Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 1
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{{Infobox television season
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| image = Last Week Tonight Season One Poster.jpg
| image_alt = Photo of Oliver wearing a suit and glasses while holding another pair. The large text above him reads "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" and "Like the nightly news. Only weeklier."
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| num_episodes = 24
| network = HBO
| first_aired = {{start date|2014|4|27}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2014|11|9}}
| episode_list = List of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver episodes
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The first season of late-night talk and news satire television program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver originally aired between April 27, 2014, and November 9, 2014, on HBO in the United States. The season was produced by Avalon Television, and the executive producers were host John Oliver, Tim Carvell, James Taylor, and Jon Thoday, with Joe Perota as director.
The season contained 24 episodes, each featuring a main segment on that week's news story and several other smaller segments. Last Week Tonight aired on Sundays at 11 pm, each episode having been taped hours before. The season was generally well-received, and won an Emmy Award, Peabody Award, TCA Award, Webby Award, and WGA Award. It received an average audience of 4.1 million weekly viewers. The main segments were also posted to the show's YouTube channel after airing. The show's fifth episode, which dealt with net neutrality in the United States, was credited with influencing the Federal Communications Commission's decision to strongly regulate net neutrality, beginning a phenomenon dubbed the "John Oliver effect".
Background and production
The host of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver, was the British correspondent on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show.{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |date=April 23, 2014 |title=Now Nattering on His Own Throne |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/arts/television/john-oliver-launches-last-week-tonight-on-hbo.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424124445/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/arts/television/john-oliver-launches-last-week-tonight-on-hbo.html |archive-date=April 24, 2014}} In 2013, Oliver guest-hosted the show for eight weeks while Stewart directed his film Rosewater.{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=March 5, 2013 |title=Update: Jon Stewart Taking Summer Daily Show Hiatus to Direct First Film and 'Challenge' Himself, John Oliver to Sub |url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/jon-stewart-daily-show-hiatus-john-oliver-hosting-rosewater-445972/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807021758/http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/jon-stewart-daily-show-hiatus-john-oliver-hosting-rosewater/ |archive-date=August 7, 2013 |access-date=August 16, 2013 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Oliver's time as host received positive reviews,{{cite web |last=Paskin |first=Willa |date=June 14, 2013 |title=Jon Stewart Who?: John Oliver's Daily Show Is Almost Too Good |url=http://www.salon.com/2013/06/14/john_oliver_on_the_daily_show_is_almost_too_good/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816042946/http://www.salon.com/2013/06/14/john_oliver_on_the_daily_show_is_almost_too_good/ |archive-date=August 16, 2013 |access-date=August 16, 2013 |work=Salon}}{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Drew |date=June 28, 2013 |title=The Daily Show Down: Why John Oliver Is the Best Thing to Happen to Late Night Since Colbert |url=http://observer.com/2013/06/the-daily-showdown-why-john-oliver-is-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-late-night-since-colbert-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724040421/http://observer.com/2013/06/the-daily-showdown-why-john-oliver-is-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-late-night-since-colbert-video/ |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=August 16, 2013 |work=New York Observer}}{{cite news |last=Carlson |first=Erin |date=June 11, 2013 |title=Daily Show: John Oliver Makes Hilarious Debut as Host |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/daily-show-john-oliver-makes-566167 |url-status=live |access-date=August 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617220005/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/daily-show-john-oliver-makes-566167 |archive-date=June 17, 2013}}{{cite web |last=Molloy |first=Tim |date=June 10, 2013 |title=Review: John Oliver's Daily Show Is Sharp as Ever |url=https://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/review-john-olivers-daily-show-sharp-ever-96536 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808183630/http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/review-john-olivers-daily-show-sharp-ever-96536 |archive-date=August 8, 2013 |access-date=August 16, 2013 |website=TheWrap}} with some critics suggesting Oliver receive his own show or take over The Daily Show once Stewart left.{{cite web |last=Fox |first=Jesse David |date=August 15, 2013 |title=We Can Now Consider John Oliver The Daily Show{{'}}s Heir Apparent |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/08/john-oliver-the-daily-shows-heir-apparent.