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

There’s a little bit of everything drawing viewers in right now—from superhero mayhem and gritty crime drama to animated chaos, seasonal bakes, and true-crime chills. If you’re browsing Max and wondering what everyone else is pressing play on, this rundown has the quick details you need to jump in without missing a beat.

Below, you’ll find ten shows people are streaming this week, presented as a countdown. For each title, we’ve included who made it, who’s in it, and what it’s about so you can pick your next watch fast.

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

This Investigation Discovery series explores true homicide cases that occurred on real-life “Elm Street” addresses across the United States. Episodes combine interviews, archival materials, and reenactments to reconstruct timelines and motives behind each neighborhood case.

The show premiered in 2024, with streaming access on Discovery+ and ID platforms alongside availability on Max as part of the Warner Bros. Discovery library. Listings and databases confirm ongoing episodes and featured investigators across the season.

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

’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’ flips the franchise formula by having Americans relocate to their partners’ countries, spotlighting culture shock, family negotiations, and legal hurdles abroad. The show premiered in 2019, with seasons continuing to profile new couples and returning stories.

TLC’s program pages and Max listings provide episode access and season summaries, with premiere details and featured couples updated ahead of each new run. Streaming on Max accompanies TLC airings, ensuring catch-up viewing after broadcast.

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

This spin-off follows couples from ’90 Day Fiancé’ after the K-1 visa process, documenting marriages as they face career, family, and immigration realities. The series began in 2016 and has continued with multi-episode seasons tracking fan-favorite pairs over time.

Recent coverage and network guides outline season premieres, returning couples, and release patterns, including next-day streaming availability on Max after new TLC broadcasts. Episode guides catalog the latest arcs and crossovers with the broader franchise.

7. ‘Halloween Baking Championship’ (2015– )

A Food Network competition staple, ‘Halloween Baking Championship’ pits bakers against themed challenges featuring monsters, haunted houses, and candy-laden showstoppers. Seasons have varied in judges and hosts, with recent cycles led by host John Henson and a judging panel of Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Stephanie Boswell.

The series premiered in 2015 and has returned annually each fall, with episode counts and air dates documented across seasons. Earlier years featured Lorraine Pascale and Katie Lee in judging roles before the current lineup solidified.

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

Hosted by John Oliver, ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ is a weekly news-satire program featuring in-depth segments on politics, policy, and culture. The show debuted in 2014, runs around 30–45 minutes per episode, and is produced by HBO Entertainment with Avalon Television, among others. Directors across seasons include Joe Perota and Christopher Werner.

Oliver serves as creator and executive producer, alongside Tim Carvell and others. The series is known for long-form investigations and follow-up “How is this still a thing?”-style explanations, with new seasons continuing its mix of studio monologues and field pieces.

5. ‘Baylen Out Loud’ (2025– )

‘Baylen Out Loud’ is a reality docuseries following Baylen Dupree as she navigates life and independence while living with Tourette syndrome. The series chronicles family dynamics, relationships, and self-advocacy as Baylen pursues milestones—from moving and career choices to public visibility—across candid episodes.

Season details and individual episode summaries are listed on Max, with companion listings noting its 2025 debut and ongoing rollout. Additional platform pages and databases describe the show’s focus on Baylen’s everyday challenges and breakthroughs.

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

This Investigation Discovery docuseries examines real killings that occurred on—or are tied to—Friday the 13th, reframing superstition through case files, interviews, and dramatic reconstructions. Season 1 episodes explore incidents from small towns to coastal communities, with each hour unpacking detectives’ timelines and the cultural lore surrounding the date.

The show airs on ID with streaming on Max; platforms list episode guides for the debut season as the series rolls out. Additional listings and coverage confirm its 2025 launch and true-crime format focus.

3. ‘Smiling Friends’ (2020– )

Co-created by Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel, ‘Smiling Friends’ tracks a tiny company whose mission is to bring happiness, sending Pim, Charlie, and colleagues into surreal, often horror-tinged errands. The show mixes multiple animation techniques and first premiered with an unannounced Adult Swim pilot before rolling into full seasons now available to stream on Max. Voice cast includes Cusack, Hadel, and Marc M.

Renewed multiple times, the series returned with new episodes in 2024 and 2025 and continues expanding its bizarre universe with fresh arcs and returning oddballs. Adult Swim broadcasts first, with Max streaming access following.

2. ‘Task’ (2025)

‘Task’ is a seven-episode crime drama miniseries from creator Brad Ingelsby, set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia. The story centers on an FBI-led task force targeting a string of violent robberies tied to an unsuspected family, with the investigation exposing long-buried loyalties and fallout across the community.

The cast features Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Raúl Castillo, Jamie McShane, and Martha Plimpton, with episodes directed by filmmakers including Jeremiah Zagar. Recent episodes have made headlines for pivotal character turns that reshape the task force’s pursuit.

1. ‘Peacemaker’ (2022– )

Created and written by James Gunn, ‘Peacemaker’ follows Christopher Smith, a hyper-patriotic antihero played by John Cena, as he’s forced onto black-ops missions that spiral into alien conspiracies and collateral chaos. Season 1 set the tone with the A.R.G.U.S. team (Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, and more) and was filmed largely in Vancouver; Season 2 returned with new storylines that further entangle DCU lore.

The series is produced by DC Studios and The Safran Company for HBO/Max. Gunn served as showrunner, with executive producers including Peter Safran and Matt Miller. Episodes run roughly 33–58 minutes, and the show spun out of Gunn’s film ‘The Suicide Squad’, with Frank Grillo among notable additions in later episodes.

Share which of these you’re watching right now—and what you think others should queue up next—in the comments.