Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 4

Season four aired from February 12 to November 12, 2017.{{Cite web |last=Rohrbach |first=Paul |date=2017-01-18 |title=John Oliver Returns in Last Week Tonight's New Season Four Promo |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/john-oliver/watch-last-week-tonights-new-promo |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325164758/https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/john-oliver/watch-last-week-tonights-new-promo/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Maeve |date=2017-11-13 |title=John Oliver mocks Louis C.K., joins forces with Tom Hanks for Last Week Tonight finale |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/11/13/john-oliver-mocks-louis-c-k-joins-forces-tom-hanks-last-week-tonight-finale/857699001/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210164101/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/11/13/john-oliver-mocks-louis-c-k-joins-forces-tom-hanks-last-week-tonight-finale/857699001/ |url-status=live }} The season was produced by Avalon Television and Sixteen String Jack Productions;{{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}} it aired on HBO in the United States at 11{{nbsp}}pm on Sundays.{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=October 25, 2016 |title=TV Premiere Dates 2017: The Complete Guide |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/tv-premiere-dates-2017-guide-924143/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713015228/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/tv-premiere-dates-2017-guide-924143/ |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} Host John Oliver, Tim Carvell, and Liz Stanton were the executive producers on the season. Writers included Oliver, Carvell, Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, Brian Parise, Scott Sherman, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, and Juli Weiner. Paul Pennolino directed the season.

Promotional material for the season showed Oliver on the sets of other popular HBO shows at the time like Game of Thrones and Silicon Valley.{{Cite web |last=Barrie |first=Emma |date=2017-01-18 |title=John Oliver Won't Let Larry David Steal His Thunder Promoting Last Week Tonight{{'}}s Season 4 Premiere |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/john-oliver-celebrates-last-week-tonight-season-4.html |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528034417/https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/john-oliver-celebrates-last-week-tonight-season-4.html |url-status=live }} Similar to the previous season, Oliver explained that coverage of the Trump presidency would remain minimal, as he expected other late-night shows to discuss immediate events.{{Cite magazine |last=Watercutter |first=Angela |date=2017-02-10 |title=John Oliver Returns to Out-News the News—by Ignoring Trump |url=https://www.wired.com/2017/02/john-oliver-trump-agenda/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205212830/https://www.wired.com/2017/02/john-oliver-trump-agenda/ |url-status=live }} He continued that the in-depth pieces they were preparing did not concern "party politics";{{Cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=2017-02-07 |title=John Oliver Takes on the Trump Era: The Rolling Stone Interview |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/john-oliver-takes-on-the-trump-era-the-rolling-stone-interview-126096/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504203003/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/john-oliver-takes-on-the-trump-era-the-rolling-stone-interview-126096/ |url-status=live }} however, Oliver clarified that Last Week Tonight would cover issues influenced by the Trump administration.{{Cite web |date=2017-02-12 |title=Why John Oliver Loves Doing 'Irredeemably Stupid' Things on HBO |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-season-4-premiere-hbo-donald-trump |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Vanity Fair |language=en-US |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325145055/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-season-4-premiere-hbo-donald-trump |url-status=live }}

The fourth season garnered an approval rating of 100% based on 6 reviews on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.{{Cite web |title=Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 4 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last_week_tonight_with_john_oliver/s04 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221005005/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/last_week_tonight_with_john_oliver/s01 |archive-date=February 21, 2023 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}} Some critics described the show as necessary comic relief from the activities of the Trump administration, with Les Chappell writing in The A.V. Club, "Now that 2017 is proving to be just as bad{{nbsp}}... we need Oliver’s confusion and outrage to guide us more than ever."{{Cite web |last=Chappell |first=Les |date=2017-02-12 |title=Please make sense of this madness for us, Last Week Tonight |url=https://www.avclub.com/please-make-sense-of-this-madness-for-us-last-week-ton-1798257643 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Joseph D. |date=2017-03-27 |title=Nine Ways John Oliver Makes It Easier For You To Get Through The Week |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/nine-ways-john-oliver-makes-it-easier-for-you-to-get-through-the-week-47095 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130142213/https://www.bustle.com/p/nine-ways-john-oliver-makes-it-easier-for-you-to-get-through-the-week-47095 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Bustle |language=en}} Others also praised the season's continued quality and thorough coverage of current events.{{Cite news |last=Chow |first=Andrew R. |date=2017-11-05 |title=What's on TV Sunday: Shameless and Last Week Tonight |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/arts/television/whats-on-tv-sunday-shameless-and-last-week-tonight.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307142142/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/arts/television/whats-on-tv-sunday-shameless-and-last-week-tonight.html |url-status=live }} Last Week Tonight was listed on Slant Magazine{{'s}} list of the best shows of 2017.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-12-07 |title=The 25 Best TV Shows of 2017 |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/the-25-best-tv-shows-of-2017/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Slant Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220200203/https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/the-25-best-tv-shows-of-2017/ |url-status=live }}

