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Here’s some definite job security: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (shown here) has been renewed for three more seasons.
That takes the show (11 p.m. Sundays on HBO, then on Max) through its 13th season. It’s currently on a roll, with seven straight Emmy awards for best variety talk series … approaching the string of 10 straight by “The Daily Show” … where Oliver was a correspondent.
Other TV news involves a new “Feud” mini-series. the return of “So You Think You Can Dance” and a new season of “Independent Lens” documentaries: Read more…