A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
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- Seasons
- 13
- Episodes aired
- 372
- Latest aired
- S13E22
- Total runtime
- 8d 14h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 April 2014 – November 2014 24 episodes
- Season 2 February 2015 – November 2015 35 episodes
- Season 3 February 2016 – November 2016 30 episodes
- Season 4 February 2017 – November 2017 30 episodes
- Season 5 February 2018 – November 2018 30 episodes
- Season 6 February 2019 – November 2019 30 episodes
- Season 7 February 2020 – November 2020 30 episodes
- Season 8 February 2021 – November 2021 30 episodes
- Season 9 February 2022 – November 2022 30 episodes
- Season 10 February 2023 – December 2023 21 episodes
- Season 11 February 2024 – November 2024 30 episodes
- Season 12 February 2025 – November 2025 30 episodes
- Season 13 February 2026 – October 2026 27 episodes
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S01E01 POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola
April 27 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about the Indian election, Pom Wonderful and talks with the former NSA Director General Keith Alexander.
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S01E02 Capital Punishment
May 4 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about the recent issues of the death penalty, François Hollande and the rising issues happening in Brunei.
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S01E03 Climate Change Denial
May 11 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about Eurovision, Ukraine and Russia's relations and interviews Bill Nye about Climate Change.
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S01E04 The Right to Be Forgotten
May 18 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about the product recall going on at General Motors, the EU Court of Justice "Right to be Forgotten" ruling and updates us on how the Indian election is going with help from Fareed Zakaria.
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S01E05 Net Neutrality
June 1 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about the rise of the far-right political parties in Europe, the Ukrainian election, Afghanistan, Net Neutrality, Australia's hard-line right-wing Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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S01E06 FIFA and the World Cup
June 8 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about California Chrome and the Belmont Stakes, FIFA and the 2014 World Cup, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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S01E07 Immigration Reform
June 15 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about US Immigration and interviews Professor Stephen Hawking.
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S01E08 Dr. Oz
June 22 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about Iraq, Antarctica tourism and Dr. Oz's "Miracle Drug".
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S01E09 Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
June 29 · 30min find the promo
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John Oliver sheds light on recent Supreme Court cases and discusses gay rights in Uganda with activist Pepe Julian Onziema.
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S01E10 Income and Wealth Inequality
July 13 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about modern American income inequality, Warren G. Harding's love letters and President Obama's "Day In The Life" tour.
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S01E11 Incarceration in the United States
July 20 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about the Gaza crisis, the decay of American prisons and the gambling addiction problem in Singapore.
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S01E12 Nuclear Weapons and the United States
July 27 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about human rights violations in the Middle East, nuclear disarmament and Russia's science satellite that lost communication.
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S01E13 Native Advertising
August 3 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about Uganda's anti-gay laws, the CIA's recent report on their use of torture, the New York Port Authority, Argentina's default on debt and native advertising.
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S01E14 Payday Loans
August 10 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about the return of US military actions in Iraq, replacing all passwords due to a global security breach and the terrible practices of the Payday Loan industry.
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S01E15 Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization
August 17 · 30min find the promo
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Focuses on the shooting of Michael Brown and police militarization in Ferguson, MO. John also discusses the topic of equal pay for equal work.
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S01E16 Student Debt
September 7 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about ISIS and student loan debt. Musical group A Great Big World make a special appearance.
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S01E17 Scottish Independence Referendum
September 14 · 30min find the promo
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John talks about the NFL's decision on Ray Rice's contract, the international response to ISIS, Scotland's separation from the United Kingdom and Twitter hashtags that are being misused by corporations.
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S01E18 United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
September 21 · 30min find the promo
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John covers the results of the Scottish referendum that took place the week before and explains why the policy of United States having embargo against Cuba doesn't make sense . The main story focuses on the Miss America pageant and their scholarships to women. John explains how outdated and absurd the requirements for the contestants are and to illustrate these problems, stages his own pageant with the help of a guest star - Kathy Griffin.
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S01E19 Drones
September 28 · 30min find the promo
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John discusses U.S. military drones and the Kansas state budget shortfall. Also, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minster of India visited New York and did some classic New York things.
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S01E20 Civil Forfeiture
October 5 · 30min find the promo
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Main story: how desperate the American law enforcement is to make money out of everyone by using the process called the "civil asset forfeiture," and how it would make for a weird episode of "Law and Order." Plus, John wants to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and how is Columbus Day still a thing.
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S01E21 Military Translators
October 19 · 30min find the promo
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Translators who have aided the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and Iraq are in great danger in their home countries, but red tape is making it impossible for many of them to leave. John Oliver interviews FNU Mohammad, one translator who made it out. Plus, since cameras aren’t allowed in the Supreme Court discussions, most coverage of the important cases looks like garbage. John fixes that problem with real animals and fake paws.
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S01E22 Sugar
October 26 · 30min find the promo
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John Oliver talks about a Russian submarine in Sweden, ebola in New York, added sugar in food, Rob Ford's brother and interviews Jane Goodall.
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S01E23 State Legislatures and ALEC
November 2 · 30min find the promo
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While midterm coverage is largely focused on the parts of Congress that do very little, vital (and bizarre) midterm elections are going unexamined. State legislators pass a lot of bills, and some of that efficiency is thanks to a group called ALEC that writes legislation for them. It’s as shady as it sounds!
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S01E24 The Lottery
November 9 · 30min find the promo
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The Lottery: State lotteries claim to be good for education and the general wellbeing of citizens. But are they? (Spoiler alert: No.) Also, there is a cannon that shoots salmon over dams. It’s awesome. Check it out.