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817053456/http://www.vulture.com/2013/08/john-oliver-the-daily-shows-heir-apparent.html |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |access-date=August 16, 2013 |work=Vulture |publisher=New York}}{{cite magazine |last=Busis |first=Hillary |date=August 16, 2013 |title=John Oliver Bids Farewell to Daily Show Hosting Gig – How'd He Do? |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/08/16/john-oliver-daily-show-last-day/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816162624/http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/08/16/john-oliver-daily-show-last-day/ |archive-date=August 16, 2013 |access-date=August 16, 2013}}{{cite web |last=Holpuch |first=Amanda |date=June 11, 2013 |title=John Oliver Hosts The Daily Show Without Jon Stewart – Triumphantly |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/us-news-blog/2013/jun/11/john-oliver-daily-show-jon-stewart |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812223146/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/us-news-blog/2013/jun/11/john-oliver-daily-show-jon-stewart |archive-date=August 12, 2013 |access-date=August 16, 2013 |work=The Guardian}} Three months after Oliver's time as host ended, HBO announced it was giving Oliver his own late-night show.{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=November 14, 2013 |title=Daily Show{{'}}s John Oliver to Host Weekly Comedy Talk Show For HBO |url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/john-oliver-to-host-weekly-comedy-talk-show-for-hbo-635395/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220192006/http://www.deadline.com/2013/11/john-oliver-to-host-weekly-comedy-talk-show-for-hbo/ |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |access-date=December 20, 2013 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
In an interview for U.S. News & World Report, executive producer Tim Carvell said the structure of the show was designed to provide short breaks in content so that the audience did not have "to hear anybody talk ... for a half an hour straight", given HBO's ad-free model.{{Cite web |last=Sneed |first=Tierney |date=April 22, 2014 |title=Why Last Week Tonight Will Not Just Be The Daily Show On Sundays |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/04/22/5-things-to-know-about-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver |access-date=July 20, 2023 |website=U.S. News & World Report |archive-date=May 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504081746/http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/04/22/5-things-to-know-about-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver |url-status=live }} These breaks were implemented using comedic act to split up the different segments of the show.{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=July 2, 2014 |title=How John Oliver and HBO Shattered TV's Comedy-News Format |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/how-john-oliver-and-hbo-shattered-tvs-comedy-news-format-1201257084/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131160050/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/how-john-oliver-and-hbo-shattered-tvs-comedy-news-format-1201257084/ |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |access-date=January 26, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} Carvell continued that the uncensored nature of HBO allowed for the producers to implement explicit content and for Oliver to swear unbleeped.
Season one aired from April 27, 2014, to November 9, 2014.{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Megh |date=April 28, 2014 |title=Watch the First Episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/watch-some-clips-from-the-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-premiere.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 20, 2023 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720133755/https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/watch-some-clips-from-the-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-premiere.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=November 11, 2014 |title=John Oliver's Last Week Tonight Ratings: 796,000 Viewers in Finale's First Run |url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/john-olivers-last-week-tonight-ratings-796000-viewers-in-first-season-finale-premiere-1201280776/ |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819205136/https://deadline.com/2014/11/john-olivers-last-week-tonight-ratings-796000-viewers-in-first-season-finale-premiere-1201280776/ |url-status=live }} Each episode was taped at CBS Broadcast Center a few hours before broadcasting at 11 pm.{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Gary |date=January 10, 2014 |title=John Oliver Maps New HBO Series |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/01/09/john-oliver-hbo-the-daily-show-jon-stewart/4399767/ |access-date=July 20, 2023 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116085547/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/01/09/john-oliver-hbo-the-daily-show-jon-stewart/4399767/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=June 6, 2023 |title=CBS Broadcast Center in New York Up For Sale From Paramount |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-explores-sale-cbs-broadcast-center-new-york-1235508240/ |access-date=July 20, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629082849/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-explores-sale-cbs-broadcast-center-new-york-1235508240/ |url-status=live }} The first season was produced by Avalon Television and aired by HBO in the United States. The executive producers were Oliver, Carvell, James Taylor, and Jon Thoday, with Liz Stanton as producer.{{Cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=April 28, 2014 |title=TV Review: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/reviews/tv-review-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-1201163357/ |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528050216/https://variety.com/2014/tv/reviews/tv-review-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-1201163357/ |url-status=live }} Writers include Oliver, Carvell, Kevin Avery, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, Scott Sherman, William Tracy, Jill Twiss, and Juli Weiner, with Joe Perota as director.
