It's been another busy week on streaming, as several ongoing top performers aired new episodes, a few shows said goodbye, and a few hits returned. Keep reading to see what rocked the Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max charts this week!
Hulu:
Hulu has been desperately missing a major weekly scripted series, and Alien: Earth has come just when Hulu needed it most. The FX sci-fi drama enjoyed a near-clean sweep at the top spot on Hulu's chart this week, emerging as the strongest Hulu performer we've seen in a few months, not that there's been all that much competition. Its streak at the top spot lasted six days this week (and ten consecutive days overall when you include last week) before being surprisingly snapped by Project Runway on Saturday. That series was blocked from the top spot last Saturday by Alien: Earth, but returned to glory this week. For the second week straight, Bachelor in Paradise did not reach #1 on Hulu. It peaked at #2 again this week, dropping to #6 on the chart at its lowest point. That's still much, much better than any other primetime series on ABC. Their three game shows all charted for just a day each. Celebrity Family Feud charted the highest, at #11, but it was a weaker showing than just last week, when it charted three days. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Match Game both charted in the exact same position that they did the week before, outside of the top ten. General Hospital continued to out-perform most of ABC's primetime offerings, peaking at #2 and only dropping out of the top five once. Fox's summer lineup performed decently enough. MasterChef was still the highlight for them. It peaked at #3 this week, charting six days this week. Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service began as a Hulu hit, but has really declined in recent weeks, this week charting for three days. That's still better than the other Fox reality series, but it's a noticeable decline. LEGO Masters Jr. premiered a bit lower than its parent series, charting one day at #12. The Quiz with Balls was a bit ahead of it at #11. The 1% Club was the best performer of Fox's four non-Ramsay reality shows, charting at #6, while The Snake actually wasn't that far behind it at #8. Bob's Burgers ended its run the prior week, but charted five days this week anyway. FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia looked solid, charting the entire week as it ended its current season, and peaking at #5. Hulu debuted a new drama series this week, The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, based on a true story. It premiered at #5 on the chart and then rose to #2 for the next few days. The King of the Hill revival neared the bottom of the list as the week neared its end, but charted all seven days this wee. The Bear charted two days this week. True crime series Stalking Samantha peaked in the top five. Hulu's dating competition series Are You My First? looks to be a bit of a bust, peaking at #3 but only charting three days after its entire first season was released.
# | August 17 | August 18 | August 19 | August 20 | August 21 | August 22 | August 23 |
1 | Alien: Earth | Alien: Earth | Alien: Earth | Alien: Earth | Alien: Earth | Alien: Earth | Project Runway |
2 | Project Runway | Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time | General Hospital | Bachelor in Paradise | The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox | The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox | Alien: Earth |
3 | Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time | Project Runway | Are You My First? | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror | Bachelor in Paradise | MasterChef | The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox |
4 | Limitless: Live Better Now | Bachelor in Paradise | Bachelor in Paradise | General Hospital | General Hospital | General Hospital | General Hospital |
5 | General Hospital | King of the Hill | Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time | The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror | It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Bachelor in Paradise |
6 | Bachelor in Paradise | Limitless: Live Better Now | Project Runway | Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time | The 1% Club | Bachelor in Paradise | MasterChef |
7 | King of the Hill | Bob’s Burgers | King of the Hill | Are You My First? | Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time | Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service | It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
8 | It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Bob’s Burgers | Hollywood Demons | The Snake | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror |
9 | Bob’s Burgers | General Hospital | It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Project Runway | Hollywood Demons | Project Runway | Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service |
10 | MasterChef | Hollywood Demons | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror | King of the Hill | MasterChef | Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time | Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time |
11 | Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou | Are You My First? | Hollywood Demons | The Quiz with Balls | King of the Hill | Hollywood Demons | Celebrity Family Feud |
12 | Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service | MasterChef | The Bear | LEGO Masters Jr. | It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror |
13 | Hollywood Demons | The Bear | MasterChef | High Country | Project Runway | Match Game | King of the Hill |
14 | Capturing the Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge | Capturing the Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge | Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou | Bob’s Burgers | Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou | King of the Hill | Hollywood Demons |
15 | Mr. & Mrs. Murder | Mr. & Mrs. Murder | ABC World News Tonight | It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Bob’s Burgers | Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou | Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou |
Disney+:
It was a pretty TV-heavy week on Disney+'s chart, with movies having a more minor presence on the chart than usual. Alien: Earth was the best-performing series, topping the chart three days in all and charting somewhere within the top ten for the entire week. Also performing well were the Hulu true crime series The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox and Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror. Both are unusual entries on the Disney+ chart, with the Disney+ chart often being comprised of more family-friendly options, but both have done about as well on here as they have on Hulu. And on the topic of family-friendly shows, LEGO Masters Jr. has had a strong start on Hulu. The flagship series never charted on Disney+, but Jr. has charted four days and counting so far, despite charting worse on Hulu than the standard LEGO Masters. National Geographic's Limitless: Live Better Now - starring Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth - charted a few days at the start of the week. Kids cartoons The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Crystal Cavern and Iron Man and His Awesome Friends both charted the majority of the week, while Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ returned to the chart for two days. Films still had a presence on the chart, particularly Rio, which spent the majority of the week at #1. Freaky Friday, Ice Age and a few Avengers films also charted multiple days this week, while new Hulu film Eenie Meenie entered the chart at #3 on Saturday.
