‘Peacemaker’ Continues to Remain on Top of HBO Max’s Most-Watched Shows List for Yet Another Week: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Shows

It’s been a busy week on HBO Max, with viewers bouncing between buzzy new originals, award-winning dramas, animated sci-fi, and comfort-food reality shows. From caped antiheroes and FBI manhunts to haunted house calls and late-night deep dives, the lineup spans just about every mood and genre you could want.

Below, you’ll find this week’s most-watched shows on HBO Max presented as a countdown. Each entry includes quick background on the premise along with key cast and creative credits so you can decide what to start next—or what to add to your watchlist for the weekend.

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

‘Ghost Adventures: House Calls’ sends members of the ‘Ghost Adventures’ team to investigate private residences where people report disturbing paranormal activity. Led by Zak Bagans, the team documents claims, conducts on-site research, and offers guidance to homeowners confronting unexplained events.

A spin-off launched in 2022, the series adapts the franchise’s investigative format to home settings rather than famous sites, with episodes focusing on interviews, historical context, and overnight sessions. Season details list its classification under paranormal investigation, with the program streaming on HBO Max.

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

‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ is a weekly late-night series featuring topical comedy and in-depth main segments on public-interest issues. John Oliver hosts and executive produces alongside Tim Carvell, with director Paul Pennolino overseeing episodes.

The show premiered in 2014 on HBO and tapes before a live studio audience, with segments later shared online. It has earned multiple Emmy Awards across its run, including recognition at the 2025 ceremony for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.

8. ‘Welcome to Plathville’ (2019– )

‘Welcome to Plathville’ chronicles the Plath family of Georgia—parents Kim and Barry and their nine children—as older siblings pursue independence while younger kids grow up under strict, conservative household rules. The series follows family rifts, reconciliations, and life changes across multiple seasons.

Originally airing on TLC and streaming on HBO Max, the show premiered in 2019 and features storylines about dating, careers, relocations, and creative pursuits, often highlighting differences between the parents’ beliefs and their adult children’s choices. Platform pages and guides provide season overviews and how to watch current installments.

7. ’90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?’ (2016– )

’90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?’ follows couples from the flagship series after their weddings, charting the realities of marriage, immigration timelines, and extended family involvement. Storylines often revisit fan-favorite couples while introducing ongoing relationship challenges and milestones.

The spin-off premiered in 2016 on TLC and has sustained multiple seasons with multi-episode arcs focused on trust, finances, relocations, and—at times—separations. Its weekly episodes frequently intersect with developments in other entries in the ’90 Day Fiancé’ universe, creating overlapping timelines and crossover appearances among cast members.

6. ‘Halloween Baking Championship’ (2015– )

‘Halloween Baking Championship’ brings professional and talented amateur bakers together for spooky, themed dessert challenges tied to the Halloween season. Across its run, host John Henson has guided bakers through episodes judged by Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Stephanie Boswell, with earlier seasons featuring hosts and judges such as Jeff Dunham, Lorraine Pascale, and others.

The Food Network series premiered in 2015 and returns annually with new episodes featuring costume-ready cakes, confections inspired by horror tropes, and multi-part showpieces. Season listings show evolving formats and specialty tasks—like black-and-white desserts or “lab specimen” bakes—that test flavor, technique, and presentation.

5. ’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’ (2019– )

In ’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’, Americans relocate abroad to live with—or marry—their partners, flipping the original franchise premise by moving to their partners’ home countries. Notable cast members across seasons include Jenny Slatten and Sumit Singh, Kenneth Niedermeier and Armando Rubio, and other couples whose stories track culture shock, paperwork hurdles, and family dynamics.

A TLC reality spin-off that streams on HBO Max, the series launched in 2019 and has continued with new seasons introducing additional couples and destinations. Season updates have included fresh casts and storylines announced ahead of premieres, keeping the franchise active alongside its companion shows.

4. ‘Rick and Morty’ (2013– )

‘Rick and Morty’ follows the multiverse misadventures of genius scientist Rick Sanchez and his anxious grandson Morty Smith, blending sci-fi concepts with family subplots involving parents Jerry and Beth and sister Summer. The main voice cast features Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke, and additional performers across seasons.

The animated series was created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, with Harmon continuing to lead the writers’ room alongside a large staff of credited writers over its long run. Debuting in 2013, the show has produced multiple seasons with standalone episodes, ongoing arcs, and numerous recurring characters that expand its interdimensional setting.

3. ‘The Pitt’ (2025– )

‘The Pitt’ is a medical drama set over high-pressure shifts in an urban emergency department, following physicians and staff managing crises, politics, and personal fallout. The series stars Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch and features an ensemble that channels the intensity of real-time ER medicine.

Created by R. Scott Gemmill with longtime collaborator John Wells among the executive producers, ‘The Pitt’ streams on HBO Max and earned major recognition at the 2025 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and a Lead Actor win for Wyle. The show launched in 2024 and has been noted for its single-shift framing and focus on frontline healthcare dynamics.

2. ‘Task’ (2025– )

‘Task’ centers on Special Agent Tom Brandis, an FBI lead pulled back into the field to run a task force targeting a rash of violent robberies in the Philadelphia suburbs. Mark Ruffalo headlines the series as the agent, with Tom Pelphrey as the criminal family man he’s hunting; the ensemble also includes Emilia Jones, Fabien Frankel, Thuso Mbedu, Raúl Castillo, Martha Plimpton, and more.

Created by Brad Ingelsby, the crime drama premiered in 2025 as a new HBO Original. Ingelsby—known for ‘Mare of Easttown’—serves as creator and executive producer, with the show classified under crime drama and released on HBO/HBO Max. Episode guides list installments such as “Crossings” and “Family Statements,” laying out the investigation’s early beats and the personal stakes for both the task force and their targets.

1. ‘Peacemaker’ (2022– )

James Gunn created ‘Peacemaker’ as a spin-off of ‘The Suicide Squad’, following Christopher Smith—aka Peacemaker—on black-ops assignments that test his mantra of achieving peace “no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.” The series stars John Cena in the title role alongside Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Robert Patrick.

Behind the camera, Gunn served as creator, writer, and director on multiple episodes, with Peter Safran and John Cena among the executive producers and Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios producing. Season one premiered in January 2022 on HBO Max and expanded the DC television slate with a mix of action, black comedy, and character backstory tied to the events of ‘The Suicide Squad’.

Share your picks from this week’s list in the comments and tell us what you’re watching next on HBO Max!