{"id":797195,"date":"2026-08-01T10:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797195\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:10:19","slug":"john-oliver-renews-hbo-deal-for-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797195\/","title":{"rendered":"John Oliver Renews HBO Deal For One Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJohn Oliver<\/a> is sticking with HBO<\/a>\u2019s Last Week Tonight for at least another year.<\/p>\n

\n\tOliver has signed a 12-month deal with the cable network, keeping Last Week Tonight on air until the end of 2027. His previous deal was up this year.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThe interesting element is that it\u2019s only a one-year deal, given that the British comedian has largely signed three-year deals with HBO over the course of his show, which launched in 2014.<\/p>\n

\n\tThat seems to be an indictment over the length of time that Paramount is taking to acquire HBO owner Warner Bros. Discovery with no sign that it will be settled any time soon as a result of the lawsuits that the David Ellison-led company is facing.<\/p>\n

\n\tOliver famously likes to chew up his \u201cBusiness Daddies\u201d on his show and regularly mocked owners such as AT&T and David Zaslav.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn March, days after\u00a0Paramount surprised Hollywood by outbidding Netflix to strike a deal to acquire HBO owner Warner Bros. Discovery in a $110 billion deal<\/a>, Oliver said, \u201cIt turns out we might be getting a new business daddy. Yeah, not great news. If I may quote anyone who\u2019s ever accidentally sat on their Roku remote, \u2018Oh sh*t, I\u2019m in\u00a0Paramount<\/a>\u00a0now. How the f*ck do I get out of this?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEarlier this month, on Emmy nomination day, which saw Last Week Tonight land another late-night nod, Deadline asked HBO boss Casey Bloys if Oliver was signing a new deal.<\/a> \u201cWe are talking to John, and would love to have that continue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\n\tLast Week Tonight is currently in its 13th season, which runs through November. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe show is produced by Avalon and Oliver\u2019s Sixteen String Jack Productions. Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, Jon Thoday and James Taylor are exec producers with Paul Pennolino as director.<\/p>\n

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