Reception
= Critical reception =
On the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 94%, with an average score of 8.5 out of 10 based on 31 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "John Oliver successfully transitions from correspondent to host in Last Week Tonight, a biting, often brilliant addition to the satirical news circuit."{{Cite web |title=Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last_week_tonight_with_john_oliver/s01 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221005005/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last_week_tonight_with_john_oliver/s01 |url-status=live }} Metacritic gave the season a score—a weighted average based on the impression of 14 critical reviews—of 76, signifying "generally favorable reviews".{{Cite web |title=Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 1 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver/season-1 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=Metacritic |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406210809/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver/season-1 |url-status=live }}
The first episode was generally well received.{{Cite magazine |last=Franich |first=Darren |date=April 28, 2014 |title=John Oliver's Last Week Tonight Premiere Review |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/04/28/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-review/ |access-date=July 18, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407162418/https://ew.com/article/2014/04/28/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-review/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Haglund |first=David |date=April 28, 2014 |title=Last Week Tonight: Like The Daily Show, With Unbleeped Swears! |language=en-US |work=Slate |url=https://slate.com/culture/2014/04/the-premiere-of-john-olivers-hbo-show-last-week-tonight-reviewed.html |access-date=July 18, 2023 |issn=1091-2339 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409002712/https://slate.com/culture/2014/04/the-premiere-of-john-olivers-hbo-show-last-week-tonight-reviewed.html |url-status=live }} Many critics compared it to The Daily Show; some thought it did not set itself apart from The Daily Show.{{Cite news |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |date=April 28, 2014 |title=Sit-Down Comic Takes His Place as Anchorman |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/arts/television/last-week-tonight-on-hbo-reviews-the-news.html |access-date=July 18, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616224534/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/arts/television/last-week-tonight-on-hbo-reviews-the-news.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Breger |first=Esther |date=April 28, 2014 |title=Some Advice for John Oliver: Stop Imitating The Daily Show |magazine=The New Republic |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/117557/john-olivers-hbo-show-premiere-review |access-date=July 18, 2023 |issn=0028-6583 |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007124057/https://newrepublic.com/article/117557/john-olivers-hbo-show-premiere-review |url-status=live }} Contrarily, Darren Franich writing in Entertainment Weekly felt Last Week Tonight maintained similarity to The Daily Show, but set itself apart in the thoroughness and level of detail in the news stories presented; Franich gave the show an A− rating. Another reviewer opined that Oliver should have filled the Comedy Central slot left by The Colbert Report when it moved to CBS instead of "leaping at HBO's offer".{{Cite news |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=April 17, 2014 |title=TV Review: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/reviews/tv-review-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-1201163357/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528050216/https://variety.com/2014/tv/reviews/tv-review-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-1201163357/ |archive-date=May 28, 2023}} Tim Goodman writing in The Hollywood Reporter felt the 30-minute time slot was too short, and that the first episode felt "rushed and jam-packed with information".{{Cite web |last=Goodman |first=Tim |date=April 27, 2014 |title=John Oliver's Last Week Tonight is Funny but Too Fast for Its Own Good (Analysis) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/john-olivers-last-week-tonight-699241/ |access-date=July 18, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528085349/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/john-olivers-last-week-tonight-699241/ |url-status=live }} Multiple reviewers praised Oliver's passion on the topics of the first episode.