Season four of Last Week Tonight received notably good ratings in Canada: the season premiere had twice as many viewers in Canada than the previous season's first episode, despite airing simultaneously with many nightly news channels. Val Maloney writing in Media in Canada attributes this ratings spike to Canada's interest in the Trump presidency.{{Cite web |last=Maloney |first=Val |date=24 February 2017 |title=Viewership spikes for HBO Canada talk shows |url=https://mediaincanada.com/2017/02/24/viewership-spikes-for-hbo-canada-talk-shows/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Media in Canada |archive-date=May 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523075750/https://mediaincanada.com/2017/02/24/viewership-spikes-for-hbo-canada-talk-shows/ |url-status=live }} In April 2024, HBO announced that the full episodes of seasons one through eight would be released on the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel.{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=April 28, 2024 |title=HBO Dropping Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Season 1 Episodes On YouTube With Seasons 2-8 Coming Soon |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/hbo-last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-season-1-episodes-youtube-1235898176/ |access-date=May 27, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}

{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver}}For season four, Last Week Tonight received a rare second Peabody Award for "crafting a form that pushes both comedy and journalism in new, fresh, and publicly important directions".{{cite web |date=2017 |title=Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518151429/http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver1 |archive-date=May 18, 2020 |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |publisher=Peabody Awards}} Last Week Tonight received nine Emmy nominations for season four, winning Outstanding Variety Talk Series, Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series, Outstanding Interactive Program, and Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming for "Border Patrol". This season was the second in a row to receive the award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series, beating regular winners The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.{{Cite magazine |last=Biedenharn |first=Isabella |date=17 September 2017 |title=Last Week Tonight Wins Emmy Award for Second Year in a Row |url=https://ew.com/emmys/2017/09/17/last-week-tonight-variety-series-emmy-win/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527010833/https://ew.com/emmys/2017/09/17/last-week-tonight-variety-series-emmy-win/ |url-status=live }} Additionally, the show received Outstanding Talk Show Episode at the GLAAD Media Awards for "Australia Marriage Equality",{{cite news |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |date=May 5, 2018 |title=GLAAD Media Awards: Call Me By Your Name Wins Best Film |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/glaad-media-awards-complete-list-winners-2018-1078487 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415055021/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/glaad-media-awards-complete-list-winners-2018-1078487 |archive-date=April 15, 2018 |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sketch/Variety Shows,{{cite news |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |date=August 4, 2018 |title=The Americans Wins Big at TV Critics Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/americans-wins-big-at-tv-critics-awards-2018-tca-award-winners-1132272 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825143242/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/americans-wins-big-at-tv-critics-awards-2018-tca-award-winners-1132272 |archive-date=August 25, 2018 |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} and the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy-Variety Talk Series.{{cite news |last1=Nyren |first1=Erin |date=February 11, 2018 |title=WGA Awards: Updated Winners List |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/2018-wga-award-winners-complete-list-1202694807/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180212140844/http://variety.com/2018/film/awards/2018-wga-award-winners-complete-list-1202694807/ |archive-date=February 12, 2018 |accessdate=April 1, 2020 |work=Variety}}

{{See also|List of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver episodes}}

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|RTitle = {{center|False or misleading statements by Donald Trump}}

|Viewers = 1.19{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-feb-12-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: The Walking Dead improves in its return |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 14, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217221654/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-feb-12-2017/ |archive-date=February 17, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|ShortSummary = Main article: Trump vs. Truth
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|RTitle = {{center|Vladimir Putin and Russia–United States relations}}

|Viewers = 1.25{{Cite news |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-19-2017.html |title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.19.2017 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=February 19, 2017 |website=Showbuzz Daily |access-date=February 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223025027/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-19-2017.html |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |url-status=live }}

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|ShortSummary = Guests: Singers and dancers Olivia Cipolla, Michaela Sprague, Nicole Medoro, Mishay Petronelli and Wesley Faucher

