‘Katrina: Come Hell and High Water’ Tops Netflix’s Most-Watched Shows List This Week: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Shows

Here is a quick look at what viewers in the United States watched most from August 25 to August 31, 2025. This roundup highlights the stories, the people who make them, and the details that help you decide what to start next. Everything is based on viewing for this specific week, with a mix of new seasons, limited series, and special events.

You will find returning favorites alongside fresh titles, plus a few timely documentaries. Each entry below includes straightforward background on the plot, the cast and creative team where available, and other helpful context. Read through the countdown to see what topped the week.

10. ‘Kill Tony: Mayhem at Madison Square Garden’ (2025)

This live event captures the stage version of the comedy show where audience members perform one minute of stand up before getting interviewed on the spot. The special is hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe with Brian Redban involved in the production and the house band providing music as comics cycle through fast sets inside Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The recording follows the format that made the show a staple on the road with a lineup that mixes new voices and surprise guests. Fans get the full experience with rapid fire sets, onstage banter, and a room sized reaction that comes from a crowd gathered for a one night only arena stop.

9. ‘Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser’ (2025)

This docuseries examines the hit competition show known for dramatic weight loss and the high pressure environment built around it. Interviews with former contestants, trainers, medical professionals, and producers explore the methods used on and off camera along with the long term impact on participants.

Across its episodes the series looks at casting, production schedules, nutrition plans, and the role of television editing in shaping public perception. It provides context on how reality formats are designed and how health advice can change when entertainment and competition meet.

8. ‘The Hunting Wives’ (2025)

Based on the novel by May Cobb, this thriller follows Sophie O’Neil after she moves to East Texas and becomes entangled with an elite social circle led by the magnetic Margo Banks. What begins as a tempting invitation to lavish parties and exclusive shooting club gatherings turns dark when a local teen is found dead and the group’s secrets surface.

The adaptation brings the book’s mix of desire, jealousy, and danger to television with a focus on the shifting loyalties inside a privileged community. Viewers can expect a story driven by clandestine affairs, small town politics, and a murder investigation that puts every relationship under scrutiny.

7. ‘Two Graves’ (2025)

This limited series tracks a grieving lead character whose search for justice widens into a web of lies tied to an older crime. The story builds around a single decision that sets off consequences for everyone involved, pulling in investigators, accomplices, and people who would rather leave the past buried.

Each episode layers timelines and testimony to show how vengeance changes motivations and memory. The title nods to the idea that revenge harms both the pursuer and the target, and the structure uses that theme to move between confession, pursuit, and reckoning.

6. ‘Ms. Rachel’ (2025)

Created and hosted by educator and musician Rachel Griffin Accurso, this series focuses on language development and early learning for toddlers and preschoolers. Songs, repetition, and simple call and response activities support speech practice, with short segments built to hold attention and encourage participation.

Episodes feature friendly guest collaborators and puppets while covering everyday topics like colors, numbers, emotions, and routines. The production uses clear visuals and intentional pacing so families can revisit segments during playtime or as part of a daily learning schedule.

5. ‘Raw: 2025 – August 25, 2025’ (1993–)

This entry reflects the weekly episode of the long running WWE flagship that combines live matches, backstage segments, and continuing storylines. The broadcast format features a rotating roster of Superstars, championship angles, and in ring promos that set up future clashes across the company’s calendar.

Since its debut in 1993 the show has served as a cornerstone of modern sports entertainment with commentary teams, general manager figures, and guest appearances shaping each broadcast. The August 25 program adds the latest chapter in ongoing rivalries while advancing title pictures heading into upcoming premium live events.

4. ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 (2022–)

This season continues the adventures of Wednesday Addams at Nevermore Academy with Jenna Ortega returning in the title role. The series was developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar from characters created by Charles Addams, with Tim Burton among the executive producers and directors who established the show’s look in its first run.

New episodes follow Wednesday as she investigates fresh mysteries tied to her family and the school’s darker history. Returning cast members include Catherine Zeta Jones as Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, alongside classmates and rivals who shape the path of the investigation.

3. ‘Hostage’ (2025)

This political thriller is created by Matt Charman and stars Suranne Jones as Prime Minister Abigail Dalton. The story follows Dalton when a national crisis explodes into a hostage situation that places her at the center of the standoff while negotiators and security officials race to keep the public safe and identify the people behind the attack.

Charman serves as creator and executive producer with scripts that track the decisions made inside the highest levels of government and the pressure that builds as the situation drags on. Episodes focus on the tactical moves of law enforcement and intelligence teams and the personal cost for Dalton and those closest to her as the crisis unfolds in real time.

2. ‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ Season 2 (2023–)

Based on Ali Novak’s novel, this teen drama follows Jackie Howard after she relocates to rural Colorado and moves in with the large Walter family. Nikki Rodriguez stars as Jackie, with Noah LaLonde and Ashby Gentry playing Cole and Alex, the two brothers whose paths keep colliding with hers as school, sports, and family decisions pile up.

Season two continues the push and pull between dreams, obligations, and first love while expanding stories for the rest of the household. The series is developed for television by Melanie Halsall and builds on the ensemble dynamic that defined the first season’s cliffhangers.

1. ‘Katrina: Come Hell and High Water’ (2025)

Marking two decades since the disaster, this series revisits the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina in 2005 through survivor testimony, expert analysis, and newly compiled archival footage. The production explains how the storm led to catastrophic levee failures in New Orleans and how evacuations, rescues, and community networks unfolded across the Gulf Coast.

Episodes explore the roles of local and federal agencies, the Army Corps of Engineers, hospitals and shelters, and journalists who documented the crisis. The series also follows long term recovery and rebuilding efforts, with a focus on housing, infrastructure, and the people who worked to restore their neighborhoods.

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