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‘Last Week Tonight’ YouTube Release Delay Eliminated After John Oliver Called It “Massively Frustrating”
'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' kicked off its new season Sunday on HBO and Max. The episode also was made available on YouTube the same night.
That episode’s main segment, in which Oliver spoke of “the damage of a second Trump term,” urging everyone to vote for Kamala Harris, was released on YouTube shortly after the show had aired on the linear HBO network on the West Coast. The reversal decision, which Oliver had been advocating for, was made after data analysis didn’t reveal a significant increase in Max viewership after implementing the delay, sources said. Last night’s episode was an exception as Oliver devoted the entire show to Donald Trump’s first month in office and the actions of Elon Musk, whom he called “a parasitic freak,” and his DOGE team.
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