‘Peacemaker’ Still Dominatees HBO Max’s Most-Watched Shows List: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Shows

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Max has had a busy week, with buzzy originals, long-running favorites, and Discovery-family reality titles all landing high on the watch list. Whether you’re into superhero antics, late-night deep dives, animated absurdism, or true-crime docuseries, there’s a little bit of everything streaming right now.

Below is a quick rundown of what viewers have been putting on most, counted down from 10 to 1. For each show, you’ll find the essentials—what it’s about, who’s in it, and who’s behind it—so you can jump in with a sense of what you’re getting.

10. ‘The Real Murders on Elm Street’ (2024–present)

Investigation Discovery’s anthology docuseries explores homicide cases that occurred on real Elm Streets across the United States, pairing survivor interviews with law-enforcement perspectives to distinguish fact from urban-legend–tinged lore.

The series premiered in 2024 and continues with new episodes in 2025 as part of ID’s expanding true-crime slate, which streams on Max alongside other ID originals.

9. ’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’ (2019–present)

Another TLC franchise entry, this series flips the usual format by chronicling Americans who relocate abroad to live with their partners, confronting cultural, linguistic, and legal hurdles together.

Current seasons introduce new couples while also checking in on ongoing stories, with episodes available on TLC and streaming next-day on Max.

8. ’90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?’ (2016–present)

This long-running TLC spinoff revisits memorable ’90 Day Fiancé’ couples as they navigate married life after the K-1 visa journey. Rotating casts feature fan-favorites returning for new seasons.

The 2025 cycle continues to follow multiple couples with weekly episodes airing on TLC and streaming on Max; recent previews have highlighted escalating relationship conflicts and family dynamics.

7. ‘Halloween Baking Championship’ (2015–present)

Food Network’s seasonal competition brings bakers into elaborately themed sets to craft spooky desserts. John Henson hosts, with judges Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Stephanie Boswell evaluating creations across challenges for a $25,000 prize.

Season 11 premiered September 15, 2025, with a new structure that includes a “Haunted Heat” opener and a “Bake for Your Life” elimination. Episodes air on Food Network and are available to stream on Max.

6. ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ (2014–present)

HBO’s weekly late-night series—created and hosted by John Oliver—offers deep-dive segments on current events, politics, and social issues, with direction by Paul Pennolino and others and executive production by Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, Jon Thoday, and James Taylor.

The show is in its twelfth season in 2025 and continues to collect major awards, including recent Emmys for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Writing for a Variety Series. All episodes stream on Max.

5. ‘Baylen Out Loud’ (2025–present)

TLC’s reality series follows Baylen Dupree, a young creator who documents life with Tourette syndrome alongside her fiancé and large West Virginia–Virginia–based family. The show highlights day-to-day challenges, relationships, and Baylen’s advocacy work.

New episodes air on TLC and stream on Max; season 2 premiered in 2025 with storylines tracking Baylen’s engagement and family milestones. The series is produced by Michael Levitt Productions.

4. ‘The Friday the 13th Murders’ (2025–present)

This Investigation Discovery true-crime docuseries revisits killings that occurred on or around Friday the 13th, using investigator accounts and expert commentary to unpack how superstition intersects with real-world tragedies.

Season details and episode descriptions are available via ID’s show hub, and the series is part of the ID library that streams on Max following the Warner Bros. Discovery integration.

3. ‘Smiling Friends’ (2020–present)

Co-created by Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack for Adult Swim, this animated series follows a small company dedicated to bringing happiness to oddball clients, mixing traditional animation with rotoscoping, CG, stop-motion, and occasional live-action inserts. Hadel and Cusack lead the voice cast, with Marc M. and others in recurring roles.

The show’s first season dropped in 2022 after a 2020 pilot; it has since been renewed multiple times, with season 3 launching October 5, 2025 on Adult Swim and episodes available to stream on Max.

2. ‘Task’ (2025–present)

From creator Brad Ingelsby (‘Mare of Easttown’), this HBO crime drama follows a Philadelphia-area FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) appointed to lead a task force pursuing a string of violent robberies orchestrated by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey). The ensemble includes Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Raúl Castillo, Alison Oliver, Fabien Frankel, Jamie McShane, and Martha Plimpton.

The series premiered on September 7, 2025 on HBO and streams on Max; episodes are directed by filmmakers including Jeremiah Zagar and Salli Richardson-Whitfield, with music by Dan Deacon and production by wiip and HBO Entertainment. Early critical reception has been strong.

1. ‘Peacemaker’ (2022–present)

James Gunn created this DC Studios series for HBO Max, spinning out from the 2021 film ‘The Suicide Squad’. John Cena stars as Christopher Smith, a.k.a. Peacemaker, with Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, and (season 1) Robert Patrick among the main cast; Frank Grillo joined in season 2. The show blends action and dark comedy as Peacemaker undertakes black-ops missions that test his “peace at any cost” mantra.

Season 2 concluded with a major cliffhanger tied to broader DCU storylines, with Gunn indicating follow-ups may surface across other DC projects rather than a fast-tracked standalone season 3. Both seasons stream on Max.

Share which of these you’re watching right now—and what you think should top next week’s list—in the comments!

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