The BEST episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 7
Every episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 7!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is an American late-night talk and news satire television program. LWT draws its comedy and satire from recent news stories, political figures, media organizations, pop culture, and often aspects of the show itself.
#1 - Episode 193
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/7/2020
Main story: As nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are met with police brutality, John discusses how the histories of policing and white supremacy are intertwined, the roadblocks to fixing things, and some potential paths forward.
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#2 - Episode 209
Season 7 - Episode 30 - Aired 11/15/2020
Main story: Trump’s spurious attempts to overturn the US presidential election results; plus, Jon Voight disgraces himself; FaceTime with Adam Driver; 2020 goes out with a bang.
#3 - Episode 185
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/29/2020
Main story: President Trump’s inconsistent response to the coronavirus pandemic; plus, John shows what he’s been watching at home and makes an offer to buy some unusual artwork.
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#4 - Episode 205
Season 7 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/18/2020
Main story: the crucial role of the World Health Organization and why Trump’s plans to withdraw the U.S. could have dire consequences; plus, John visits Danbury, CT for a very special ceremony. Guests: Mark Boughton.
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#5 - Episode 187
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/12/2020
Main story: Essential workers and unemployment in the United States during the Coronavirus recession; plus, "Art 1992" and the works of Brian Swords of York, Elizabeth II coronavirus broadcast wearing green dress.
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#6 - Episode 184
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/15/2020
Main story: 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak, governmental response in the US, and the prevention of COVID-19. This episode was filmed at an unspecified location with no live audience as the studio and the show's offices were shut down after employees tested positive for COVID-19. John Oliver stated the show will go on hiatus for an unspecified amount of time but will definitely return.
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#7 - Episode 199
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/2/2020
Main story: A look at how the history of race is taught in schools; plus, Trump pushes bad medicine; Louie Gohmert tests positive; and Steve Guttenberg has a “Cameo.”
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#8 - Episode 208
Season 7 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/8/2020
Main story: Joe Biden beating Donald Trump in the historic US presidential election; also, “And Now – At The End of a Long, Exhausting Week: Dumps.”
#9 - Episode 180
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2020
Main story: The pros and cons of Medicare for All; plus, Bill Barr does Trump’s personal bidding; and Flyers mascot Gritty is exonerated!
#10 - Episode 182
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2020
Main story: What’s being done to fight coronavirus as it spreads to the U.S.; plus, John offers the Phillie Phanatic a new job.
#11 - Episode 207
Season 7 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/1/2020
Main story 1: how the Trump administration has handled the COVID-19 outbreak in the US, from lack of preparation, to mangled coordination, to harmful communication; main story 2, William Barr’s attitude toward authority and executive power, how that attitude has influenced Donald Trump’s presidency, and what it could mean if Trump wins a second term.
#12 - Episode 188
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/19/2020
Main story: Various sources of misinformation about COVID-19, from televangelists and the right-wing media, to Trump himself; plus, Wendy Williams @home; Coming Up on “Inside Edition.”
#13 - Episode 202
Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 8/30/2020
Main story: a look at the Republican National Convention; plus a horrific series of shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a strike in professional sports.
#14 - Episode 186
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/5/2020
Main story: One America News Network, a far-right news network being embraced by President Trump; plus, some GOP governors refuse to issue stay-at-home orders; “alt-right Pinocchio” Jared Kushner’s press conference; and Jeremy Renner drops a new album.
#15 - Episode 201
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/23/2020
Main story: An update on Trump’s border wall; plus, The “Unconventional Convention”; the return of Pumpkin Spice.
#16 - Episode 197
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/19/2020
Main story: The proliferation of conspiracy theories about COVID-19; plus, Trump and GOP governors push to open schools in the fall despite rising infection rates. Guests Alex Trebek, John Cena, Paul Rudd, and Billy Porter.
#17 - Episode 183
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/2020
Main story: A look at how much power–and how little accountability–local sheriffs have; plus, Trump’s coronavirus incompetence; India’s self-censorship of “Last Week Tonight.”
#18 - Episode 190
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/10/2020
Main story: the USPS faces financial catastrophe and what we can do to help; plus, William Barr vs the law; Trump’s “live and let die” moment; Axl Rose vs Steve Mnuchin.
#19 - Episode 198
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/26/2020
Main story: The Uighur people are facing human rights abuses in China; plus, Trump’s authoritarian show of force in Portland; Martha Stewart loosens up.
#20 - Episode 192
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/31/2020
Main story: Why voting by mail is necessary in the United States; plus, the George Floyd protests, and some helpful trademark ideas for Dana White.
#21 - Episode 204
Season 7 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/4/2020
Main story: A look at various efforts to destabilize the vote and how to ensure your ballot is properly counted; plus, Trump contracts COVID-19 and suffers a debate debacle.
#22 - Episode 194
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/14/2020
Main story: The dangers of facial recognition technology; plus, Black Lives Matter protests, NASCAR bans the confederate flag, Tucker Carlson gets triggered by “Sesame Street.”
#23 - Episode 203
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/27/2020
Main story: the future of the Supreme Court; also, Trump’s plan to contest the election; Vin Diesel sings; Sean Penn reads; an important Peeps update.
#24 - Episode 181
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2020
Main story: India’s controversial Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and his government’s Hindu nationalism; plus, a look at Mike Bloomberg’s presidential campaign.
#25 - Episode 191
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/17/2020
Main story: The disappearance of sports due to COVID-19; plus, Dr. Bright blows the whistle; 2020 Congressional insider trading scandal; Marble racing; a special message for Adam Driver.