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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
13 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 27, 2014
76
7.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
76
79% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
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0% Negative
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0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
76
79% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Apr 29, 2014
Last Week Tonight probably needs to towel off a bit and present a more relaxed half-hour next Sunday. The premiere outing nonetheless showed considerable ingenuity and a willingness to take on topics that haven’t already been parodied to death.
Apr 28, 2014
If Last Week Tonight With John Oliver can keep shedding humorous light on international affairs and other stories that fall through the cable-news cracks, this show might make it to eight weeks and beyond.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 293 User Ratings
7.6
77% Positive
227 Ratings
227 Ratings
3% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
19% Negative
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 293 User Ratings
7.6
77% Positive
227 Ratings
227 Ratings
3% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
19% Negative
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
Report
May 1, 2014
There were several very strong bits, but the best was Oliver's rant about the U.S. media's disinterest in the Indian elections.... At this point, my main complaint about the show is that it's not an hour.
Apr 28, 2014
The first newscast did feel simultaneously long and breathless, maybe because there was little to vary it or break up the topic segments.... But it was a funny, confident start.
Apr 28, 2014
Even at a commercial-free 30 minutes, Last Week Tonight felt rushed and jam-packed with information, heightened by Oliver's tendency to get excited and/or yell. Those are all good traits (and, historically, pretty funny traits of his), but the entire concept might work better at an hour so he could at least breathe.
Apr 28, 2014
The fact that so much of the show relies on Oliver means he bears the burden of getting the tone exactly right. And right now, he's a little more angry than funny.
Apr 28, 2014
Everything about Last Week Tonight felt like another spin of the latenight-satire wheel, with nary a new groove in it.
Production Company:
- Sixteen String Jack Productions
- Avalon Television
- Home Box Office (HBO)
Initial Release Date: Apr 27, 2014
Number of seasons: 13 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 32 Wins & 73 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 19 Wins & 41 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 8 Wins & 16 Nominations
