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The Best Episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 9

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Every episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 9!

The Best Episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 9

A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
  1. Background image for February 20, 2022: Critical Race Theory
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #1 - February 20, 2022: Critical Race Theory

    S9:E1

    John Oliver explains what critical race theory is, what it isn't, and why we can expect to hear more about it in the coming months. Plus, the Canadian trucker protests.

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  2. Background image for February 27, 2022: Sex Work
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #2 - February 27, 2022: Sex Work

    S9:E2

    As long as sex work has existed, so have efforts to end it. John Oliver explains why criminalizing the trade hasn’t helped the most vulnerable people involved, and why we should start listening to those at the center of the conversation: sex workers. Plus, Russian invasion into Ukraine, that has placed the whole world at the brink of WW3.

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  3. Background image for March 6, 2022: Wrongful Convictions
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #3 - March 6, 2022: Wrongful Convictions

    S9:E3

    John Oliver talks about the current practices of overturning wrongful convictions and how it is quite unsupportive of even apparently innocent people. He advocates for urgent reforms in the flawed system which is clearly not working in favor of the innocents. Plus, the heroic resistance of Ukrainians against the invasion of Russia.

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  4. Background image for March 13, 2022: Tickets
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #4 - March 13, 2022: Tickets

    S9:E4

    John Oliver explains why concert tickets are so expensive, who’s making money off of them, and which One Direction is his favorite. Plus, the introduction of some appalling anti-LGBT laws in several states.

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  5. Background image for March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #5 - March 27, 2022: Harm Reduction

    S9:E5

    John Oliver discusses why overdoses in the U.S. have been on the rise and what we should, and shouldn't, be doing to prevent them. Plus, a rather odd yearly tradition in Nenana, Alaska.

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  6. Background image for April 3, 2022: Trucks
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #6 - April 3, 2022: Trucks

    S9:E6

    John Oliver explains how truck drivers get paid, how they often don’t, and how companies exploit them to increase profits. Plus, Republican congressman Madison Cawthorn's tales of GOP orgies and drug use has him in trouble with his own party.

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  8. Background image for April 10, 2022: Data Brokers
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #7 - April 10, 2022: Data Brokers

    S9:E7

    John Oliver discusses how much data brokers know about us, what they’re doing with our personal information, and one unusual way to change privacy laws. Plus, Russian State TV lies about the Ukraine war; DirecTV drops OAN; John says goodbye to AT&T.

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  9. Background image for April 17, 2022: Police Interrogations
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #8 - April 17, 2022: Police Interrogations

    S9:E8

    John Oliver discusses the tactics that can make police interrogations so damaging, particularly to the innocent. Plus, a look at Dr. Oz's campaign for U.S. Senate.

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  10. Background image for May 1, 2022: Environmental Racism
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #9 - May 1, 2022: Environmental Racism

    S9:E9

    John Oliver discusses environmental racism, how both government and industry are failing people of color and how zoning is manipulating the same people to live in adverse conditions. Plus, pandas doing some weird things and 'gas math' by Shaquille O'Neal.

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  11. Background image for May 8, 2022: Abortion Ruling/Philippines Election
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #10 - May 8, 2022: Abortion Ruling/Philippines Election

    S9:E10

    John Oliver discusses the current presidential election in The Philippines and why Bongbong Marcos is - albeit in a very limited and unflattering way - sort of like Ant-Man. Plus, the leaked anti-abortion draft opinion that looks set to overturn Roe v. Wade, how we got to this point, and where we may be headed.

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  12. Background image for May 15, 2022: Utilities
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #11 - May 15, 2022: Utilities

    S9:E11

    John Oliver discusses the incredible amount of power we give electric utility companies, how weakly regulated they are, and why they get such bad Yelp reviews. Plus, a look at Alabama's extreme anti-trans law and some ridiculous participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

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  13. Background image for May 22, 2022: Subway
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #12 - May 22, 2022: Subway

    S9:E12

    John Oliver discusses one of the largest franchises in the U.S., how their business model doesn’t always serve franchisees, and what it all has to do with Korean dramas.

