LastWeekTonight

Subscribers 10.1M

Videos 949

Views 4.6B

Channels Like LastWeekTonight

Last Week Tonight covers breaking news on a weekly basis with a focus on political and public policy topics, as indicated by video titles such as ICE & DHS, Netanyahu, and Trump vs. Higher Education. The channel appears to feature deep-dives and commentary from John Oliver and the LWT team, with a published history of 949 videos and frequent long-form explorations that generate high view counts. Uploads appear to occur weekly, with an average of about 5.2M views per video.

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#1

PBS NewsHour view on YouTube ▶

83% relevance

Subscribers 5.2M

Videos 59K

Views 3.0B

Appearances 15

SERP 100%

Similarity 72%

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Both target public affairs with a focus on policy and governance; share searches around public media funding and criminal justice topics, and there is a strong content overlap on policy analysis (72% content) which aligns with LastWeekTonight's investigative reporting style.

#2

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

74% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 13

SERP 88%

Similarity 64%

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Similar breadth of policy and ethics-oriented content; high search overlap on criminal justice reform and political leadership ethics mirrors LastWeekTonight’s topical critique, though TEDx’s format is more talk-focused (88% search similarity) with moderate content alignment (64%).

#3

9NEWS view on YouTube ▶

74% relevance

Subscribers 543K

Videos 76K

Views 534.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 73%

Similarity 75%

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Both cover current affairs and accountability, with shared interest in public broadcasting funding and police/policy issues; search overlap is strong (73%), and content alignment (75%) indicates comparable topical focus despite different production styles.

#4

PBS SoCal

65% relevance

Subscribers 186K

Videos 3K

Views 41.6M

Appearances 3

SERP 58%

Similarity 70%

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Aligned on public media funding themes and governance, with searches centered on funding mechanisms; moderate to high content overlap (70%) suggests similar policy-oriented explorations in a regional public broadcasting context (58% search).

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Low Income Relief view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 270K

Videos 787

Views 26.8M

Appearances 7

SERP 54%

Similarity 69%

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Both discuss government programs and aid, attracting similar searches about public assistance; content overlap is high (69%), but LastWeekTonight’s investigative tone may differ from Low Income Relief’s more informational style (54% search).

#6

Freethink

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 950

Views 327.4M

Appearances 4

SERP 52%

Similarity 67%

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Shares interest in criminal justice reform and proposals; high search overlap (52%) and solid content alignment (67%) indicate a similar policy-critical approach to reform topics, though Freethink may emphasize solution-focused storytelling.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include PBS NewsHour (83% match) and TEDx Talks (74% match) as top matches. PBS NewsHour overlaps on public media funding, criminal justice reform, and higher education funding, while TEDx Talks overlaps on criminal justice reform, political leadership ethics, and higher education funding; both contrast in scale, with PBS NewsHour at a larger audience (5.2M subscribers) and TEDx Talks at 44.2M subscribers. Additional overlap exists with 9NEWS (74% match) around public media funding and police pursuit policies, and PBS SoCal (65% match) around public media funding mechanisms, though their subscriber bases are smaller (543K and 186K respectively). LastWeekTonight has 10.1M subscribers, positioning it between PBS NewsHour and TEDx Talks in size, and it shares queries related to government aid programs, public media funding, criminal justice reform, police policies, and higher education funding.

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#14	56%	CNBC Television ▶	72%	3.3M	32%	5
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#17	55%	Scripps News	72%	647K	29%	4
#18	54%	New York Post	72%	2.4M	28%	2
#19	54%	Institute for Government	69%	9.4K	33%	4
#20	54%	TED ▶	71%	27.2M	28%	4
#21	54%	We The Governed	69%	64.6K	32%	2
#22	54%	U.S. Election Assistance Commission ▶	64%	2.1K	38%	3
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#28	51%	NBC News Learn	72%	40.5K	20%	1
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to LastWeekTonight?

PBS NewsHour — 83% match, 5.2M subscribers; TEDx Talks — 74% match, 44.2M subscribers; 9NEWS — 74% match, 543K subscribers. All three channels produce long-form informational or public affairs content that overlaps with LastWeekTonight in topic focus on current events and public policy.

What type of content does LastWeekTonight make?

Last Week Tonight makes investigative, satirical commentary on current events and public policy based on video titles such as USAID, Police Body Cameras, Twitter, ICE & DHS, and Public Media. The channel averages 5.2M views per video and posts new content regularly, with an approximate uploads per week rate suggested by the format and recent video list.

How do we determine which channels are similar to LastWeekTonight?

We analyze LastWeekTonight's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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