Last Week Tonight (HBO): Ratings Recap

Below are the full Nielsen ratings for HBO's late-night program 'Last Week Tonight.' The show premiered April 27, 2014 and averaged a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating with 873,000 viewers in its first season. It steadily rose in the ratings over the next few seasons, peaking in its fourth season (2017) where it averaged a 0.46 rating & 1.26 million viewers, but then slowly trickled down to 0.14 & 615,000 viewers on-average in its eighth season (2021). The show was renewed for a 10th season which is currently airing in 2023.

Last Week Tonight Season 1 Ratings (2014)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Apr. 27, 2014	1.109	0.5
May 4, 2014	1.194	0.5
May 11, 2014	1.013	0.5
May 18, 2014	1.031	0.5
Jun. 1, 2014	0.985	0.5
Jun. 8, 2014	0.952	0.5
Jun. 15, 2014	0.905	0.4
Jun. 22, 2014	0.890	0.4
Jun. 29, 2014	0.847	0.4
Jul. 13, 2014	0.839	0.4
Jul. 20, 2014	0.922	0.4
Jul. 27, 2014	1.003	0.48
Aug. 3, 2014	0.964	0.46
Aug. 10, 2014	0.940	0.49
Aug. 17, 2014	1.028	0.51
Sept. 7, 2014	0.661	0.26
Sept. 14, 2014	0.702	0.30
Sept. 21, 2014	0.825	0.37
Sept. 28, 2014	0.710	0.35
Oct. 5, 2014	0.661	0.27
Oct. 19, 2014	0.621	0.29
Oct. 26, 2014	0.758	0.36
Nov. 2, 2014	0.601	0.21
Nov. 9, 2014	0.796	0.35
Average	0.873	0.40

Last Week Tonight Season 2 Ratings (2015)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 8, 2015	0.720	0.31
Feb. 15, 2015	0.513	0.23
Feb. 22, 2015	0.469	0.24
Mar. 1, 2015	0.711	0.33
Mar. 8, 2015	0.695	0.32
Mar. 15, 2015	0.845	0.33
Mar. 22, 2015	0.777	0.35
Apr. 5, 2015	0.655	0.32
Apr. 12, 2015	1.319	0.67
Apr. 19, 2015	1.447	0.71
Apr. 26, 2015	1.394	0.64
May 3, 2015	1.395	0.71
May 10, 2015	1.198	0.59
May 17, 2015	1.036	0.50
May 31, 2015	1.394	0.62
Jun. 7, 2015	1.257	0.60
Jun. 14, 2015	1.259	0.59
Jun. 21, 2015	1.365	0.55
Jun. 28, 2015	1.241	0.49
Jul. 12, 2015	1.013	0.41
Jul. 19, 2015	1.042	0.41
Jul. 26, 2015	0.938	0.32
Aug. 2, 2015	0.975	0.42
Aug. 9, 2015	0.929	0.38
Aug. 16, 2015	1.010	0.45
Aug. 23, 2015	1.027	0.44
Sept. 13, 2015	0.694	0.25
Sept. 27, 2015	0.658	0.27
Oct. 4, 2015	0.687	0.28
Oct. 11, 2015	0.704	0.24
Oct. 18, 2015	0.716	0.31
Nov. 1, 2015	0.690	0.29
Nov. 8, 2015	0.914	0.40
Nov. 15, 2015	0.712	0.30
Nov. 22, 2015	0.778	0.34
Average	0.948	0.42

Last Week Tonight Season 3 Ratings (2016)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 14, 2016	1.018	0.36
Feb. 21, 2016	0.919	0.34
Feb. 28, 2016	0.699	0.26
Mar. 6, 2016	0.824	0.33
Mar. 13, 2016	0.962	0.38
Mar. 20, 2016	0.931	0.34
Apr. 3, 2016	0.953	0.37
Apr. 10, 2016	0.909	0.36
Apr. 17, 2016	0.849	0.29
Apr. 24, 2016	1.343	0.59
May 8, 2016	1.419	0.60
May 15, 2016	1.377	0.58
May 22, 2016	1.274	0.57
Jun. 5, 2016	1.606	0.72
Jun. 12, 2016	1.210	0.53
Jun. 19, 2016	1.439	0.62
Jun. 26, 2016	1.532	0.68
Jul. 24, 2016	1.088	0.42
Jul. 31, 2016	1.270	0.53
Aug. 7, 2016	1.013	0.39
Aug. 14, 2016	0.968	0.38
Aug. 21, 2016	1.145	0.45
Sept. 25, 2016	0.884	0.33
Oct. 2, 2016	1.097	0.42
Oct. 9, 2016	1.079	0.42
Oct. 16, 2016	1.343	0.49
Oct. 23, 2016	1.181	0.40
Oct. 30, 2016	1.028	0.39
Nov. 6, 2016	1.051	0.40
Nov. 13, 2016	1.173	0.47
Average	1.119	0.45

