2. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
Jon Stewart, Comedy Central's potentate of puerile political punditry, unleashed upon the American television viewing public yet another fake news presenter (Stephen Colbert being the first and Larry Wilmore waiting in the wings for his January 2015 debut when Colbert moves over to replace David Letterman on CBS) who appears to be more passionate and focused than the news anchor choices on television today. Although this show started in April, I'm including it into this "summer-y" piece because, in its short run, it has quickly become my "must see" program.