The release date of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 12 has been confirmed. The series originally premiered on HBO on April 27, 2014. Later, the episodes began streaming on Max. In December 2023, shortly before the 10th season finished airing, HBO green-lit three more seasons of Last Week Tonight, effectively announcing that the show will continue to air at least until 2026.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 12 gets a February 2025 release date
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 12 will premiere on HBO on Sunday, February 16, 2025, as mentioned on Rotten Tomatoes. The season premiere will also be available for streaming on Max. Episode 2 will come out a week later, on February 23.
This comes after it was revealed on the official Last Week Tonight page on X (formerly, Twitter) that the series would return with the 12th season in February 2025. “Our season finale starts tonight at 11:10pm! And John is going to miss you guys so much between now and our season 12 premiere in February, he’s actually tearing up right now. But if we let him play with a ball for 10 mins backstage he should snap out of it. Hence 11:10,” the post, shared in November 2024, read.
British and American host John Oliver was a stand-up comedian before gaining prominence on U.S. television. He served as a senior correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart back in the day. He also wrote for the acclaimed series and hosted several episodes in the last year of his tenure there.
Since its premiere in 2014, Last Week Tonight has become one of the most impactful late-night talk shows on American television. It has garnered multiple accolades, including several Peabody and Primetime Emmy Awards. As mentioned above, HBO renewed the series for three more seasons in December 2023. Season 11 debuted on February 18, 2024, at 11 p.m. ET, and aired for 30 episodes before concluding on November 17, 2024.
