Adam Ruins Everything

Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.

Adam Ruins Everything (2015-2019) is an American comedic docuseries created by Adam Conover for truTV. Host Adam Conover, joined on camera by Emily Axford and River Butcher, takes apart everyday assumptions about money, food, school, and consumer life. Each half-hour episode is built as a lecture delivered directly to camera, broken up by sketches, staged bits, and interviews with experts who explain the history and science behind how things actually work. The engine is simple: a popular belief gets stated, then dismantled piece by piece with data and a little mischief. Across three seasons and around sixty-four episodes, the format stays consistent, with a brisk, irreverent, and cheerfully sardonic tone that keeps the facts lively rather than dry. It works for viewers who like a host with a quick wit, like the research-heavy satire of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and the fact-driven playfulness of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. The show is best suited to a casual viewer who wants to learn something surprising and laugh while doing it, with each episode standing on its own. Its canceled run leaves the premise open-ended rather than resolved.

Audiences find the show a witty, accessible myth-busting comedy that explains complicated topics clearly, though later seasons were rated a bit lower than the first.

• Last Week Tonight with John Olivershared educational comedy debunking myths with a host-led format and sharp satirical tone
• Not Going Outshared explainer-style comedy using sketches and presenter commentary to dissect everyday systems
• Drunk Historyshared mockumentary-adjacent comedy that uses factual claims and pointed satire on consumer culture
• Cosmos: A Spacetime Odysseyshared fact-driven comedy with a charismatic host challenging received wisdom

Created by

Adam Conover

Release Date

2015-09-29

Episode runtime

30 min

Rating

8.0 / 10 (105)

What is Adam Ruins Everything about?

Host Adam Conover uses comedy, history and science to take apart the everyday assumptions most people never question.

What is Adam Ruins Everything like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Adam Ruins Everything as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Adam Ruins Everything violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Adam Ruins Everything.

What did critics think of Adam Ruins Everything?

Audiences find the show a witty, accessible myth-busting comedy that explains complicated topics clearly, though later seasons were rated a bit lower than the first.

Which shows are like Adam Ruins Everything?

Shows with a similar feel include Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Not Going Out, Drunk History, and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.

How long is Adam Ruins Everything?

Adam Ruins Everything: 3 seasons, 64 episodes.

Is Adam Ruins Everything still running?

No, Adam Ruins Everything was canceled.

Where can I watch Adam Ruins Everything?

In United States, Adam Ruins Everything streams on YouTube TV, tru TV.