Season 3 (2016)

Voting
7.9

February 14, 2016 • 30m

John talks about the late Antonin Scalia's love of the Letter of the Law, Chipotle's food safety problems, how Voter IDs laws shou...Read more

Abortion Laws
7.5

February 21, 2016 • 30m

John talks about the South Carolina Republican primary, the Supreme Court vacancy and abortion, which theoretically is legal in th...Read more

Donald Trump
7.3

February 28, 2016 • 30m

John talks about the Egyptian president and economic crisis, the Guantanamo Bay shutdown and Donald Trump.

Special Districts
8.0

March 6, 2016 • 30m

Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't know they exist.

Encryption
7.8

March 13, 2016 • 29m

Strong encryption poses problems for law enforcement, is weakening it worth the risks it presents? It’s…complicated.

Border Wall
7.5

March 20, 2016 • 30m

Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?

Congressional Fundraising
7.9

April 3, 2016 • 30m

Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. John Oliver ...Read more

Credit Reports
7.4

April 10, 2016 • 30m

Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they contain critical mistakes. ...Read more

Lead
7.8

April 17, 2016 • 30m

Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.

Puerto Rico
8.3

April 24, 2016 • 30m

Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.

Scientific Studies
7.8

May 8, 2016 • 30m

John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are true?

911
7.6

May 15, 2016 • 30m

John Oliver on 911 Reliability: Things you never want to hear: there are no guarantees when you call 911. Emergency call centers a...Read more

Primaries and Caucuses
7.9

May 22, 2016 • 30m

Last Week Tonight Tackles U.S. Primaries and Caucuses: The United States selection process for presidential nominees is convoluted...Read more

Debt Buyers
7.4

June 5, 2016 • 35m

John Oliver Takes On Debt Buyers: Companies that purchase debt on the cheap will aggressively collect on it. 'Last Week Tonight’ t...Read more

Retirement Plans
7.7

June 12, 2016 • 32m

John Oliver Covers Ins and Outs of Retirement Plans: Saving for retirement means navigating a potential minefield of high fees and...Read more

Brexit
8.1

June 19, 2016 • 30m

John Oliver on “Brexiting” from the EU: There might be an innate British desire to diss Europe, but Last Week Tonight lays out exa...Read more

Doping
8.0

June 26, 2016 • 30m

John talks about the aftermath of the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and doping in sports with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio on the horizon.

Republican National Convention
7.6

July 24, 2016 • 30m

John talks about the disastrous Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where politicians were mostly talking about their fee...Read more

Democratic National Convention
8.4

July 31, 2016 • 30m

John covers the rocky Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Plus, the military coup in Turkey and its aftermath, the vot...Read more

Journalism
8.4

August 7, 2016 • 30m

John Oliver has some bad news about the state of the industry that gives us our news. Plus, the coverage of the Opening Ceremony of Rio Olympics.

Auto Lending
8.2

August 14, 2016 • 30m

Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show exactly how.

Charter Schools
8.2

August 21, 2016 • 35m

Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.

Scandals
8.1

September 25, 2016 • 30m

Taking a walk down memory lane, 'Last Week Tonight' assesses Donald Trump's vs. Hillary Clinton's scandals.

Police Accountability
7.9

October 2, 2016 • 30m

John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.

Guantánamo
7.8

October 9, 2016 • 30m

John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the military prison at Guantánamo Bay.

Third Parties
7.9

October 16, 2016 • 30m

Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.

Opioids
7.9

October 23, 2016 • 35m

John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.

School Segregation
7.7

October 30, 2016 • 30m

Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school resegregation.

Multilevel Marketing
7.6

November 6, 2016 • 40m

Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some seems awfully pyramid shaped, and that's a problem.

President-Elect Trump
8.4

November 13, 2016 • 30m

The presidential race has been a hell of a ride. ‘Last Week Tonight’ closes out the election and Season 3 with a bang.