Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: October 12, 2025: Paramount Skydance Merger
Overview
John Oliver discusses the Paramount Skydance merger, and how they've named Bari Weiss the new Editor-in-Chief of CBS News.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 2025-10-12
- Runtime
- 38 min
Episode context
October 12, 2025: Paramount Skydance Merger is Episode 26 in Season 12 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2025-10-12. The runtime is 38 min.
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