HBO is releasing all the first season of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on YouTube.
The premium cable community didn’t air a brand new episode of the weekly discuss present on Sunday, April 28 however as an alternative dropped all of Season 1 for viewers to observe free of charge.
“There’s no new episode this week! But we still have current events. From 10 years ago. This Sunday we’ll be dropping all of season 1 for free on YouTube!” learn a publish on X, the social media platform previously often known as Twitter. “Seasons 2-8 to come, whenever we don’t have a new episode. Trust us, some of this is still completely relevant. Some.”
A supercut of among the greatest moments from the primary season of Last Week Tonight adopted, which you’ll see beneath.
In years previous, Last Week Tonight was made obtainable on YouTube the next day however beginning with its present Season 11, HBO opted to delay its launch on social media platforms.
“HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on,” Oliver wrote on X earlier this yr. “I hope they change their mind, but until then, you can see our piece about the Supreme Court on HBO, on MAX, and on YouTube in a few days.”
The community determined to delay the discharge of the episodes to spice up viewership on Max, with a spokesperson for HBO saying in a press release, “When Last Week Tonight with John Oliver premiered on HBO, the convenience of watching on Max did not exist so YouTube allowed flexible viewing for the main story as well as promotional exposure. We are now delaying that availability and hope those fans choose to watch the entire show on Max.”