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HBO is releasing the whole first season of Final Week Tonight with John Oliver on YouTube.
The premium cable community didn’t air a brand new episode of the weekly speak present on Sunday, April 28 however as a substitute dropped all of Season 1 for viewers to look at free of charge.
“There isn’t any new episode this week! However we nonetheless have present occasions. From 10 years in the past. This Sunday we’ll be dropping all of season 1 free of charge on YouTube!” learn a put up on X, the social media platform previously often called Twitter. “Seasons 2-8 to come back, each time we do not have a brand new episode. Belief us, a few of that is nonetheless utterly related. Some.”
A supercut of a number of the finest moments from the primary season of Final Week Tonight adopted, which you’ll see under.
There isn’t any new episode this week! However we nonetheless have present occasions. From 10 years in the past. This Sunday we’ll be dropping all of season 1 free of charge on YouTube! Seasons 2-8 to come back, each time we do not have a brand new episode. Belief us, a few of that is nonetheless utterly related. Some. pic.twitter.com/phgfU933FY
— Final Week Tonight (@LastWeekTonight) April 26, 2024
In years previous, Final Week Tonight was made out there on YouTube the next day however beginning with its present Season 11, HBO opted to delay its launch on social media platforms.
“HBO has determined they’ll wait till Thursday to put up them to YouTube to any extent further,” Oliver wrote on X earlier this yr. “I hope they modify their thoughts, however till then, you may see our piece concerning the Supreme Court docket on HBO, on MAX, and on YouTube in a couple of 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 Final Week Tonight with John Oliver premiered on HBO, the comfort of watching on Max didn’t exist so YouTube allowed versatile viewing for the principle story in addition to promotional publicity. We at the moment are delaying that availability and hope these followers select to look at the whole present on Max.”
