Season 3
(2016)
Cast
as Self - Host
as Voice Over (voice)
Episodes
Voting 7.9
February 14, 2016
John talks about the late Antonin Scalia's love of the Letter of the Law, Chipotle's food safety problems, how Voter ID…
Abortion Laws 7.5
February 21, 2016
John talks about the South Carolina Republican primary, the Supreme Court vacancy and abortion, which theoretically is …
Donald Trump 7.3
February 28, 2016
John talks about the Egyptian president and economic crisis, the Guantanamo Bay shutdown and Donald Trump.
Special Districts 8.0
March 6, 2016
Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't k…
Encryption 7.8
March 13, 2016
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
Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?
Congressional Fundraising 7.9
April 3, 2016
Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. J…
Credit Reports 7.4
April 10, 2016
Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they contain critical…
Lead 7.8
April 17, 2016
Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.
Puerto Rico 8.2
April 24, 2016
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
John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are…
911 7.6
May 15, 2016
John Oliver on 911 Reliability: Things you never want to hear: there are no guarantees when you call 911. Emergency cal…
Primaries and Caucuses 7.9
May 22, 2016
Last Week Tonight Tackles U.S. Primaries and Caucuses: The United States selection process for presidential nominees is…
Debt Buyers 7.4
June 5, 2016
John Oliver Takes On Debt Buyers: Companies that purchase debt on the cheap will aggressively collect on it. 'Last Week…
Retirement Plans 7.7
June 12, 2016
John Oliver Covers Ins and Outs of Retirement Plans: Saving for retirement means navigating a potential minefield of hi…
Brexit 8.1
June 19, 2016
John Oliver on “Brexiting” from the EU: There might be an innate British desire to diss Europe, but Last Week Tonight l…
Doping 8.0
June 26, 2016
John talks about the aftermath of the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and doping in sports with the 2016 Summer Olymp…
Republican National Convention 7.6
July 24, 2016
John talks about the disastrous Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where politicians were mostly talking abou…
Democratic National Convention 8.4
July 31, 2016
John covers the rocky Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Plus, the military coup in Turkey and its afterma…
Journalism 8.4
August 7, 2016
John Oliver has some bad news about the state of the industry that gives us our news. Plus, the coverage of the Opening…
Auto Lending 8.2
August 14, 2016
Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show e…
Charter Schools 8.2
August 21, 2016
Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at …
Scandals 8.1
September 25, 2016
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
John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.
Guantánamo 7.8
October 9, 2016
John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the military prison at Guantánamo Bay.
Third Parties 7.9
October 16, 2016
Third party candidates want to be serious contenders, so John Oliver considers them seriously as potential presidents.
Opioids 7.9
October 23, 2016
John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.
School Segregation 7.7
October 30, 2016
Public schools are increasingly divided by race and class. John Oliver discusses the troubling trend towards school res…
Multilevel Marketing 7.6
November 6, 2016
Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some seems awfully pyramid shaped, and that's a p…
President-Elect Trump 8.4
November 13, 2016
The presidential race has been a hell of a ride. ‘Last Week Tonight’ closes out the election and Season 3 with a bang.