If you don’t likeJohn Oliver, we have really bad news for you. HBO announced today that the highly popular news satire showLast Week Tonight with John Oliverhas just been renewed for three additional seasons. This means that we’ll continue to see host John Oliver break down divisive and complex topics until 2026 at the very least. Currently in its tenth season,Last Week Tonightwill now make it all the way to Season 13.
A recurring joke onLast Week Tonightis how delving into the nitty-gritty of every topicmakes John Oliver grow older a lot fasterthan humans normally do, so what HBO essentially is doing is reducing the comedian’s life expectancy in about 15 years with the three-season renewal. The good news is, fans of the show willcertainly have a lot more material to educate themselves onin the coming years. Because, as everyone knows, Last Week Tonight is the adult equivalent to going to school.
The renewal also means thatLast Week Tonightwill be on air to coveryet another U.S. election year, a period during which the show goes for the jugular of candidates and their contradictions. The show is alsoan advocate for a better and more inclusive voting system, which means that we’ll probably get at least one episode dedicated to how messy the U.S. voting strategies can get.
‘Last Week Tonight’s Multiple Season Orders Are Common
This is not the first time that HBO does a multiple-seasons renewal forLast Week Tonight. In fact, the show’slast renewal came in the same format in 2020, when the network locked its Sunday night spot all the way to this year. The decision seems like a no-brainer: With a simple format that doesn’t require a large budget to put together – we’re talking about the network thatfoots the bill for shows likeHouse of the Dragonafter all — it’s possible thatLast Week Tonightwill keep running for a long time, as it isthe tendency of talk shows.
Oliver himself celebrated the renewal and summed up what they’ll continue to try to do in the next three years: “We’re very happy to get to keep making this show with our fantastic staff. We will continue trying to stretch the term ‘entertainment’ to the breaking point.” HBO’s chairman and CEOCasey Bloyscelebrated the decade-long success ofLast Week Tonight— the show alreadyaccumulates 26 Emmy wins across its run— and praised the show’s team talent of “deep research and intelligence with cutting humor to tackle a broad range of subjects, both widely discussed and unconventional.”
