‘Peacemaker’ Still Leads HBO Max’s Most-Watched Shows List: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Shows

If you’re scrolling through Max this week and wondering what everyone else is tuning into, here’s the quick pulse. From superhero mayhem and prestige crime to late-night deep dives and reality-TV staples from TLC and ID, the platform’s “Most Watched” slate spans scripted series, true-crime docuseries, and long-running unscripted juggernauts.

Below is the full countdown—numbered from 10 down to 1. Each entry includes helpful background like what the show is about, who makes it, and who’s on screen, so you can decide what to play next.

10. ‘Sister Wives’ (2010– )

TLC’s long-running docuseries follows the Brown family, originally centered on Kody Brown and wives Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn, along with their children, documenting relocations, interpersonal dynamics, and major life events over more than a decade. The show premiered in 2010 and continues with new seasons, with full credits and episode histories tracked across databases and official pages.

Season 20 launched in late September 2025 with storylines reflecting the family’s current configuration and on-camera discussions about the future of plural marriage, while earlier seasons chart the family’s moves through Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The series streams on Max as part of WBD’s TLC catalog.

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

Investigation Discovery’s docuseries chronicles real homicide cases that occurred on streets named “Elm,” pairing interviews, archives, and reenactments. Season 1 debuted in 2024; Season 2 launched October 2025 with weekly airings in ID’s crime block and availability on Max after broadcast.

Cast lists for dramatizations include performers such as Olivia Abreu and Adam Chisnall, with Donnie Eichar among directors. Network listings and ID’s show page outline episode titles and scheduling throughout October and beyond.

8. ‘Welcome to Plathville’ (2019– )

This TLC reality series follows the Plath family, a large, conservative Christian family whose older children increasingly engage with mainstream culture. The cast over seven seasons includes parents Kim and Barry Plath and children such as Ethan, Olivia (by marriage), Moriah, and Micah; season coverage catalogs appearances across 2019–2025.

Recent reporting details major life changes—including Ethan and Olivia Plath’s divorce and Olivia’s exit after the Season 7 finale—as the show’s future remains to be formally announced. Back seasons stream on WBD platforms, including Max.

7. ’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’ (2019– )

‘The Other Way’ flips the franchise premise: American partners relocate abroad to live with their significant others, confronting language barriers, family expectations, and legal hurdles. TLC’s official series hub introduces each season’s couples and lists premiere dates and scheduling.

Production is by Sharp Entertainment, with filming across multiple countries each season; the series has run since 2019 with hour-plus episodes, tell-all specials, and companion programming, and streams on Max as part of the TLC library.

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

This TLC spinoff revisits notable ’90 Day Fiancé’ couples as they navigate marriages, family pressures, cultural differences, and ongoing immigration processes after their original K-1 visa journeys. The series is produced by Sharp Entertainment, with rotating ensembles each season and multi-episode arcs tracking relationship milestones and setbacks.

Recent seasons continue the franchise’s docu-soap approach with new and returning couples; network announcements and trade coverage outline season premieres, casts, and episode orders as the show streams on Max alongside other TLC titles under the WBD umbrella.

5. ‘Halloween Baking Championship’ (2015– )

Food Network’s seasonal baking competition sends pastry pros through spooky-themed challenges judged on flavor, technique, and over-the-top presentation. Across its run, the series has featured host John Henson (multiple seasons) and judges Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Stephanie Boswell, among others, with a yearly fall schedule of episodes.

A season-by-season breakdown shows the show’s growth from a four-episode first season to later eight-episode slates, with the current iteration continuing the trio of Hall, Young, and Boswell on the dais and Henson hosting. Past promo pages also highlight earlier hosts and lineups.

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

John Oliver’s weekly HBO series blends investigative comedy and news satire, featuring deep-dive segments, field pieces, and studio monologues. The long-running show is created and hosted by Oliver, with directors including Joe Perota, Christopher Werner, Jim Hoskinson, Paul Pennolino, and Bruce Leddy, and narration by David Kaye.

The production is led by executive producers John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, James Taylor, and Jon Thoday; it’s produced by HBO Entertainment with partners including Avalon Television and Partially Important Productions, taping in New York and running roughly 30–45 minutes per episode.

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

This Investigation Discovery true-crime entry examines real homicide cases that occurred on—or around—the calendar’s most notorious date. The six-part first season premieres in October 2025, with ID scheduling weekly airings and episode guides outlining case-by-case investigations and survivor accounts.

The series is part of ID’s fall lineup and streams on Max alongside other WBD unscripted titles; trade announcements and ID’s show page detail its episodic structure and focus on detectives, forensics, and the myth versus reality of Friday the 13th.

2. ‘Task’ (2025)

‘Task’ is a seven-episode limited crime drama from creator-writer Brad Ingelsby, set in working-class suburbs outside Philadelphia. The story centers on an FBI task force targeting a string of violent robberies while internal suspicions brew; the cast includes Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Raúl Castillo, Sam Keeley, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Jamie McShane, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Silvia Dionicio, and Martha Plimpton.

Episodes roll out weekly on HBO/Max; recent listings highlight Pelphrey’s Robbie Prendergrast and Margarita Levieva’s Eryn working against the “Dark Hearts” crew while Ruffalo’s Tom Brandis investigates a possible mole inside his own unit.

1. ‘Peacemaker’ (2022– )

James Gunn created this DC series as a spinoff of ‘The Suicide Squad’, following Christopher Smith—aka Peacemaker—on black-ops missions that test his “peace at any cost” mantra. The show stars John Cena in the title role with Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase/Vigilante, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, Steve Agee as John Economos, and Chukwudi Iwuji as Clemson Murn; Season 1 also featured Robert Patrick.

Gunn served as showrunner and principal writer, with episodes directed by Gunn and others across the season’s run; production involves DC Studios, The Safran Company, and Warner Bros. Television, and the series originally premiered on HBO Max in January 2022 before continuing under the Max banner.

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