“When Last Week Tonight With John Oliver premiered on HBO, the convenience of watching on Max did not exist, so YouTube allowed flexible viewing for the main story as well as promotional exposure.
John Oliver fans will no longer have to wait nearly a week to catch new episodes of the comedian’s popular Last Week Tonight series for free on YouTube.
This marks a major shift in HBO’s release strategy for Oliver’s news series, as last season, the streamer held off on posting the episode’s main segments on YouTube until the Thursday after they aired.
Oliver had criticized the delayed release, telling fans on social media: “I know I usually share a link to our main story here on Mondays, but HBO has decided they’re going to wait until Thursday to post them to YouTube from now on.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has been airing on HBO since 2014.
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