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|RTitle = {{center|Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)}}

|Viewers = 0.72{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-feb-26-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: Walking Dead dips vs. Oscars but remains dominant |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 28, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=March 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301092746/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-feb-26-2017/ |archive-date=March 1, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|RTitle = {{center|Tibetan sovereignty debate and Human rights in Tibet}}

|Viewers = 1.28{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-march-5-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: Walking Dead at lowest point since Season 2, Feud has decent premiere for FX |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=March 7, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=March 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307204324/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-march-5-2017/ |archive-date=March 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|5}}

|ShortSummary = Other segment: Presidency of Donald Trump
Guests: 14th Dalai Lama

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|RTitle = {{center|American Health Care Act}}

|Viewers = 1.12{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-march-12-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: The Walking Dead rebounds a little, Feud slips |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=March 16, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=March 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317054827/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-march-12-2017/ |archive-date=March 17, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|ShortSummary = Other segments: International Women's Day, Wikileaks' March 2017 CIA disclosures
Guests: Actors Thomas Kopache, Rob Corddry

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|RTitle = {{center|United States federal budget}}

|Viewers = 1.03{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-march-19-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: Into the Badlands returns lower, but also higher |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=March 21, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=March 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321220319/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-march-19-2017/ |archive-date=March 21, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|ShortSummary = Other segments: Trump Tower wiretapping allegations, La Paz traffic zebras

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|RTitle = {{center|Cannabis in the United States}}

|Viewers = 1.18{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-2-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: The Walking Dead finale lowest since Season 2 |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=April 4, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404195241/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-2-2017/ |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|ShortSummary = 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

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|EpisodeNumber = 97

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|RTitle = {{center|Gerrymandering in the United States}}

|Viewers = 1.15{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-9-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: Homeland ends with season high, Casey Anthony strong for ID |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=April 11, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=April 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415130601/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-9-2017/ |archive-date=April 15, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|ShortSummary = Other segments: 2017 Shayrat missile strike, Bill O'Reilly sexual harassment lawsuits
Guest: Actor Thomas Kopache

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|RTitle = {{center| 2017 French presidential election}}

|Viewers = 1.18{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-16-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: The Leftovers premiere improves, NBA playoffs dominate |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=April 18, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=April 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419103917/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-16-2017/ |archive-date=April 19, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|RTitle = {{center|Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner}}

|Viewers = 1.19{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-23-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: Silicon Valley suffers without Game of Thrones as lead-in |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=April 25, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=April 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429001539/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-23-2017/ |archive-date=April 29, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|RTitle = {{center|Net neutrality in the United States}}

|Viewers = 1.18{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-7-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: MTV Movie & TV Awards down, Real Housewives of Atlanta improves |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=May 9, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=May 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511070858/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-7-2017/ |archive-date=May 11, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|ShortSummary = Main article: Net Neutrality II
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|RTitle = {{center|Kidney dialysis and DaVita Inc.}}

|Viewers = 1.36{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-14-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: Into the Badlands improves, Naked and Afraid XL leads a quiet day |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=May 16, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=May 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519023312/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-14-2017/ |archive-date=May 19, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|5|14}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: Dismissal of James Comey, Bill English

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|RTitle = {{center|Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections}}

|Viewers = 1.42{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-21-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: Twin Peaks return comes in low for Showtime |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=May 23, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=May 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523182829/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-21-2017/ |archive-date=May 23, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|ShortSummary = 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)

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|RTitle = {{center|United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement}}

|Viewers = 1.22{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-june-4-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: The Leftovers ends on up note, Fear the Walking Dead premieres to series low |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=June 6, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606203725/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-june-4-2017/ |archive-date=June 6, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|4}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: 2017 London Bridge attack, Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections

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|EpisodeNumber = 104

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|RTitle = {{center|2017 United Kingdom general election and Brexit negotiations}}

|Viewers = 1.24{{Cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-june-11-2017/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: Fear the Walking Dead ties low, Claws has decent premiere |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=June 13, 2017 |website=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615215543/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-june-11-2017/ |archive-date=June 15, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|ShortSummary = Other segment: James Comey's testimony before Congress
Guest: Lord Buckethead

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|RTitle = {{center|Coal mining in the United States and Bob Murray}}

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|ShortSummary = Other segment: American Health Care Act of 2017
Guest: Actor and puppeteer Noel MacNeal

Note: Within four days of airing of this episode, Bob Murray sued John Oliver for defamation over content presented in this episode.{{Cite news |last=Suneson |first=Grant |date=June 22, 2017 |title=John Oliver Is In Legal Trouble For His Rant About A Coal CEO |work=Newsy |url=https://www.newsy.com/stories/coal-ceo-sues-john-oliver-and-his-show-for-defamation/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623041444/http://www.newsy.com/stories/coal-ceo-sues-john-oliver-and-his-show-towhfor-defamation/ |archive-date=June 23, 2017}} Murray eventually dropped his lawsuit two years later, which was the subject of the main segment of the November 10, 2019 episode.

