This week on the channel +12M views this week
John Oliver gives Kyra Sedgwick her drug-shortage advocacy credit
Two new excerpts extend Last Week Tonight's generic-drug investigation, from fragile supplies to overseas manufacturing standards.
LastWeekTonight has 10,200,000 subscribers and 4,934,380,923 views in all, as of October 24, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 8,725,767 views. By subscribers it is No. 246 of the 5,387 channels on Trari, and No. 6 of 36 in Talk shows and late night.
The numbers today
subscribers
10,200,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
4,934,380,923
▲ 8,725,767 in the last 7 days
views a day (current pace)
698,661
on a typical day: 1,603,368
Videos on the channel
1,162
15+ uploaded in the last 30 days
Last upload
8 days ago
October 16, 2026
Views per subscriber
483
a new long video usually gets 2,850,939 views
a new short video usually gets 419,085 views
a new short video usually gets 419,085 views
Next milestone
20,000,000 subscribers
9,800,000 subscribers to go
What happened lately
October 23, 2026 passed 1M views Generic Drug Shortages #lastweektonight The video passed 1,000,000 views.
This week on the channel +11M views this week
John Oliver examines the shortage trap facing generic drugs
The standalone segment has passed 3.3 million views, with a shorter excerpt joining the week's five uploads.
Video taking off 11x its usual first day
Kevin Bacon can't fix it alone: John Oliver on generic drugs
The Last Week Tonight main story moves from a singing-pill PSA to empty hospital shelves and overseas factory inspections.
The video drawing the most views now
Generic Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- Video published
- October 12, 2026
- Video views so far
- 4,474,135
- Video views, pace per day
- 39,049
- Views on its first day
- 2,112,823
Similar channels
Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Talk shows and late night | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 246 of 5,387 | 6 of 36 |
| By views gained this week | 804 of 5,295 | 12 of 36 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 2.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Talk shows and late night
Views gained this week in the category Talk shows and late night
Subscribers, last 30 days
September 26, 2026: 10,200,000 subscribers → October 24, 2026: 10,200,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
Total views, last 30 days
September 26, 2026: 4,883,280,890 views → October 24, 2026: 4,934,380,923 views · average: 1,825,001 views a day
The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Generic Drugs & Overseas Manufacturing #lastweektonight | October 16, 2026 | 2:33 short | 88,843 | 1,728 | 38,281 | 3,219 | 82 |
| Generic Drug Shortages #lastweektonight | October 15, 2026 | 2:49 short | 1,015,558 | 8,823 | 369,999 | 38,221 | 843 |
 Generic Drugs #lastweektonight | October 13, 2026 | 2:50 short | 731,286 | 4,477 | 389,580 | 33,168 | 690 |
 Kimberly Guilfoyle #lastweektonight | October 12, 2026 | 2:56 short | 3,262,065 | 16,905 | 683,922 | 74,000 | 1,328 |
| Generic Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | October 12, 2026 | 23:52 | 4,474,135 | 39,049 | 2,112,823 | 62,004 | 4,462 |
 S13 E26: Kimberly Guilfoyle & Generic Drugs: 10/11/26: Last… | October 12, 2026 | 39:05 | 1,227,743 | 10,240 | 649,732 | 21,282 | 1,512 |
 The Secret Service & Butler, Pennsylvania #lastweektonight | October 8, 2026 | 1:38 short | 419,085 | 1,638 | 219,799 | 13,627 | 312 |
 The Secret Service's Budget #lastweektonight | October 7, 2026 | 1:44 short | 151,868 | 428 | 76,058 | 6,048 | 114 |
 The Secret Service & Recruitment #lastweektonight | October 6, 2026 | 2:59 short | 1,036,892 | 7,781 | 468,920 | 31,959 | 562 |
 The Secret Service #lastweektonight | October 5, 2026 | 1:49 short | 415,848 | 347 | 217,591 | 12,841 | 304 |
 The Secret Service: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | October 5, 2026 | 33:50 | 5,411,143 | 31,117 | 2,528,679 | 79,890 | 5,880 |
 S13 E25: Midterms & The Secret Service: 10/4/26: Last Week … | October 5, 2026 | 39:35 | 1,184,561 | 4,442 | 683,689 | 20,461 | 1,434 |
 Flavio Bolsonaro #lastweektonight | October 2, 2026 | 2:52 short | 524,764 | 9,714 | 172,773 | 17,557 | 583 |
 Lula & Brazil Elections #lastweektonight | October 1, 2026 | 2:41 short | 251,803 | 12,233 | 42,305 | 9,533 | 522 |
