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The Best Episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3

Every episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 1 - Voting
    8.2/10(413 votes)

    #1 - Voting

    S3:E1

    John talks about the late Antonin Scalia's love of the Letter of the Law, Chipotle's food safety problems, how Voter IDs laws should be applied to those who write them, and New Zealand's economic development minister Steven Joyce.

    Director:Jim Hoskinson
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  2. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 2 - Abortion Laws
    8.6/10(433 votes)

    #2 - Abortion Laws

    S3:E2

    John talks about the South Carolina Republican primary, the Supreme Court vacancy and abortion, which theoretically is legal in the U.S., but some states make it practically inaccessible. Plus, how is Hollywood whitewashing still a thing?

    Director:Jim Hoskinson
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  3. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 3 - Donald Trump
    9.2/10(784 votes)

    #3 - Donald Trump

    S3:E3

    John talks about the Egyptian president and economic crisis, the Guantanamo Bay shutdown and Donald Trump.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  4. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 4 - Special Districts
    7.8/10(383 votes)

    #4 - Special Districts

    S3:E4

    Special districts spend more public money than all city governments combined. That's odd considering most of us don't know they exist.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  5. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 5 - Encryption
    8.2/10(376 votes)

    #5 - Encryption

    S3:E5

    Strong encryption poses problems for law enforcement, is weakening it worth the risks it presents? It's…complicated.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  6. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 6 - Border Wall
    8.5/10(408 votes)

    #6 - Border Wall

    S3:E6

    Donald Drumpf wants to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Is his plan feasible?

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  7. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 7 - Congressional Fundraising
    7.8/10(359 votes)

    #7 - Congressional Fundraising

    S3:E7

    Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. John Oliver sits down with Congressman Steve Israel to discuss the costs of political spending.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  8. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 8 - Credit Reports
    8.0/10(375 votes)

    #8 - Credit Reports

    S3:E8

    Credit reports play a surprisingly large role in our lives, but even more surprising is how often they contain critical mistakes. John Oliver helps credit agencies see why this is a problem.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  9. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 9 - Lead
    7.8/10(360 votes)

    #9 - Lead

    S3:E9

    Lead poisoning is a national problem. If only lawmakers were as concerned as the puppets on Sesame Street.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  10. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 10 - Puerto Rico
    8.2/10(370 votes)

    #10 - Puerto Rico

    S3:E10

    Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  11. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 11 - Scientific Studies
    8.7/10(420 votes)

    #11 - Scientific Studies

    S3:E11

    John Oliver on Sticking to the Facts: Media outlets often report new findings from scientific studies, but how many are true?

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  12. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 12 - 911
    8.1/10(358 votes)

    #12 - 911

    S3:E12

    John Oliver on 911 Reliability: Things you never want to hear: there are no guarantees when you call 911. Emergency call centers are in desperate need of funding and new technology, so “no guarantees” is the unfortunate reality.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  13. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 13 - Primaries and Caucuses
    7.9/10(346 votes)

    #13 - Primaries and Caucuses

    S3:E13

    Last Week Tonight Tackles U.S. Primaries and Caucuses: The United States selection process for presidential nominees is convoluted — to say the least. Nevertheless, John Oliver reminds Americans that the "middle of the game" is the worst possible time to change the rules.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  14. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 14 - Debt Buyers
    8.6/10(413 votes)

    #14 - Debt Buyers

    S3:E14

    John Oliver Takes On Debt Buyers: Companies that purchase debt on the cheap will aggressively collect on it. 'Last Week Tonight’ took a hands-on approach to addressing this issue.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  15. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 15 - Retirement Plans
    8.1/10(337 votes)

    #15 - Retirement Plans

    S3:E15

    John Oliver Covers Ins and Outs of Retirement Plans: Saving for retirement means navigating a potential minefield of high fees and bad advice - Last Week Tonight is here to help.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  16. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 16 - Brexit
    8.1/10(367 votes)

    #16 - Brexit

    S3:E16

    John Oliver on “Brexiting” from the EU: There might be an innate British desire to diss Europe, but Last Week Tonight lays out exactly why it’s a mistake to leave the EU.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writers:Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell

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  17. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 17 - Doping
    7.9/10(348 votes)

    #17 - Doping

    S3:E17

    John talks about the aftermath of the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and doping in sports with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio on the horizon.

    Director:Paul Pennolino
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 18 - Republican National Convention
    8.3/10(371 votes)

    #18 - Republican National Convention

    S3:E18

    John talks about the disastrous Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where politicians were mostly talking about their feelings equating them to facts. Plus, Hillary Clinton's VP pick, the appointment of Boris Johnson as Britain's Foreign Secretary, the resignation of Roger Ailes from FOX and the unauthorized use of songs in political campaigns.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 19 - Democratic National Convention
    8.2/10(340 votes)

    #19 - Democratic National Convention

    S3:E19

    John covers the rocky Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Plus, the military coup in Turkey and its aftermath, the voter ID laws targeting the minorities and how are tanning beds still a thing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 20 - Journalism
    8.3/10(363 votes)

    #20 - Journalism

    S3:E20

    John Oliver has some bad news about the state of the industry that gives us our news. Plus, the coverage of the Opening Ceremony of Rio Olympics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 21 - Auto Lending
    8.1/10(339 votes)

    #21 - Auto Lending

    S3:E21

    Auto lenders can steer vulnerable people into crushing debt. Keegan-Michael Key and Bob Balaban help John Oliver show exactly how.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 22 - Charter Schools
    8.0/10(359 votes)

    #22 - Charter Schools

    S3:E22

    Charter schools are privately run, publicly funded, and irregularly regulated. John Oliver explores why they aren’t at all like pizzerias.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 23 - Scandals
    8.2/10(366 votes)

    #23 - Scandals

    S3:E23

    Taking a walk down memory lane, 'Last Week Tonight' assesses Donald Trump's vs. Hillary Clinton's scandals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 24 - Police Accountability
    8.1/10(352 votes)

    #24 - Police Accountability

    S3:E24

    John Oliver discusses the systems in place to investigate and hold police officers accountable for misconduct.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 3 Episode 25 - Guantánamo
    8.2/10(348 votes)

    #25 - Guantánamo

    S3:E25

    John Oliver examines the legal and moral issues surrounding the military prison at Guantánamo Bay.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Voting" is the best rated episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 413 votes. Directed by Jim Hoskinson and written by Jill Twiss, Jeff Maurer, Dan Gurewitch, Juli Weiner, Kevin Avery, Will Tracy, John Oliver, Geoff Haggerty, Scott Sherman, Josh Gondelman, Tim Carvell, it aired on 2/14/2016. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Abortion Laws".