# | August 17 | August 18 | August 19 | August 20 | August 21 | August 22 | August 23 |
1 | Alien: Earth | Alien: Earth | Rio | Rio | Alien: Earth | Rio | Rio |
2 | Rio | Rio | Alien: Earth | Ariel in The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Crystal Cavern | Rio | Alien: Earth | Freaky Friday |
3 | Freaky Friday | Freaky Friday | Ariel in The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Crystal Cavern | Freaky Friday | Freaky Friday | The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox | Eenie Meenie |
4 | Limitless: Live Better Now | Ariel in The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Crystal Cavern | Freaky Friday | LEGO Masters Jr. | Ariel in The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Crystal Cavern | Freaky Friday | Ariel in The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Crystal Cavern |
5 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | Alien: Earth | Ice Age | Ice Age | Ice Age |
6 | Ice Age | Incredibles 2 | Limitless: Live Better Now | Ice Age | The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox | Ariel in The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Crystal Cavern | The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox |
7 | Rio 2 | Limitless: Live Better Now | Ice Age | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | LEGO Masters Jr. | LEGO Masters Jr. | Alien: Earth |
8 | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | Rio 2 | Meet Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror | LEGO Masters Jr. |
9 | The Parent Trap (1998) | The Incredibles | Avengers: Endgame | Meet Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror | Avengers: Endgame | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends |
10 | Snow White (2025) | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | Captain America: Brave New World | Avengers: Endgame | Limitless: Live Better Now | Avengers: Infinity War | Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror |
Note: Disney+ is the only service not to provide a separate list for TV shows and movies. On this chart, movies are listed in bold.
Peacock:
It was a bit of an odd week on Peacock this week. That '70s Show began the week at #1, and spent five days there, before it fell off the chart entirely. It was replaced at the top by Twisted Metal, which has had a tough time making it to the #1 spot throughout its second season, only doing so a few times in its first three and a half weeks on the air. Twisted Metal had previously spent the first five days of the week in second place. USA Network's The Rainmaker debuted pretty solidly on Peacock, charting four days in all and debuting at #4 on the chart. Fellow USA series Resident Alien (which originated and concurrently aired on Syfy) charted the first four days of this week, as its series finale was added to Peacock at the end of last week. NBC's America's Got Talent had its best showing of the season as it aired its first live episodes of the year, charting three days this week. The only other NBC series to chart was Dateline, which charted all seven days this week. The rest of the list was mostly made up of Bravo and E! shows. The Real Housewives of Orange County charted the highest of those, rising as high as #2 on the chart, while Real Housewives of Miami, Below Deck, Plastic Surgery Rewind and The McBee Dynasty also charting. Oygen's Snapped and WE's Love After Lockup also found their way onto the list for the majority of the week.