= Ratings =
The first episode, aired at 11 pm, received 1.1 million viewers, rising to 1.4 million after a second play. In comparison, The Daily Show averaged 1.5 million viewers simultaneously, and The Colbert Report averaged 1.2 million viewers at 11:30 pm. Across TV airings, DVR, on-demand, and HBO Go, the first season received an average audience of 4.1 million weekly viewers, just over that of HBO's other popular late-night show, the older Real Time with Bill Maher.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Real Time With Bill Maher Renewed At HBO Through 2024 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/real-time-with-bill-maher-hbo-renews-2024-1234830510/ |access-date=August 22, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505211051/https://deadline.com/2021/09/real-time-with-bill-maher-hbo-renews-2024-1234830510/ |url-status=live }} In addition, the main segments of each episode were posted to Last Week Tonight
= Awards =
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver}}Last Week Tonight was recognized with a Peabody Award "for bringing satire and journalism even closer together", particularly regarding the show's coverage of net neutrality in its fifth episode.{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121416/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver |archive-date=January 19, 2019 |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |publisher=Peabody Awards}}{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |date=April 16, 2015 |title=Peabody Awards Go To Last Week Tonight, Jane the Virgin, The Americans And Other Shows |work=HuffPost |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/15/peabody-awards_n_7073234.html |url-status=live |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722072943/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/15/peabody-awards_n_7073234.html |archive-date=July 22, 2015}} Season one received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program,{{cite web |title=Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/last-week-tonight-john-oliver |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724012239/http://www.emmys.com/shows/last-week-tonight-john-oliver |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences}} the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information,{{cite news |last=Birnbaum |first=Debra |date=August 9, 2015 |title=Empire Wins Program of the Year at TCA Awards |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/empire-tca-awards-full-list-of-winners-1201561929/ |url-status=live |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809154935/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/empire-tca-awards-full-list-of-winners-1201561929/ |archive-date=August 9, 2015}} the Webby Award for Best Writing in Social,{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Sean |date=April 27, 2015 |title=Netflix, Funny or Die, Collegehumor, Fallon Among 2015 Webby Awards Winners |url=http://thecomicscomic.com/2015/04/27/netflix-funny-or-die-collegehumor-fallon-among-2015-webby-awards-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107061430/http://thecomicscomic.com/2015/04/27/netflix-funny-or-die-collegehumor-fallon-among-2015-webby-awards-winners/ |archive-date=January 7, 2018 |accessdate=April 2, 2020 |website=The Comic's Comic}} and the WGA Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series.{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=February 14, 2015 |title=WGA Awards: Budapest, Imitation Game Win Top Film Honors, True Detective, Louie Score On TV Side — Full List |url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/wga-award-winners-2015-writers-guild-awards-winners-list-1201373012/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430055511/http://deadline.com/2015/02/wga-award-winners-2015-writers-guild-awards-winners-list-1201373012/ |archive-date=April 30, 2015 |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
= Influence =
{{See also|Net Neutrality (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)|John Oliver#Legacy}}
Coverage of an issue by Last Week Tonight has been credited with influencing US legislature and culture, a phenomenon dubbed the "John Oliver effect".{{cite news |last1=Luckerson |first1=Victor |date=January 20, 2015 |title=How the 'John Oliver Effect' Is Having a Real-Life Impact |website=Time |url=https://time.com/3674807/john-oliver-net-neutrality-civil-forfeiture-miss-america/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810231912/http://time.com/3674807/john-oliver-net-neutrality-civil-forfeiture-miss-america/ |archive-date=August 10, 2015 |issn=0040-781X }}{{cite web |last=Dekel |first=Jon |date=February 18, 2015 |title=The John Oliver Effect: How the Daily Show Alum Became the Most Trusted Man in America |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/television/the-john-oliver-effect-how-the-daily-show-alum-became-the-most-trusted-man-in-america |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20180727192525/https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/television/the-john-oliver-effect-how-the-daily-show-alum-became-the-most-trusted-man-in-america |archive-date=July 27, 2018 |access-date=August 27, 2015 |website=National Post |issn=1486-8008}} The first season's fifth episode, covering net neutrality in the United States, was the first episode to have this effect.{{cite news |last1=Brody |first1=Ben |date=February 26, 2015 |title=How John Oliver Transformed the Net Neutrality Debate Once and for All |newspaper=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-26/how-john-oliver-transformed-the-net-neutrality-debate-once-and-for-all |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814011603/http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-02-26/how-john-oliver-transformed-the-net-neutrality-debate-once-and-for-all |archive-date=August 14, 2015}} After discussing the problems regarding a subject previously regarded as obscure and technical, Oliver argued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had the power to fix net neutrality problems, and encouraged viewers to submit comments on the FCC's website. Soon after the episode aired, the FCC's website crashed.