Here Are the Top 10 Most-Watched Shows on HBO Max This Week, Including ‘The Yogurt Shop Murders’

HBO Max’s most-watched lineup this week is a sampler plate of everything the service does well: glossy period pieces, behind-the-scenes sports storytelling, reality show fireworks, and a wave of true-crime deep dives. It’s a comfort-meets-curiosity mix tailor-made for couch marathons and next-day debates.

Below, you’ll find a clean countdown from ten to one—no spoilers, just the vibes and reasons each pick is earning those coveted play buttons. If your queue is overflowing, let this list be your compass.

10. ’90 Day: Hunt For Love’ (2025)

This franchise spinoff corrals hopeful romantics into a high-pressure environment where first impressions collide with real baggage. Watch parties will feast on confessions, awkward icebreakers, and sudden sparks that upend best-laid plans.

What keeps it sticky is the emotional roulette: risky choices, messy honesty, and the weird alchemy of strangers trying to build something real on camera. It’s breezy, bingeable drama with just enough heart to matter.

9. ‘See No Evil’ (2015)

Security cameras become silent witnesses as this series methodically reconstructs crimes from pixels and timecodes. Each episode unfolds like an investigation pinned to maps and clocks, where a single frame can redirect the entire case.

The appeal is procedural satisfaction—patient, cumulative, and quietly tense. It’s less jump-scare, more breadcrumb trail, rewarding viewers who love the grind of putting pieces together.

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

Smart, fast, and impeccably researched, this weekly show transforms complex topics into digestible, sharp-edged segments. The main story format lands the big swings, while quick segments deliver punchy comic relief.

It’s appointment viewing for anyone who wants clarity without losing the fun. You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, and you’ll walk away with unexpected talking points for the group chat.

7. ‘A Killer Among Friends’ (2025)

This docuseries probes the terrifying possibility that danger can live inside a friend circle. Through interviews and archives, it pieces together intimate portraits of trust strained, shattered, and reexamined.

Beyond the headline intrigue, the series sits with the human fallout—grief, loyalty, and the aching question of whether we ever truly know one another. It’s chilling but compassionate, designed to linger.

6. ‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ (2025)

A warm, wide-angle portrait, this music documentary invites viewers behind the curtain to the craft, the grind, and the stories that shaped a pop icon’s catalog. Personal footage and candid reflections give it a lived-in feel.

It’s catnip for music fans who geek out on process and performance alike. Come for the familiar melodies; stay for the small moments that reframe them.

5. ‘The Yogurt Shop Murders’ (2025)

Deliberate and humane, this series revisits a notorious case with care, centering those most affected while following the investigation’s winding path. Reenactments and testimony are used sparingly, letting memory carry the weight.

The result is engrossing without tipping into spectacle. It’s a thoughtful entry in true crime—one that values context, aftermath, and unanswered questions as much as resolution.

4. ‘Back to the Frontier’ (2025)

Part history lesson, part stress test, this reality experiment drops modern families into nineteenth-century living. Chores, tools, and daily survival become the storyline—and a surprisingly intimate character study.

It’s irresistible for fans of experiential reality: resourcefulness on display, group dynamics evolving under pressure, and the discovery that “simple living” is anything but simple.

3. ‘Hard Knocks’ (2001)

Preseason turns cinematic as the cameras burrow into meeting rooms, practice fields, and the uneasy space where dreams meet cuts. Position battles, coaching philosophy, and mic’d-up moments reveal the sport’s emotional core.

Even non-superfans get pulled in by the human stakes—rookies chasing a shot, veterans fighting time, and teams trying to forge identity. It’s sports storytelling that crackles.

2. ‘The Gilded Age’ (2022)

Sumptuous sets, scheming hostesses, and social chess—this period drama luxuriates in the rituals of status while tracing the costs of ambition. Under the brocade lies a sharp study of power, money, and reinvention.

Expect whispered alliances, stairway showdowns, and romances that double as strategy. It’s elegant, juicy, and finely tuned for week-to-week obsession.

1. ‘And Just Like That…’ (2021)

The next chapter finds beloved friends navigating reinvention, intimacy, and the everyday chaos of contemporary life. It delivers the familiar rhythms fans love while letting new characters and complications push the story forward.

Part of the thrill is conversation—outfits, faux pas, and the hard-won wisdom of friendships that endure. It’s cozy yet candid, and this week’s clear crowd-pleaser.

Tell us which title you couldn’t stop watching and what you think deserves to move up the list in the comments.