Season 7 (2020)

Medicare for All
7.8

February 16, 2020 • 30m

Main story: The pros and cons of Medicare for All; plus, Bill Barr does Trump's personal bidding; and Flyers mascot Gritty is exonerated!

Modi
7.6

February 23, 2020 • 30m

Main story: John Oliver talks about India's controversial Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and his government's Hindu nationalism; p...Read more

Coronavirus
8.5

March 1, 2020 • 30m

John covers the Covid-19 pandemic, how each country, including the US, is handling it, and why the Phillie Phanatic is in a copyri...Read more

Sheriffs
7.0

March 8, 2020 • 30m

Main story: A look at how much power and how little accountability local sheriffs have; plus, Trump's coronavirus incompetence; In...Read more

Coronavirus II
7.1

March 15, 2020 • 30m

Main story: 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak, governmental response in the US, and the prevention of COVID-19. This episode was filmed...Read more

Coronavirus III
7.4

March 29, 2020 • 30m

In the first show from his makeshift home studio, John covers the horrible way COVID-19 pandemic is going and how Trump is mishand...Read more

One America News Network
7.7

April 5, 2020 • 30m

John criticizes the Republican governors' response to the pandemic, showcases how everyone filming from home gets asked if they're...Read more

Essential Workers
7.3

April 12, 2020 • 30m

John explains how the Trump administration failed to protect the unemployed, small businesses and essential workers during the pan...Read more

Coronavirus Misinformation
7.7

April 19, 2020 • 30m

John analyzes the right wing media's protests, conspiracy theories and misinformation spreading about the pandemic, spotlights Ins...Read more

COVID-19 Testing
7.0

May 3, 2020 • 30m

John points out the failure of The FDA and federal government when experts encourage widespread coronavirus testing for several mo...Read more

United States Postal Service
6.7

May 10, 2020 • 30m

John discusses the United States Postal Service which is in dire need of economic assistance from the government. He examines some...Read more

Coronavirus Impact on Sports
7.0

May 17, 2020 • 30m

John discusses the sudden disappearance of sports due to coronavirus, how their absence is impacting people emotionally and financ...Read more

Postal Voting
7.0

May 31, 2020 • 30m

John explains the importance of voting by mail. Also, mass protests against police brutality erupt in Minneapolis, TV hosts inquir...Read more

Police
7.7

June 7, 2020 • 30m

This episode tackles the hard truth about the history of Police in the United States and the many problems that are faced in fixing those problems.

Facial Recognition
7.3

June 14, 2020 • 30m

Facial recognition is no longer an issue of a thriller movie. It has become a part of our life. John Oliver talks about various as...Read more

Prisons & Jails
6.8

June 21, 2020 • 30m

In the latest episode on coronavirus John talks about US prisons and jails. These confined spaces have frightening number of COVID...Read more

Coronavirus IX: Evictions
6.7

June 28, 2020 • 30m

Like coronavirus and unemployment issues evictions is something that USA could prepared for. While people are choosing between ren...Read more

Conspiracy Theories
8.0

July 19, 2020 • 30m

Conspiracy theories are the hotcakes of the internet. John talks about why people like these conspiracy theories and why in the ag...Read more

Uighurs
7.3

July 26, 2020 • 30m

The Uighur people are facing human rights abuses in China; plus, Trump’s authoritarian show of force in Portland; Martha Stewart loosens up.

U.S. History
8.0

August 2, 2020 • 30m

A look at how the history of race is taught in schools; plus, Trump pushes bad medicine; Louie Gohmert tests positive; and Steve G...Read more

Juries
7.3

August 16, 2020 • 30m

John Oliver takes a look at why people of color are routinely excluded from becoming jurors, who their absence impacts, and what w...Read more

Border Wall
7.2

August 23, 2020 • 30m

Nearing the 2020 election, John Oliver checks in on one of the key promises of President Trump’s 2016 campaign: the border wall. P...Read more

RNC 2020 & Kenosha
7.8

August 30, 2020 • 30m

John Oliver discusses a week that saw the Republican National Convention, a horrific series of shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, an...Read more

Supreme Court
7.8

September 27, 2020 • 30m

In the wake of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, John Oliver discusses the future of the Supreme Court, why the government doesn’t alwa...Read more

Election 2020
7.5

October 4, 2020 • 30m

Weeks out from the 2020 presidential election, John Oliver takes a look at various efforts to destabilize the vote, how to ensure ...Read more

The World Health Organization
7.3

October 18, 2020 • 30m

John Oliver talks about the functions of World Health Organization and why it is a vital part of the upcoming US election. John po...Read more

Asylum
7.3

October 25, 2020 • 30m

John Oliver talks about the situation of asylum seekers in USA under Trump administration. He points out the three major changes i...Read more

Trump & the Coronavirus and William Barr
8.0

November 1, 2020 • 30m

John Oliver takes a look at how the Trump administration has handled the coronavirus outbreak in the US, from lack of preparation,...Read more

Election Results 2020
7.8

November 8, 2020 • 30m

John Oliver discusses the long week of US presidential election results, including Donald Trump’s various attempts to make the ele...Read more

Trump & Election Results
7.8

November 15, 2020 • 30m

A week after Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election, John Oliver discusses Donald Trump’s various attempts to overturn th...Read more