LastWeekTonight

Subscribers 10.1M

Videos 949

Views 4.6B

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LastWeekTonight covers breaking news and commentary on current events with a weekly style, focusing on topics such as government programs, policing, immigration enforcement, health care, media regulation, and public funding. The channel presents long-form segments and deep-dives led by John Oliver and the LWT team, with a publication pattern described as weekly, and videos that commonly attract about 5 million views on average.

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We found 46 YouTube channels similar to LastWeekTonight

#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 audiences interested in public affairs and policy, with PBS NewsHour sharing searches like public media funding and criminal justice reform that also appear in LastWeekTonight's topic sphere, though NewsHour’s content is straight news reporting (72% content match) versus LWT's satirical analysis.

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#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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Receives high search overlap on criminal justice reform, political leadership ethics, and higher education funding, aligning with LWT's policy-focused inquiries, but TEDx Talks deliver speaker-centric talks rather than LWT's satirical investigative reporting (64% content match).

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#3

9NEWS view on YouTube ▶

74% relevance

Subscribers 543K

Videos 76K

Views 534.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 73%

Similarity 75%

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Shares audience interest in public media funding and policing/policy topics reflected in searches, yet 9NEWS is a local news format with straightforward reporting, resulting in similar topic coverage but different style (75% content match).

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PBS SoCal

65% relevance

Subscribers 186K

Videos 3K

Views 41.6M

Appearances 3

SERP 58%

Similarity 70%

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Appeals to viewers curious about public media funding mechanisms, yielding substantial search overlap with LWT's policy topics, while its programming is more traditional public broadcasting than LWT's comedic critique (70% content match).

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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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Topics on government aid programs overlap in searches with LWT's coverage of policy impacts, though LIR offers straightforward explainer content while LWT provides satirical, opinionated takes (69% content match).

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#6

Freethink

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 950

Views 327.4M

Appearances 4

SERP 52%

Similarity 67%

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Shared interest in criminal justice reform and policy proposals, with search signals aligning; however Freethink tends toward issue-driven explanatory videos, contrasting LWT's humor-inflected critique (67% content match).

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Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are PBS NewsHour (83% match) and TEDx Talks (74% match). 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, making them direct competitors for search queries around government aid programs and public policy. 9NEWS (74% match) also competes in overlapping queries like public media funding and police pursuit policies, but has a smaller subscriber base (543K) than LastWeekTonight, which has 10.1M subscribers. PBS SoCal (65% match) focuses on public media funding and funding mechanisms, aligning with LastWeekTonight on related topics but with a smaller audience (186K). Overall, the channel competes with established public-media and policy-focused outlets, with PBS NewsHour and TEDx Talks being the strongest competitors in terms of topic overlap and search intent.

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#14	56%	CNBC Television ▶	72%	3.3M	32%	5
#15	55%	ABC News ▶	73%	19.4M	29%	4
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#18	54%	New York Post	72%	2.4M	28%	2
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#21	54%	We The Governed	69%	64.6K	32%	2
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#24	53%	FOX 5 Atlanta	74%	705K	20%	3
#25	52%	The Atlantic	73%	912K	21%	3
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#27	51%	Law&Crime Network ▶	68%	7.5M	27%	4
#28	51%	NBC News Learn	72%	40.5K	20%	1
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#30	51%	Bodycam Files	66%	360K	29%	2
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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. They share informational, news-focused content and longer-form explanatory videos that align with LastWeekTonight's investigative and educational style.

What type of content does LastWeekTonight make?

LastWeekTonight creates explanatory, investigative comedy content, as seen in titles like USAID, Police Body Cameras, Twitter, ICE & DHS, and Public Media. The channel averages about 5.2M views per video, with an unspecified but frequent upload rate (average uploads per week not provided).

How do we determine which channels are similar to LastWeekTonight?

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