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|RTitle = {{center|Vaccine safety}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|25}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: Lawsuit over coal segment from episode 105, possible existence of Trump–Comey recordings, Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|RTitle = {{center|Local news and Sinclair Broadcast Group}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|7|2}}

|ShortSummary = 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

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|EpisodeNumber = 108

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|RTitle = {{center|Alex Jones and InfoWars}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|7|30}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: Donald Trump administration's proposed transgender military ban, Anthony Scaramucci, Health Care Freedom Act of 2017
Guests: Actors Jack McBrayer, Gilbert Gottfried

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|EpisodeNumber = 109

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|RTitle = {{center|United States Border Patrol}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|8|6}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: Presidency of Donald Trump, Stephen Miller
Guests: Actor Will Arnett

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|RTitle = {{center|2017 North Korea crisis}}

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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|8|13}}

|ShortSummary = Other segment: Charlottesville car attack
Guests: Musician "Weird Al" Yankovic

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|EpisodeNumber = 111

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|RTitle = {{center|Nuclear waste}}

|Viewers = 1.76{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-8-20-2017.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.20.2017|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=August 22, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830091557/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-8-20-2017.html|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|8|20}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: Departure of Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's response to Charlottesville

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 23

|RTitle = {{center|Pardon of Joe Arpaio}}

|Viewers = 0.97{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-9-10-2017.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.10.2017|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=September 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914124811/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-9-10-2017.html|archive-date=September 14, 2017}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|10}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: 2018 United States federal budget, rescinding of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 24

|RTitle = {{center|Mergers and acquisitions}}

|Viewers = 1.25{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-9-24-2017.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.24.2017|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=September 26, 2017|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000715/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-9-24-2017.html|archive-date=September 27, 2017}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|24}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: 2017 NFL U.S. national anthem protest, Tom Price and Steven Mnuchin private jet scandals

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 25

|RTitle = {{center|Forensic identification}}

|Viewers = 1.27{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-1-2017.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.1.2017|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003224816/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-1-2017.html|archive-date=October 3, 2017}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|1}}

|ShortSummary = 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

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|EpisodeNumber = 115

|EpisodeNumber2 = 26

|RTitle = {{center|Confederate monuments and memorials}}

|Viewers = 1.30{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-8-2017.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.8.2017|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=October 10, 2017|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112201522/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-8-2017.html|archive-date=November 12, 2017}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|8}}

|ShortSummary = 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

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|EpisodeNumber = 116

|EpisodeNumber2 = 27

|RTitle = {{center|2017 Equifax data breach}}

|Viewers = 1.25{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-15-2017.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.15.2017|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018070919/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-15-2017.html|archive-date=October 18, 2017}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|15}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, United States withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 28

|RTitle = {{center|National Flood Insurance Program}}

|Viewers = 0.96{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-29-2017.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.29.2017|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=October 31, 2017|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103123805/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-10-29-2017.html|archive-date=November 3, 2017}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|29}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: Opioid epidemic, Roy Moore, Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 29

|RTitle = {{center|Economic development incentives}}

|Viewers = 1.01{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-5-2017.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.5.2017|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=November 7, 2017|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108005630/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-5-2017.html|archive-date=November 8, 2017}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|5}}

|ShortSummary = Other segments: Mueller special counsel investigation, The Inspectors

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|EpisodeNumber = 119

|EpisodeNumber2 = 30

|RTitle = {{center|Presidency of Donald Trump}}

|Viewers = 1.20{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-12-2017.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.12.2017|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=November 12, 2017|access-date=January 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115023917/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-12-2017.html|archive-date=November 15, 2017}}

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|12}}

|ShortSummary = 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)

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• {{Official website|https://www.hbo.com/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver}}
• {{IMDb episodes|id=3530232|title=Last Week Tonight with John Oliver}}
• {{YouTube|Last Week Tonight with John Oliver|u=LastWeekTonight}}

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