Last Week Tonight Season 4 Ratings (2017)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 12, 2017	1.193	0.44
Feb. 19, 2017	1.245	0.43
Feb. 26, 2017	0.724	0.27
Mar. 5, 2017	1.278	0.45
Mar. 12, 2017	1.122	0.40
Mar. 19, 2017	1.030	0.38
Apr. 2, 2017	1.184	0.43
Apr. 9, 2017	1.145	0.41
Apr. 16, 2017	1.181	0.43
Apr. 23, 2017	1.193	0.40
May 7, 2017	1.184	0.40
May 14, 2017	1.363	0.50
May 21, 2017	1.416	0.49
Jun. 4, 2017	1.215	0.47
Jun. 11, 2017	1.238	0.42
Jun. 18, 2017	1.275	0.45
Jun. 25, 2017	1.310	0.51
Jul. 2, 2017	1.142	0.40
Jul. 30, 2017	1.760	0.67
Aug. 6, 2017	1.746	0.71
Aug. 13, 2017	1.933	0.82
Aug. 20, 2017	1.759	0.67
Sept. 10, 2017	0.968	0.36
Sept. 24, 2017	1.253	0.39
Oct. 1, 2017	1.273	0.43
Oct. 8, 2017	1.304	0.43
Oct. 15, 2017	1.247	0.43
Oct. 29, 2017	0.963	0.31
Nov. 5, 2017	1.010	0.34
Nov. 12, 2017	1.199	0.41
Average	1.262	0.46

Last Week Tonight Season 5 Ratings (2018)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 18, 2018	1.199	0.30
Feb. 25, 2018	1.114	0.32
Mar. 4, 2018	0.940	0.30
Mar. 11, 2018	1.083	0.34
Mar. 18, 2018	1.227	0.41
Apr. 1, 2018	1.265	0.41
Apr. 8, 2018	1.134	0.35
Apr. 15, 2018	1.226	0.43
Apr. 22, 2018	1.188	0.41
May 6, 2018	1.244	0.42
May 13, 2018	1.027	0.33
May 20, 2018	1.276	0.44
Jun. 3, 2018	1.141	0.40
Jun. 10, 2018	1.136	0.38
Jun. 17, 2018	1.192	0.40
Jun. 24, 2018	0.937	0.31
Jul. 1, 2018	1.122	0.34
Jul. 29, 2018	0.920	0.33
Aug. 5, 2018	0.994	0.27
Aug. 12, 2018	1.028	0.34
Aug. 19, 2018	1.169	0.38
Sept. 9, 2018	0.901	0.30
Sept. 23, 2018	1.013	0.33
Sept. 30, 2018	1.157	0.37
Oct. 7, 2018	0.999	0.31
Oct. 14, 2018	0.919	0.30
Oct. 28, 2018	0.918	0.27
Nov. 4, 2018	0.648	0.20
Nov. 11, 2018	0.782	0.24
Nov. 18, 2018	0.762	0.21
Average	1.055	0.34

Last Week Tonight Season 6 Ratings (2019)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 17, 2019	1.028	0.27
Feb. 24, 2019	0.840	0.29
Mar. 3, 2019	0.965	0.27
Mar. 10, 2019	1.079	0.35
Mar. 17, 2019	0.946	0.26
Mar. 31, 2019	0.868	0.26
Apr. 7, 2019	0.921	0.28
Apr. 14, 2019	1.335	0.44
Apr. 21, 2019	1.307	0.47
May 5, 2019	1.204	0.43
May 12, 2019	1.158	0.43
May 19, 2019	1.627	0.58
Jun. 2, 2019	0.902	0.31
Jun. 9, 2019	0.772	0.24
Jun. 16, 2019	0.915	0.27
Jun. 23, 2019	0.918	0.28
Jun. 30, 2019	0.843	0.25
Jul. 28, 2019	0.709	0.19
Aug. 4, 2019	0.810	0.24
Aug. 11, 2019	0.846	0.26
Aug. 18, 2019	0.916	0.29
Sept. 8, 2019	0.744	0.22
Sept. 15, 2019	0.646	0.17
Sept. 29, 2019	0.817	0.25
Oct. 6, 2019	0.812	0.23
Oct. 13, 2019	0.780	0.23
Oct. 27, 2019	0.890	0.25
Nov. 3, 2019	0.722	0.19
Nov. 10, 2019	0.734	0.22
Nov. 17, 2019	0.875	0.25
Average	0.931	0.29