{{cite web |last1=Roppolo |first1=Michael |date=June 3, 2014 |title=John Oliver's Rant About Net Neutrality Crashes FCC Site |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fcc-comment-page-crashes-after-john-olivers-rant-about-net-neutrality/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815023746/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fcc-comment-page-crashes-after-john-olivers-rant-about-net-neutrality/ |archive-date=August 15, 2015 |access-date=August 27, 2015 |website=CBS News}} The FCC chairman Tom Wheeler publicly addressed the video,{{cite web |last=Risen |first=Tom |date=June 13, 2014 |title=FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: 'I Am Not a Dingo' |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2014/06/13/fcc-chairman-tom-wheeler-i-am-not-a-dingo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024329/http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2014/06/13/fcc-chairman-tom-wheeler-i-am-not-a-dingo |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |access-date=August 27, 2015 |website=U.S. News & World Report}} and the following year, the FCC implemented strong net neutrality rules that classified broadband internet service as a public utility;{{cite news |last1=Ruiz |first1=Rebecca R. |last2=Lohr |first2=Steve |date=February 26, 2015 |title=F.C.C. Approves Net Neutrality Rules, Classifying Broadband Internet Service as a Utility |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/technology/net-neutrality-fcc-vote-internet-utility.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226212654/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/technology/net-neutrality-fcc-vote-internet-utility.html |archive-date=February 26, 2015}} Oliver was credited with helping to push this change.{{cite news |last1=Brody |first1=Ben |date=February 26, 2015 |title=How John Oliver Transformed the Net Neutrality Debate Once and for All |newspaper=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-26/how-john-oliver-transformed-the-net-neutrality-debate-once-and-for-all |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150814011603/http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-02-26/how-john-oliver-transformed-the-net-neutrality-debate-once-and-for-all |archive-date=August 14, 2015}} Furthermore, the 18th episode covered the Miss America beauty pageant, in which Oliver exposed the false claim made by Miss America that they gave $45 million in scholarships yearly to competitors.{{cite web |last1=Rupar |first1=Aaron |date=September 24, 2014 |title=John Oliver's Devastating Takedown of Miss America Has a Local Angle |url=http://www.citypages.com/news/john-olivers-devastating-takedown-of-miss-america-has-a-local-angle-video-6533952 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829084844/http://www.citypages.com/news/john-olivers-devastating-takedown-of-miss-america-has-a-local-angle-video-6533952 |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=City Pages}} The Last Week Tonight writing team, which included four researchers with backgrounds in journalism,{{cite web |last1=Blake |first1=Meredith |date=February 4, 2015 |title=Seven Things We Learned At Breakfast With John Oliver |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-john-oliver-last-week-tonight-season-2-20150204-story.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926194527/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-john-oliver-last-week-tonight-season-2-20150204-story.html |url-status=live }} analyzed the organization's tax forms and found that only a small percentage of the claimed $45 million was actually granted to competitors.{{cite web |last1=Chung |first1=Jen |date=September 22, 2014 |title=Video: John Oliver Shreds Miss America's Claim To Be 'Leading Provider' of Scholarships To Women |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/video-john-oliver-shreds-miss-americas-claim-to-be-leading-provider-of-scholarships-to-women |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510013519/http://gothamist.com/2014/09/22/john_oliver_miss_america.php |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |access-date=December 11, 2021 |website=Gothamist}} At the end of the episode, Oliver told viewers to donate to other women's scholarship organizations instead, specifically naming the Society of Women Engineers. Two days after airing, the Society of Women Engineers had received $25,000 in donations, which amounted to about 15% of the society's average annual donations.{{Cite web |last=Gregory |first=Ted |date=September 24, 2014 |title='John Oliver bounce' benefits Chicago-based women's engineering group |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-pageant-engineer-scholarships-20140923-story.html |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=Chicago Tribune |archive-date=August 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828031315/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-pageant-engineer-scholarships-20140923-story.html |url-status=live }}
Episodes
{{See also|List of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver episodes}}
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|RTitle = {{center|POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co.}}
|Viewers = 1.11{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/29/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-nba-playoffs-real-housewives-of-atlanta-mad-men-devious-maids-more/258458/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: Game of Thrones Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Mad Men, Devious Maids & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=April 29, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/29/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-nba-playoffs-real-housewives-of-atlanta-mad-men-devious-maids-more/258458/ |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |url-status=dead}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|4|27}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: 2014 Indian general election, US National Security Agency
Guests: NSA director Keith B. Alexander, singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb
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|RTitle = {{center|Capital punishment}}
|Viewers = 1.19{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/06/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-real-housewives-of-atlanta-married-to-medicine-silicon-valley-more/260613/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: Game of Thrones Wins Night, + Real Housewives of Atlanta, Married to Medicine, Silicon Valley & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=May 6, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/06/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-real-housewives-of-atlanta-married-to-medicine-silicon-valley-more/260613/ |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|5|4}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: President of France François Hollande, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah
Guest: Documentary filmmaker Simon Ostrovsky
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|RTitle = {{center|Climate change denial}}
|Viewers = 1.01{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/13/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-nba-playoffs-silicon-valley-bar-rescue-real-housewives-of-atlanta-mad-men-more/263258/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: Game of Thrones Wins Night, NBA Playoffs, Silicon Valley, Bar Rescue, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Mad Men & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=May 13, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/13/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-nba-playoffs-silicon-valley-bar-rescue-real-housewives-of-atlanta-mad-men-more/263258/ |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|5|11}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: 2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky, Russia–Ukraine relations, Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Guest: Scientist and TV presenter Bill Nye
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|RTitle = {{center|Right to be forgotten (Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja González)}}
|Viewers = 1.03{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/20/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-silicon-valley-real-housewives-of-atlanta-river-monsters-married-to-medicine-more/265704/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: Game of Thrones Wins Night + Silicon Valley, Real Housewives of Atlanta, River Monsters, Married to Medicine & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=May 20, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/20/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-silicon-valley-real-housewives-of-atlanta-river-monsters-married-to-medicine-more/265704/ |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|5|18}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: General Motors ignition switch recalls, 2014 Indian general election
Guest: Journalist Fareed Zakaria
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|RTitle = {{center| Net neutrality}}
|Viewers = 0.99{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/03/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-nhl-conference-finals-real-housewives-of-atlanta-kandis-wedding-silicon-valley-more/269702/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: Game of Thrones Wins Night + NHL Conference Finals, Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding, Silicon Valley & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=June 3, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/03/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-nhl-conference-finals-real-housewives-of-atlanta-kandis-wedding-silicon-valley-more/269702/ |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|6|1}}
|ShortSummary = Main article: Net Neutrality (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver)
Other segments: 2014 European Parliament election, 2014 Ukrainian presidential election, Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott, 87th Scripps National Spelling Bee
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|RTitle = {{center|FIFA}}
|Viewers = 0.95{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/10/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-devious-maids-veep-turn-more/271830/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: Game of Thrones Wins Night, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Devious Maids, Veep, Turn & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=June 10, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901123724/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/10/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-devious-maids-veep-turn-more/271830/ |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|6|8}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, President of Syria Bashar al-Assad
Guest: Pop band Right Said Fred
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|RTitle = {{center|Immigration reform in the United States}}
|Viewers = 0.91{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/17/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-world-cup-soccer-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-nascar-more/274033/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: Game of Thrones Wins Night + World Cup Soccer, Keeping up with the Kardashians, NASCAR & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=June 17, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602034131/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/17/sunday-cable-ratings-game-of-thrones-wins-night-world-cup-soccer-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-nascar-more/274033/ |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|6|15}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: Washington Redskins name controversy, war in Iraq
Guest: Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking
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|RTitle = {{center|Dr. Oz's June 2014 Senate hearing}}
