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dragonwriter on Jan 22, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: How the 'John Oliver Effect' Is Having a Real-Life...

> Another key to Last week tonight, besides its length, is also that its not on cable and doesn't have advertisers.

It is, in fact, on cable. Do you mean not on basic cable?

mhomde on Jan 22, 2015 [–]

Ah, yes, Thanks :) I'm not too familiar with the finer points of American tv-distribution

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