Last Week Tonight Season 7 Ratings (2020)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 16, 2020	0.817	0.16
Feb. 23, 2020	0.753	0.20
Mar. 1, 2020	0.929	0.28
Mar. 8, 2020	0.954	0.27
Mar. 15, 2020	0.890	0.23
Mar. 29, 2020	0.973	0.25
Apr. 5, 2020	0.965	0.25
Apr. 12, 2020	0.912	0.26
Apr. 19, 2020	1.044	0.27
May 3, 2020	0.947	0.25
May 10, 2020	0.834	0.23
May 17, 2020	0.902	0.21
May 31, 2020	0.829	0.26
Jun. 7, 2020	0.798	0.21
Jun. 14, 2020	0.668	0.19
Jun. 21, 2020	0.857	0.19
Jun. 28, 2020	0.880	0.22
Jul. 19, 2020	0.860	0.20
Jul. 26, 2020	0.726	0.17
Aug. 2, 2020	0.881	0.22
Aug. 16, 2020	0.658	0.16
Aug. 23, 2020	0.823	0.21
Aug. 30, 2020	0.833	0.20
Sept. 27, 2020	0.754	0.23
Oct. 4, 2020	0.728	0.20
Oct. 18, 2020	0.805	0.21
Oct. 25, 2020	0.875	0.22
Nov. 1, 2020	0.688	0.15
Nov. 8, 2020	1.060	0.29
Nov. 15, 2020	0.930	0.22
Average	0.852	0.22

Last Week Tonight Season 8 Ratings (2021)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 14, 2021	0.689	0.13
Feb. 21, 2021	0.751	0.18
Feb. 28, 2021	0.659	0.15
Mar. 7, 2021	0.590	0.10
Mar. 14, 2021	0.572	0.11
Mar. 21, 2021	0.690	0.19
Apr. 4, 2021	0.728	0.19
Apr. 11, 2021	0.721	0.16
Apr. 18, 2021	0.685	0.18
May 2, 2021	0.849	0.21
May 9, 2021	0.742	0.16
May 16, 2021	0.805	0.18
May 23, 2021	0.773	0.18
Jun. 6, 2021	0.647	0.16
Jun. 13, 2021	0.637	0.16
Jun. 20, 2021	0.636	0.14
Jun. 27, 2021	0.562	0.14
Jul. 25, 2021	0.439	0.08
Aug. 1, 2021	0.512	0.14
Aug. 8, 2021	0.568	0.10
Aug. 15, 2021	0.550	0.12
Aug. 22, 2021	0.607	0.16
Sept. 12, 2021	0.597	0.15
Sept. 26, 2021	0.559	0.13
Oct. 3, 2021	0.425	0.10
Oct. 10, 2021	0.421	0.08
Oct. 24, 2021	0.559	0.12
Oct. 31, 2021	0.434	0.07
Nov. 7, 2021	0.475	0.09
Nov. 14, 2021	0.560	0.10
Average	0.615	0.14

Last Week Tonight Season 9 Ratings (2022)
Episode Date	Viewers (millions)	18-49 rating
Feb. 20, 2022	0.592	0.12
Feb. 27, 2022	0.480	0.08
Mar. 6, 2022	0.581	0.14
Mar. 13, 2022	0.664	0.15
Mar. 27, 2022	0.466	0.07
Apr. 3, 2022	0.477	0.11
Apr. 10, 2022	0.496	0.09
Apr. 17, 2022	0.662	0.19
May 1, 2022	0.571	0.14
May 8, 2022	0.567	0.12
May 15, 2022	0.520	0.10
May 22, 2022	0.456	0.10
Jun. 5, 2022	0.469	0.08
Jun. 12, 2022	0.423	0.06
Jun. 19, 2022	0.505	0.13
Jun. 26, 2022	0.469	0.09
Jul. 24, 2022	0.473	0.10
Jul. 31, 2022	0.458	0.08
Aug. 7, 2022	0.577	0.14
Aug. 14, 2022	0.554	0.12
Aug. 21, 2022	0.628	0.14
Sept. 11, 2022	0.568	0.09
Sept. 25, 2022	0.523	0.11
Oct. 2, 2022	0.480	0.07
Oct. 9, 2022	0.495	0.10
Oct. 16, 2022	0.501	0.12
Oct. 30, 2022	0.455	0.08
Nov. 6, 2022	0.381	0.08
Nov. 13, 2022	0.455	0.08
Nov. 20, 2022	0.387	0.07
Average	0.511	0.11

Source: Nielsen Media Research