|Viewers = 0.89{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/24/sunday-cable-ratings-world-cup-soccer-wins-night-true-blood-the-last-ship-falling-skiesdevious-maids-penny-dreadful-more/276323/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: World Cup Soccer Wins Night, True Blood, The Last Ship, Falling Skies,Devious Maids, Penny Dreadful & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=June 24, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628114805/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/06/24/sunday-cable-ratings-world-cup-soccer-wins-night-true-blood-the-last-ship-falling-skiesdevious-maids-penny-dreadful-more/276323/ |archive-date=June 28, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|6|22}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, monarchies, tourism in Antarctica
Guests: Author George R. R. Martin, actor Steve Buscemi
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|RTitle = {{center|Burwell v. Hobby Lobby}}
|Viewers = 0.85{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/01/sunday-cable-ratings-bet-awards-leads-night-world-cup-soccer-true-blood-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-last-ship-more/278245/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: BET Awards Leads Night + World Cup Soccer, True Blood, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, The Last Ship & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=July 1, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=July 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707023817/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/01/sunday-cable-ratings-bet-awards-leads-night-world-cup-soccer-true-blood-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-last-ship-more/278245/ |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |url-status=dead}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|6|29}}
|ShortSummary = Other segment: LGBT rights in Uganda
Guest: LGBT rights activist Pepe Julian Onziema
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|RTitle = {{center|Income inequality and wealth inequality}}
|Viewers = 0.84{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/15/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-tops-night-the-strain-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-last-ship-more/282694/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: True Blood Tops Night + The Strain, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, The Last Ship & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=July 15, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=July 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717185623/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/15/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-tops-night-the-strain-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-last-ship-more/282694/ |archive-date=July 17, 2014 |url-status=dead}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|13}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: Foreign policy of Japan, US president Warren G. Harding's love letters, public image of CIA
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|RTitle = {{center|Incarceration in the United States}}
|Viewers = 0.92{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/22/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-wins-night-the-last-ship-the-strain-witches-of-east-end-ray-donovan-more/284905/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: True Blood Wins Night, The Last Ship, The Strain, Witches of East End, Ray Donovan & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=July 22, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=July 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729131414/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/22/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-wins-night-the-last-ship-the-strain-witches-of-east-end-ray-donovan-more/284905/ |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |url-status=dead}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|20}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, Commonwealth Games
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|RTitle = {{center|Nuclear weapons and the United States}}
|Viewers = 1.00{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/29/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-leads-night-nascar-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-last-ship-the-strain-more/287182/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: True Blood Leads Night + NASCAR, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, The Last Ship, The Strain & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=July 29, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=July 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729183816/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/29/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-leads-night-nascar-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-last-ship-the-strain-more/287182/ |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |url-status=dead}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|27}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: Islamic State, Russia's miscommunication with mating geckos lost in space
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|RTitle = {{center|Native advertising}}
|Viewers = 0.96{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/05/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-wins-night-the-strain-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-last-ship-the-leftovers-falling-skies-more/290087/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: True Blood Wins Night, The Strain, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, The Last Ship, The Leftovers, Falling Skies & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=August 5, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=August 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055613/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/05/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-wins-night-the-strain-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-last-ship-the-leftovers-falling-skies-more/290087/ |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|3}}
