Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Viewer Demographics in United States

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has an estimated audience of 988K people in United States.

#31among TV show in United States#2093among movies & series in United States#4583in Movies & TV

The average Last Week Tonight with John Oliver fan in United States is 37.9 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California.

By number of fans, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ranks #31 among the 246 objects in TV show in United States — 2.6× the group median.

Its fans are 1.5 years younger than the group average of 39.4.

Women make up 49.7% of the fan base, 6.6 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 245 objects in TV show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver fans stand out for their interest in Sandra Oh, Emma Thompson and John Mulaney.

Interest is seasonal: February, April and June account for 35% of the year's searches, December is the quietest month.

Most fans live in California, New York, Florida.

Top affinities include Sandra Oh, Emma Thompson, John Mulaney, with strongest over-indexing on Sandra Oh (69.89× the country average).

Demographically, the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver audience skews balanced with an average age of 37.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Pet Ownership.

The typical Last Week Tonight with John Oliver fan in United States is balanced, around 37.9 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Sandra Oh.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: Movie / TV Show / Series · Subtype: TV show

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
988K
in United States
Gender
49.7%♀
50.3% male
Age
37.9
average years
Country rank
#24649
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-12%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver viewers

49.7% are female, 50.3% are male, average age 37.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

49.7%
Female
50.3%
Male
Demographic split for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver audience in United States
MetricValue
Female49.7%
Male50.3%
Average age37.9
Estimated audience size988K
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 37.9
average years
Age distribution of the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2426%
25-3419%
35-4419%
45-5418%
55+17%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

72.4%

of the worldwide Last Week Tonight with John Oliver audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
CountryShare
United States72.4%
Canada4.9%
United Kingdom2.8%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Oregon~20K1.92×
02Vermont~3K1.74×
03Washington~30K1.48×
04Colorado~20K1.46×
05Rhode Island~4K1.37×
06Wisconsin~20K1.33×
07Maine~5K1.33×
08Washington, District of Columbia~3K1.33×
09Massachusetts~30K1.32×
10Minnesota~20K1.28×
11New York~70K1.24×
12Connecticut~10K1.23×
13New Hampshire~5K1.20×
14Illinois~40K1.16×
15Montana~3K1.08×
16New Jersey~30K1.07×
17Alaska~2K1.07×
18California~100K1.05×
19Pennsylvania~40K1.05×
20Missouri~20K1.04×
21New Mexico~6K1.02×
22Virginia~30K0.99×
23Iowa~9K0.97×
24Michigan~30K0.96×
25Maryland~20K0.96×
26Hawaii~4K0.96×
27Arizona~20K0.95×
28Nebraska~5K0.94×
29Ohio~30K0.90×
30Idaho~5K0.89×
31North Dakota~2K0.89×
32Kansas~8K0.87×
33West Virginia~5K0.87×
34Delaware~3K0.87×
35South Dakota~2K0.87×
36Indiana~20K0.86×
37Kentucky~10K0.86×
38Utah~8K0.85×
39North Carolina~30K0.82×
40Nevada~8K0.81×
41Arkansas~7K0.79×
42Oklahoma~9K0.76×
43Tennessee~20K0.75×
44Florida~50K0.72×
45Mississippi~6K0.70×
46South Carolina~10K0.69×
47Louisiana~9K0.68×
48Georgia~20K0.65×
49Alabama~10K0.64×
50Texas~40K0.59×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, United States
0.59×1.00×1.92×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Sandra OhMovies & TV69.89×
02Emma ThompsonMovies & TV69.01×
03John MulaneyMovies & TV50.12×
04John Oliver (comedian)Movies & TV49.71×
05News satireNews40.06×
06Don CheadleMovies & TV37.55×
07Saturday Night Live cast membersMovie / TV Show / Series37.50×
08Ella MaiMusic & Radio36.30×
09Real Time with Bill MaherMovies & TV36.18×
10Stephen ColbertMovies & TV33.47×
11Jonah HillMovies & TV32.82×
12Nick KrollMovies & TV32.41×
13Kit HaringtonMovies & TV31.63×
14Mumford & SonsMusic & Radio28.70×
15Arrested Development (TV series)Movies & TV26.35×
16Jimmy KimmelMovies & TV22.74×
17PassengerMusic & Radio22.36×
18Emma StoneMovies & TV17.47×
19Melissa McCarthyMovies & TV16.32×
20Amy SchumerMovies & TV13.33×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.41×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.27×
SustainabilityBALANCE1.22×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
ExtroversionTHRILL0.79×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.83×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.83×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United States with measurable interest in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several movie / tv show / seriess count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver-21556” · Methodology