‘Law & Order: SVU’ Is Peacock’s Most-Watched Show This Week: Here Is the Rest of the Top 10

Peacock’s lineup this week blends veteran procedurals, globe-trotting reality competitions, and a pair of 2025 dramas that are drawing fresh attention. If you’re bouncing between courtrooms, crime scenes, villas, and reunion couches, this mix puts long-running franchises next to brand-new adaptations so you can jump into whatever vibe fits your night.

Below is a quick, useful rundown of each title—what it’s about, who’s in it, and how it fits its franchise or genre. The countdown goes from 10 to 1.

10. ‘The Rainmaker’ (2025– )

A new series adaptation of John Grisham’s legal thriller, this drama follows rookie attorney Rudy Baylor as he files suit against an insurance company over a denied medical claim. Set in Memphis and the surrounding legal circuit, it tracks Rudy’s early steps in practice, the mentorship of investigator Deck Shifflet, and the strategy behind depositions, discovery, and trial work against a corporate defense team.

The show translates the novel’s courtroom and law-firm beats into serialized television, connecting client intake and case-building with motions, settlement pressure, and expert testimony. As episodes unfold, the legal fight widens to include witnesses, judges, and rival attorneys while parallel subplots develop inside the firm and in Rudy’s personal life.

9. ‘Brilliant Minds’ (2025– )

This medical drama centers on a visionary neurologist, Dr. Oliver Wolf, and a team that treats rare and complex brain disorders at a major New York hospital. Starring Zachary Quinto, the series draws inspiration from the writings and cases of neurologist Oliver Sacks, using patient-of-the-week mysteries to explore cognition, behavior, and neurological phenomena within a teaching-hospital framework.

Episodes pair diagnostics—clinical observation, imaging, consults, and experimental therapies—with ongoing workplace and personal arcs among attendings, residents, and administrators. The narrative emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration as the team assembles evidence, tests hypotheses, and adapts treatments in response to new clinical findings.

8. ‘The Real Housewives of Miami’ (2011– )

Set in South Florida, this series follows Miami-based cast members through business ventures, family developments, and high-profile social events. The show originally aired on Bravo, later revived with new seasons on Peacock, and subsequently returned to Bravo, with cast lineups that have included Alexia Nepola, Larsa Pippen, Adriana de Moura, and Lisa Hochstein, among others.

Season arcs incorporate parties, charity galas, and destination trips, with mid-season cast shifts and finale-week confrontations. As with other franchise entries, reunions revisit key scenes and off-camera revelations, closing out threads while teeing up dynamics for future seasons.

7. ‘The Voice’ (2011– )

This music competition begins with Blind Auditions, where coaches build their teams without seeing the performers, and then moves through Battles, Knockouts, and live shows to crown a winner. Based on ‘The Voice of Holland’ from creator John de Mol, the U.S. version has featured host Carson Daly and a rotating panel of coaches such as Reba McEntire, John Legend, Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson, Chance the Rapper, Blake Shelton, and duo Dan + Shay.

Contestants receive team-based mentorship, with coaches and guest advisors guiding arrangements and stagecraft. Voting determines advancement in the live rounds, and winners release official recordings tied to the show, often using the exposure to launch touring and label opportunities.

6. ‘Love After Lockup’ (2018– )

This unscripted series follows couples whose relationships began during incarceration, documenting the transition after release as they navigate parole terms, family reactions, finances, and cohabitation. Produced for WE tv by Sharp Entertainment, it has expanded into the companion series ‘Life After Lockup,’ allowing cameras to revisit couples over longer spans.

Episodes intercut multiple couples and milestones—first days home, meeting relatives, job searches, and wedding planning—alongside setbacks like probation restrictions or legal complications. Interviews and real-time scenes drive the narrative, with episode-ending teases that carry each relationship into the following week.

5. ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ (2020– )

Set along Utah’s Wasatch Front, this installment follows a group whose social calendars, businesses, and friendships intersect with local culture and high-altitude backdrops. Cast members across seasons have included Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks, Heather Gay, Whitney Rose, and others, with storylines that range from brand launches and family decisions to group trips and shifting alliances.

Each season builds through hosted events and confrontations before landing in reunion episodes. The production weaves confessionals with verité scenes and mid-season twists, tracking how conflicts ripple through the group and set up new dynamics for the next cycle.

4. ‘Law & Order’ (1990– )

The original series alternates between “the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders,” establishing the template for the franchise. Created by Dick Wolf, it has featured a rotating ensemble of detectives, lieutenants, and prosecutors; notable names include Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy, along with lineups that have included Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, Mehcad Brooks, and Camryn Manheim.

Episodes are largely self-contained: a crime, an investigation leading to arrest, and a courtroom case that turns on evidentiary rulings, witness credibility, and plea negotiations. Revival seasons continue that structure, integrating contemporary legal questions and updated NYPD and DA’s office dynamics.

3. ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ (2006– )

A foundational entry in the ‘Real Housewives’ franchise, this series follows the personal and professional lives of women in Orange County, California. Produced by Evolution Media, it has featured cast members such as Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, Shannon Beador, Heather Dubrow, Gina Kirschenheiter, and Emily Simpson, among others, charting storylines across family, business ventures, and ever-shifting friendships.

Season narratives unfold through parties, launches, charity events, and trips, culminating in reunion episodes that revisit major conflicts with unseen footage and moderator questions. As cast members join, exit, or return, alliances reset and long-running feuds evolve while the show maintains the franchise’s confessionals-and-events structure.

2. ‘Love Island Games’ (2023– )

This international competition spinoff brings back former Islanders from versions of ‘Love Island’ around the world to compete in challenge-based games while navigating the familiar rhythms of coupling, recoupling, and eliminations. Set in a villa environment, it mixes skill and compatibility tests with bombshell arrivals and strategic voting, while a host and narrator from the franchise guide the format.

The structure fuses daily challenges, dates, and ceremonies with audience-influenced outcomes and mid-season twists. Returning contestants from the U.S., U.K., and other territories form new alliances and rivalries, with finals built around performance in the games and relationship dynamics formed in the villa.

1. ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ (1999– )

This long-running procedural follows the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit as it investigates crimes such as sexual assault, child abuse, and domestic violence in New York City. Created by Dick Wolf, it anchors the broader ‘Law & Order’ universe. Mariska Hargitay leads as Captain Olivia Benson, with Ice-T as Sergeant Odafin “Fin” Tutuola and Peter Scanavino as Assistant District Attorney Dominick Carisi Jr., alongside a rotating roster of detectives, medical examiners, and prosecutors.

Episodes typically track a case from first report through investigation and prosecution, pairing detective work with legal strategy in arraignments, motions, plea talks, and trials. The show’s format balances standalone cases with continuing character arcs in the precinct and the DA’s office, often reflecting evolving policies and procedures within the justice system.

Share your thoughts in the comments about which of these shows you’re watching this week and what you’re queuing up next!