|ShortSummary = Other segment: Argentine debt restructuring
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|RTitle = {{center|Payday loans}}
|Viewers = 0.94{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/12/sunday-cable-ratings-shark-of-darkness-wrath-of-submarine-tops-night-true-blood-air-jaws-nascar-more/292232/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: Shark of Darkness: Wrath of Submarine Tops Night + True Blood, Air Jaws, NASCAR & More |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=August 12, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203706/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/12/sunday-cable-ratings-shark-of-darkness-wrath-of-submarine-tops-night-true-blood-air-jaws-nascar-more/292232/ |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|10}}
|ShortSummary = Other segment: Russia's import embargo on U.S. chicken and soybeans
Guest: Actress Sarah Silverman
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|RTitle = {{center|Shooting of Michael Brown and police militarization}}
|Viewers = 1.03{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/19/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-wins-night-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-strain-the-last-ship-the-leftovers-more/294318/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: True Blood Wins Night, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, The Strain, The Last Ship, The Leftovers & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=August 19, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820033214/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/08/19/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-wins-night-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-the-strain-the-last-ship-the-leftovers-more/294318/ |archive-date=August 20, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|17}}
|ShortSummary = Other segment: Equal pay for equal work
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|RTitle = {{center|Student debt}}
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|ShortSummary = Other segment: Eulogy for mating space geckos
Guest: Music duo A Great Big World
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|RTitle = {{center|Scottish independence referendum}}
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|ShortSummary = Other segment: Twitter
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|RTitle = {{center|Miss America 2015}}
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|ShortSummary = Other segments: United States embargo against Cuba
Guest: Actress Kathy Griffin
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|RTitle = {{center|Drones}}
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|28}}
|ShortSummary = Other segment: Kansas state budget shortfall
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|EpisodeNumber = 20
|EpisodeNumber2 = 20
|RTitle = {{center|Civil forfeiture in the United States}}
|Viewers = 0.66{{Cite news |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-10-5-2014.html |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update) : 10.5.2014 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=October 7, 2014 |work=Showbuzz Daily |access-date=November 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016174934/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-10-5-2014.html |archive-date=October 16, 2014 }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|5}}
|ShortSummary = Other segment: 2014 Hong Kong protests, 2014 Brazilian general election, 2022 Winter Olympics
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|RTitle = {{center|Special Immigrant Visa}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|19}}
|ShortSummary = Other segment: Supreme Court of the United States
Guest: Afghan translator Mohammad Usafi
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 22
|RTitle = {{center|Sugar}}
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|26}}
|ShortSummary = Other segment: Toronto mayoral candidate Doug Ford, Jr.
Guest: Primatologist Jane Goodall
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|EpisodeNumber = 23
|EpisodeNumber2 = 23
|RTitle = {{center|2014 United States state legislative elections and ALEC}}
|Viewers = 0.60{{Cite news |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-11-2-2014.html |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 25 Sunday Cable Originals (& Network Update) : 11.2.2014 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=November 4, 2014 |work=Showbuzz Daily |access-date=November 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108085158/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-25-sunday-cable-originals-11-2-2014.html |archive-date=November 8, 2014 }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|2}}
|ShortSummary = Other segment: Robot employees at Lowe's, 2014 Hungarian Internet tax protests
Guests: Actors Nick Offerman, H. Jon Benjamin, Sarah Baker
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|EpisodeNumber = 24
|EpisodeNumber2 = 24
|RTitle = {{center|Lotteries}}
|Viewers = 0.80{{Cite news |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/11/sunday-cable-ratings-the-walking-dead-wins-night-talking-dead-real-housewives-of-atlanta-homeland-the-newsroom-more/325972/ |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: The Walking Dead Wins Night, Talking Dead, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Homeland, The Newsroom & More |last=Bibel |first=Sara |date=November 11, 2014 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=February 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219231354/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/11/sunday-cable-ratings-the-walking-dead-wins-night-talking-dead-real-housewives-of-atlanta-homeland-the-newsroom-more/325972/ |archive-date=February 19, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|11|9}}
|ShortSummary = Other segments: Turkey's Presidential Complex, salmon cannon
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References
External links
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