 Jair Bolsonaro #lastweektonight | September 30, 2026 | 2:42 short | 298,888 | 854 | 115,591 | 13,680 | 255 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 21.3 in the category: 24.6
- comments per 1,000 views
- 0.9 in the category: 1.2
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 222,818 views
- short vs long
- 11 short (up to 3 minutes), 4 long
average views per short video: 745,172
average views per long video: 3,074,395
Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Televangelists: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | August 17, 2015 | 20:06 | 43,166,624 |
 Trump vs. Truth: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | February 13, 2017 | 23:50 | 42,934,714 |
 Donald Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | February 29, 2016 | 21:54 | 41,967,954 |
 Government Surveillance: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver… | April 6, 2015 | 33:14 | 38,724,133 |
 Multilevel Marketing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (H… | November 7, 2016 | 31:58 | 36,784,047 |
Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Trump's DOJ & Grand Jury Indictments #lastweektonight | August 14, 2026 | 2:53 | 9,250,898 |
 Trump & Epstein #lastweektonight | July 28, 2025 | 2:39 | 7,882,663 |
 Buc-ee's Update #lastweektonight | August 11, 2026 | 2:29 | 5,721,990 |
 RFK Jr. & Statistics #lastweektonight | May 2, 2025 | 2:03 | 5,466,414 |
 Colorado Primary #lastweektonight | June 8, 2026 | 2:36 | 5,066,421 |
What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneGeneric Drug Shortages #lastweektonight The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneThe Secret Service & Recruitment #lastweektonight The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneS13 E26: Kimberly Guilfoyle & Generic Drugs: 10/1… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneKimberly Guilfoyle #lastweektonight The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 4,422,354 views a day, 2.9 times a normal day (1,528,021).
- Video taking offGeneric Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver… The video opened at a pace of 2,099,564 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (186,719).Read the story
- Video taking offKimberly Guilfoyle #lastweektonight The video opened at a pace of 540,070 views a day, 3.6 times a normal first day on this channel (150,428).
- Video taking offS13 E26: Kimberly Guilfoyle & Generic Drugs: 10/1… The video opened at a pace of 649,732 views a day, 3.5 times a normal first day on this channel (186,719).
- MilestoneS13 E25: Midterms & The Secret Service: 10/4/26: … The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 5,082,011 views a day, 3.5 times a normal day (1,459,638).
- Video taking offThe Secret Service: Last Week Tonight with John O… The video opened at a pace of 2,522,584 views a day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (139,870).Read the story
- Video taking offS13 E25: Midterms & The Secret Service: 10/4/26: … The video opened at a pace of 683,689 views a day, 4.9 times a normal first day on this channel (139,870).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +12M views this week
John Oliver gives Kyra Sedgwick her drug-shortage advocacy credit
Two new excerpts extend Last Week Tonight's generic-drug investigation, from fragile supplies to overseas manufacturing standards.
This week on the channel +11M views this week
John Oliver examines the shortage trap facing generic drugs
The standalone segment has passed 3.3 million views, with a shorter excerpt joining the week's five uploads.
Video taking off 11x its usual first day
Kevin Bacon can't fix it alone: John Oliver on generic drugs
The Last Week Tonight main story moves from a singing-pill PSA to empty hospital shelves and overseas factory inspections.
Video taking off 18x its usual first day
John Oliver on the Secret Service, and how ethernet cables became a security issue
Viewers keep returning to the agency's pay and overtime, a recruitment ad and one Princess Diana joke that made the studio audience groan.
This week on the channel 7 videos this week
UnitedHealth fills five of LastWeekTonight's six busiest uploads
The main segment passed four million views in under a week, and the shorts cut from it keep finding their own crowds.
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