LastWeekTonight

Subscribers 10.1M

Videos 949

Views 4.6B

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LastWeekTonight delivers weekly breaking news-style coverage led by John Oliver, with topics spanning government aid programs, policing, immigration enforcement, public media funding, and health care and higher education. The channel uses deep-dives and commentary in a weekly format, with recent videos exploring issues like police body cameras, ICE & DHS, Medicare Advantage, and presidential libraries. It publishes content regularly since 2014, with an average of about 5.2M views per video given recent uploads.

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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 and policy topics (e.g., public media funding, criminal justice reform, higher education funding) and share audience interest in in-depth policy analysis, reflected in high search overlap (100%) and solid content similarity (72%).

#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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They intersect on policy and ethics topics (criminal justice reform, political leadership ethics, higher education funding) as audience overlaps in ideas and reform discussions; high search match (88%) but slightly less on direct news-style delivery (content 64%), indicating similar topics with different formats.

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9NEWS view on YouTube ▶

74% relevance

Subscribers 543K

Videos 76K

Views 534.2M

Appearances 6

SERP 73%

Similarity 75%

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Similar focus on public-interest policy and funding topics (public media funding, public broadcasting funding) and practical policy issues (police pursuit policies), with strong search overlap (73%) and comparable content alignment (75%).

#4

PBS SoCal

65% relevance

Subscribers 186K

Videos 3K

Views 41.6M

Appearances 3

SERP 58%

Similarity 70%

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Shares emphasis on public media funding and structures (public broadcasting funding/mechanisms), aligning with LastWeekTonight's policy stance, evidenced by moderate-high search overlap (58%) and good content similarity (70%).

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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 cover government aid programs and their overview, attracting a similar audience seeking policy and welfare information; notable search overlap (54%) with strong content alignment (69%), though LWTonight uses political-satire framing while LIR is explainer-focused.

#6

Freethink

61% relevance

Subscribers 1.4M

Videos 950

Views 327.4M

Appearances 4

SERP 52%

Similarity 67%

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Converges on criminal justice reform topics and reform proposals, sharing audience interest in policy critique and proposals, with moderate search overlap (52%) and solid content similarity (67%).

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. 9NEWS also appears (74% match) with overlaps on public media funding and police pursuit policies. In terms size, LastWeekTonight has 10.1M subscribers, PBS NewsHour has 5.2M, TEDx Talks 44.2M, and 9NEWS 543K, indicating LastWeekTonight sits between large and mid-sized competitors depending on channel. Shared queries include public media funding, higher education funding, and criminal justice reform.

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#12	57%	Brookings Institution	71%	163K	37%	2
#13	57%	Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute	73%	1.1M	32%	7
#14	56%	CNBC Television ▶	72%	3.3M	32%	5
#15	55%	ABC News ▶	73%	19.4M	29%	4
#16	55%	Careers Drive	72%	17.7K	29%	4
#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
#23	53%	The View	71%	1.7M	25%	1
#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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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. These channels share a focus on news, public affairs, and informational content, aligning with LastWeekTonight's current events and policy-oriented topics.

What type of content does LastWeekTonight make?

LastWeekTonight creates long-form, satirical news commentary and explainer content, as indicated by video titles such as USAID, Police Body Cameras, Twitter, ICE & DHS, and Public Media. The channel averages about 5.2M views per video, with an unspecified upload frequency, but the listing mentions multiple recent videos with high view counts (2M–5.4M each).

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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