325 | 5 | TBA | March 16, 2025 [321] | TBA |
326 | 6 | TBA | March 30, 2025 [321] | TBA |
No. | Main segment | Original release date [2] |
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1 | President Obama Meets a Robot | April 27, 2014 |
2 | Simon Ostrovsky Interview | May 6, 2014 |
3 | Letter of the Week:POM Wonderful | May 6, 2014 |
4 | Fareed Zakaria Interview Part 2 | May 18, 2014 |
5 | Last Week's News... We Think | May 25, 2014 |
6 | Pepe Julian Onziema Part 2 | June 29, 2014 |
7 | July 6, 2014 | |
8 | #WeGotThoseGeckos | August 3, 2014 |
9 | John Oliver Literally Destroys Piñatas | August 24, 2014 |
10 | Fan Mail Vol. 1 | August 31, 2014 |
11 | Cookie Monster's Ideas | September 2, 2014 |
12 | September 22, 2014 | |
13 | October 12, 2014 | |
14 | Real Animals,Fake Paws | October 19, 2014 |
15 | 1,000,000 YouTube Subscribers | November 2, 2014 |
16 | November 23, 2014 | |
17 | December 29, 2014 | |
18 | Fifty Shades #NotMyChristian Apology | January 25, 2015 |
19 | March 29, 2015 | |
20 | Edward Snowden on Passwords | April 9, 2015 |
21 | Lost Graphics | May 25, 2015 |
22 | Shallow Dives | July 5, 2015 |
23 | History Lies | August 30, 2015 |
24 | Back to School | September 6, 2015 |
25 | Regifting | December 12, 2015 |
26 | Revised Resolutions | January 4, 2016 |
27 | Lost Graphics Vol. 2 | January 24, 2016 |
28 | Conspiracies | March 27, 2016 |
29 | May 1, 2016 | |
30 | How Is This Not a Thing? | May 29, 2016 |
31 | July 3, 2016 | |
32 | Fan Mail Vol. 2 | July 10, 2016 |
33 | Endorsements | July 17, 2016 |
34 | Johnny Strong | August 28, 2016 |
35 | September 4, 2016 | |
36 | September 12, 2016 | |
37 | Dancing Zebra Footage | March 19, 2017 |
38 | Net Neutrality Update | May 14, 2017 |
39 | Lost Graphics Vol. 3 | July 15, 2018 |
40 | Retractions | August 26, 2018 |
41 | December 8, 2019 | |
42 | January 19, 2020 | |
43 | Pringles Update | December 6, 2020 |
44 | Lost Graphics Vol. 4 | April 25, 2021 |
45 | April 30, 2021 | |
46 | July 11, 2021 | |
47 | July 21, 2021 | |
48 | Local Car Commercials | October 17, 2021 |
49 | Snack Video Games | December 5, 2021 |
50 | January 9, 2022 | |
51 | April 24, 2022 | |
52 | Rocks (Kandiss Taylor and the Georgia Guidestones) | May 29, 2022 |
53 | Beach Dolls | July 3, 2022 |
54 | Trash (featuring Nina Persson) | December 19, 2022 |
55 | Chuck E. Cheese (lastsqueaktonight.com) | April 9, 2023 |
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