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  14. Background image for June 5, 2022: School Police
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #13 - June 5, 2022: School Police

    S9:E13

    In the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, John Oliver discusses the push for more police in schools and whether they are the answer to school safety issues, or a new problem altogether. Plus, John makes an offer for a banana sculpture in Australia.

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  15. Background image for June 12, 2022: Tech Monopolies
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #14 - June 12, 2022: Tech Monopolies

    S9:E14

    John Oliver discusses tech monopolies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook, and how to address the hidden harm they can do. Plus, a look at the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Arizona, which includes Trump-endorsed candidate Blake Masters.

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  16. Background image for June 19, 2022: Rent
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #15 - June 19, 2022: Rent

    S9:E15

    John Oliver discusses why rent has become increasingly unaffordable, what we can do to combat a system that is stacked against tenants, and, of course, Dakota Johnson’s complex relationship to limes. Plus, a look at GOP primary winners claiming the 2020 election was stolen.

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  17. Background image for June 26, 2022: Water
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #16 - June 26, 2022: Water

    S9:E16

    John Oliver discusses the water shortage in the American west; plus, the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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  18. Background image for July 24, 2022: Inflation
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #17 - July 24, 2022: Inflation

    S9:E17

    John Oliver discusses the causes of inflation and what we've done about it; plus, updates on the beach dolls and the banana sculpture.

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  19. Background image for July 31, 2022: Mental Health Care
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #18 - July 31, 2022: Mental Health Care

    S9:E18

    John Oliver discusses the cracks in our broken mental health care system; plus, a look at who's running to become the UK's prime minister.

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  20. Background image for August 7, 2022: Monkeypox
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #19 - August 7, 2022: Monkeypox

    S9:E19

    John Oliver discusses the recent monkeypox outbreak in the U.S., how the authorities have fumbled the response to it, and some aspirations for this coming autumn. Plus, Walter from Butler, Indiana, likes to share stuff, perhaps a little too much.

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  21. Background image for August 14, 2022: Afghanistan
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #20 - August 14, 2022: Afghanistan

    S9:E20

    John Oliver discusses what’s happened since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan, how their ongoing crisis has even more to do with our decisions than you might think, and how to properly modify the verb “feel”. Plus, some true masterpieces of an AI-generated art.

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  22. Background image for August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #21 - August 21, 2022: Carbon Offsets

    S9:E21

    John Oliver explains what carbon offsets are, what they claim to do, how they might be making climate change even worse, and, of course, how Oscar Isaac is getting hotter.

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  23. Background image for September 11, 2022: Law & Order
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #22 - September 11, 2022: Law & Order

    S9:E22

    John Oliver discusses the wildly popular television franchise, what it’s been teaching us about law enforcement, and how it differs from the reality. Plus, some important developments in British politics.

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  24. Background image for September 25, 2022: Bolsonaro
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #23 - September 25, 2022: Bolsonaro

    S9:E23

    John Oliver discusses Jair Bolsonaro, how he's run Brazil as president and how far he might go to maintain power after the upcoming election. Plus, the absurd stunt by Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis involving Martha's Vineyard and why people in Puerto Rico are getting fed up by the electric company Luma.

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  25. Background image for October 2, 2022: Museums
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #24 - October 2, 2022: Museums

    S9:E24

    John Oliver discusses some of the world's most prestigious museums, why they contain so many stolen goods, the market that continues to illegally trade antiquities, and a pretty solid blueprint for revenge. Plus, the disappearance of the British PM Liz Truss.

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  26. Background image for October 9, 2022: Crime Reporting
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #25 - October 9, 2022: Crime Reporting

    S9:E25

    John Oliver discusses the outlets that cover crime, the incentives that drive them, the flawed sources they rely upon, and an alternative name for Miss Piggy. Plus, why teenage girls in Iran are leading massive protests against the current regime.

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"February 20, 2022: Critical Race Theory" is the best rated episode of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" season 9. It scored 8/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Paul Pennolino and written by John Oliver, Seena Vali, Mark Kramer, Owen Parsons, Chrissy Shackelford, Daniel O'Brien, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Johnathan Appel, Liz Hynes, Ali Barthwell, Taylor Kay Phillips, Ryan Ken, it aired on 2/20/2022. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "February 27, 2022: Sex Work".