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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is an American late-night talk show airing Sundays on HBO in the United States and HBO Canada, and on Mondays (originally Tuesdays) on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom. The half-hour-long show premiered on Sunday, April 27, 2014, and is hosted by comedian John Oliver. LWT takes a satirical look at news, politics and current events on a weekly basis.

141k subscribers94 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)82 authors / mosince 2014

r/lastweektonight has 141k members (+3.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 94 posts a month from 82 people. Top topics: Dan LeBatard Show Controversy, Finding Episodes and HBO Shows & Episodes.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.9%in 12 months · +0.7% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026141k
Growing141k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−36%vs Sep 2025 · −6.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202694
QuieterPeaked at 178 in Jun 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/lastweektonight

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Dan LeBatard Show Controversy0.4%
  2. Finding Episodes0.4%
  3. HBO Shows & Episodes0.4%
  4. Finding Episodes0.3%
  5. John Yates Updates0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Bluesky Social
  2. IMDb
  3. Snopes
  4. DaytonDailyNews
  5. NPR

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