‘Peacemaker’ Is Still Breaking Records as HBO Max’s Most-Watched Show of the Week: Here Is the Rest of the Top 10

If you’re opening Max and wondering what everyone is watching right now, here’s a handy rundown of the ten shows topping screens this week. It’s a mix of buzzy new HBO originals, animated sci-fi, and WBD reality staples—so whether you want serialized drama, weekly deep dives, or comfort-food reality, you’ll find something to queue up next.

We’re counting down from 10 to 1. Each entry includes what the show is about and the key people behind it—stars, creators, producers, and where it fits in its franchise—so you can jump in with the basics squared away.

10. ‘Ghost Adventures: House Calls’ (2022– )

‘Ghost Adventures: House Calls’ is a residential spin-off of ‘Ghost Adventures’ that dispatches Zak Bagans and team members Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley, and Jay Wasley to investigate reported hauntings in private homes. Launched as a Discovery+ original before shifting under the wider Warner Bros. Discovery streaming umbrella, episodes follow client interviews, a gear-assisted night investigation, and evidence review tailored to each residence’s claims.

Produced within the same Travel Channel/Discovery ecosystem as the flagship series, the show premiered on May 19, 2022, and maintains the parent show’s evidence-gathering approach while focusing on personal stakes for homeowners. The format emphasizes on-site walkthroughs and client-specific resolutions, making it easy to watch as standalone cases on Max alongside the main ‘Ghost Adventures’ library.

9. ‘Welcome to Plathville’ (2019– )

‘Welcome to Plathville’ follows the Plath family—parents Kim and Barry and their nine children—as relationships, independence, and faith collide on camera. Premiering on TLC in 2019, the series documents milestones like moves, marriages, and breakups across multiple seasons, with recent installments highlighting shifting family dynamics after Kim and Barry’s separation.

Produced for TLC and streaming on Max under the Discovery banner, the show uses a reality-doc format with verité footage and confessional interviews to track parallel storylines among the adult kids. Seasoned viewers can follow long-running arcs, while new audiences can start with current seasons; TLC continues to air new episodes that quickly land on the platform.

8. ’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’ (2019– )

’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’ flips the franchise’s K-1 visa premise by following Americans who relocate to their partners’ countries. Each season features multiple couples navigating language barriers, in-law expectations, and legal logistics abroad, with storylines spanning several nations per cycle.

A Sharp Entertainment production for TLC, the spin-off sits inside the broader ’90 Day’ universe and streams on Max with sister shows. New seasons introduce fresh couples alongside returning favorites, keeping the anthology-style format accessible whether you start with recent episodes or go back to earlier arcs.

7. ‘Rick and Morty’ (2013– )

‘Rick and Morty’ is Adult Swim’s animated sci-fi comedy about Rick Sanchez, a genius, unhinged scientist, and his grandson Morty as they careen through multiverse adventures intercut with suburban life. Created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, the series blends episodic high-concept plots with ongoing arcs involving the Smith family and recurring characters.

Produced by Adult Swim with multiple animation partners over the years, the show secured a large multi-season order that carried it through later seasons; following a 2023 change, soundalike actors took over Rick and Morty’s roles, and Season 8 premiered in 2025. Episodes stream on Max under the Adult Swim/Warner Bros. Discovery library.

6. ’90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?’ (2016– )

’90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?’ revisits couples from ’90 Day Fiancé’ after the wedding, tracking marriage, immigration steps, finances, and family integration. Each season intercuts multiple couples’ arcs with interviews and verité footage as relationships evolve—sometimes alongside developments viewers first met in other ’90 Day’ installments.

Produced by Sharp Entertainment (a Sony Pictures Television division) for TLC, the series streams on Max with the broader franchise. Seasonal casts shift, but the production style—confessionals plus day-in-the-life sequences—keeps the format consistent across years and easy to pick up mid-run.

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

‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ is HBO’s weekly news satire in which host John Oliver presents short segments plus a deep-dive main story built by a dedicated writers’ and research team. The series premiered in 2014 and has produced hundreds of episodes across twelve seasons, pairing humor with policy explainers and original graphics.

Produced by HBO Entertainment with partners including Avalon Television and Sixteen String Jack Productions, the show has been renewed through 2026. Episodes debut on HBO and then stream on Max, with the production occasionally recognized by the Television Academy for writing and overall series honors.

4. ‘Halloween Baking Championship’ (2015– )

‘Halloween Baking Championship’ gathers professional and advanced amateur bakers for seasonal pre-heat and main-heat challenges built around spooky motifs. Contestants craft sculpted cakes, pies, and showpieces under time pressure, with eliminations leading to a finalists’ showdown for a cash prize.

Within Food Network’s larger holiday-competition slate, John Henson hosts recent seasons, while Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Stephanie Boswell serve as judges. The series runs annually in September–October and streams on Max through Warner Bros. Discovery, making it a fall staple for baking-competition fans.

3. ‘The Pitt’ (2025– )

‘The Pitt’ is an HBO/Max medical drama from creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill, executive produced with John Wells and star Noah Wyle, that chronicles an emergency department grinding through a single 15-hour shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. The ensemble includes Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch alongside Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, and Shabana Azeez.

Season 1 premiered January 9, 2025, on Max and drew critical recognition, including multiple 2025 Emmy wins and a TCA Award sweep, with Wyle taking Lead Actor. The series is produced by John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television and was renewed for a second season slated for January 2026.

2. ‘Task’ (2025– )

‘Task’ is an HBO crime drama miniseries created and written by Brad Ingelsby (‘Mare of Easttown’) that premiered September 7, 2025. Mark Ruffalo stars as Tom Brandis, a Philadelphia-area FBI agent leading a task force pursuing a string of violent robberies, while Tom Pelphrey plays Robbie Prendergrast, a blue-collar family man entangled in the crimes; the cast also features Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Raúl Castillo, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Jamie McShane, and Sam Keeley.

Produced by Low Dweller Productions, Public Record, wiip, and HBO Entertainment, the series airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO with next-day streaming on Max. Press materials and early reviews highlight the show’s Philadelphia setting and Ingelsby’s grounded approach to crime storytelling following ‘Mare of Easttown’.

1. ‘Peacemaker’ (2022– )

‘Peacemaker’ is a DC series created and showrun by James Gunn that continues the story of Christopher Smith after ‘The Suicide Squad’. John Cena leads the cast as Peacemaker, joined by Danielle Brooks (Leota Adebayo), Freddie Stroma (Adrian Chase/Vigilante), Jennifer Holland (Emilia Harcourt), Steve Agee (John Economos), and Chukwudi Iwuji (Clemson Murn), with Robert Patrick in Season 1 and Frank Grillo joining later.

Produced by DC Studios, The Safran Company, and Warner Bros. Television, the series launched on HBO Max in January 2022 and was renewed for a second season with Gunn writing all episodes. The show blends action and black-comedy elements and ties into DC’s screen continuity across films and television.

Tell us which of these you’re streaming on Max this week—and which one you think should be higher—down in the comments!