1. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
IMDb 8.92014- · 12 seasons
A half-hour satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events.
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We found 6 news TV shows streaming in Australia as of November 2026. These are the best of them, ranked by IMDb score, plus the newest releases and where to watch each one.
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2. 8 Out of 10 Cats
IMDb 7.72005- · 22 seasons
8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris...
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3. Real Time with Bill Maher
IMDb 7.42003- · 24 seasons
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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4. The Cheap Seats
IMDb 7.02021 · 5 seasons
Major news stories, not-so-major news stories, stories involving cats, entertainment, sport and viral videos, it’s a Reader's Digest of world events for a generation who simply don’t want to read.
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