# | August 17 | August 18 | August 19 | August 20 | August 21 | August 22 | August 23 |
1 | That ‘70s Show | That ‘70s Show | That ‘70s Show | That ‘70s Show | That ‘70s Show | Twisted Metal | Twisted Metal |
2 | Twisted Metal | Twisted Metal | Twisted Metal | Twisted Metal | Twisted Metal | Real Housewives of Orange County | Real Housewives of Orange County |
3 | Real Housewives of Orange County | Real Housewives of Orange County | Snapped | Below Deck | Snapped | Love Island: Beyond the Villa | Love Island: Beyond the Villa |
4 | The Rainmaker | Dateline NBC | Real Housewives of Orange County | Snapped | Below Deck | Snapped | Dateline NBC |
5 | Dateline NBC | Snapped | Below Deck | The McBee Dynasty | Real Housewives of Orange County | Real Housewives of Miami | Real Housewives of Miami |
6 | Snapped | The Rainmaker | Dateline NBC | Real Housewives of Orange County | America’s Got Talent | Below Deck | Snapped |
7 | Love Island: Beyond the Villa | Love Island: Beyond the Villa | The Rainmaker | Dateline NBC | The McBee Dynasty | America’s Got Talent | Below Deck |
8 | Resident Alien | Resident Alien | Love Island: Beyond the Villa | Resident Alien | Dateline NBC | Dateline NBC | The Rainmaker |
9 | Real Housewives of Miami | Real Housewives of Miami | Real Housewives of Miami | Love Island: Beyond the Villa | Plastic Surgery Rewind | The McBee Dynasty | America’s Got Talent |
10 | Love After Lockup | Love After Lockup | Resident Alien | Love After Lockup | Love After Lockup | Real Housewives of Miami After Show | The McBee Dynasty |
Note: Peacock's top 10 chart updates throughout the day. For consistency, all data collection is done daily at 2 PM.
Paramount+:
Things still haven't gone south for South Park. The show aired a new episode this week, and continued its streak at #1. It hasn't left the top stop since its debut, and with nearly two months until CBS's top scripted shows return, there's no decline in sight for it. Big Brother had a strong week too, peaking at #2 and again charting the entire week. Also looking solid was Dexter: Resurrection. It continues to perform better than Dexter: Original Sin (which was just canceled this week, reversing an initial renewal), and had its best showing thus far, charting five days and peaking at #2 on the chart. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds looked slightly better this week than last week, charting five days but continuing to only reach #6 on the chart at its peak. CBS Sunday Morning charted one day this week - that day, of course, being Sunday. Criminal Minds kept its grip on the chart, rising as high as #2 this week and charting daily. SpongeBob also reached #2 on the chart this week. NCIS was the best-performing CBS show not currently on the air this week, while Blue Bloods also charted every day. Survivor charted six times, while Everybody Loves Raymond charted thrice and Ghosts managed to return for a single day.
# | August 17 | August 18 | August 19 | August 20 | August 21 | August 22 | August 23 |
1 | South Park | South Park | South Park | South Park | South Park | South Park | South Park |
2 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Big Brother | Criminal Minds | Criminal Minds | Big Brother | Dexter: Resurrection | SpongeBob SquarePants |
3 | Criminal Minds | Criminal Minds | NCIS | SpongeBob SquarePants | SpongeBob SquarePants | Big Brother | Criminal Minds |
4 | NCIS | SpongeBob SquarePants | SpongeBob SquarePants | NCIS | Criminal Minds | Criminal Minds | NCIS |
5 | Dexter | NCIS | Dexter | Dexter | NCIS | NCIS | Dexter: Resurrection |
6 | Dexter: Resurrection | Dexter | Big Brother | Big Brother | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Dexter | Big Brother |
7 | Big Brother | Dexter: Resurrection | Blue Bloods | Blue Bloods | Dexter | SpongeBob SquarePants | Dexter |
8 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Blue Bloods | Survivor | Survivor | Blue Bloods | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds |
9 | Blue Bloods | Survivor | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Everybody Loves Raymond | Survivor | Blue Bloods | Blue Bloods |
10 | CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Everybody Loves Raymond | Dexter: Resurrection | Ghosts | Everybody Loves Raymond | Survivor | Survivor |
Note: As with Peacock, Paramount+'s top 10 chart updates throughout the day. For consistency, all data collection is done daily at 2 PM.
HBO Max:
It was a transitionary week on HBO Max, and the service saw four different shows at the top of the chart. With The Gilded Age ending a few Sundays ago and And Just Like That ending last week, HBO Max needed a new big scripted tentpole, and DC Studios comedy-drama Peacemaker fit the bill. While it had made sporadic chart appearances in the last month or so, it didn't appear on the chart at all this week until it debuted straight at #1. Before Peacemaker came along, And Just Like That started the week out at #1 for two days, and it then began slowly descending down the top ten, ending the week at #5. In the days between And Just Like That's departure from the top spot and the return of Peacemaker, Last Week Tonight got a day at #1, followed by Hard Knocks leading the way for two days. With no major Sunday night HBO series in the immediate future, it wouldn't be a huge surprise for Peacemaker to sweep the top spot for the next several weeks, though Hard Knocks certainly has a chance to stop it, just as it dinged The Gilded Age. Speaking of The Gilded Age, it remained on the chart all week despite ending the previous week, charting as high as #2. By the end of the week, it still looked solid at #6. HBO's crime docuseries The Yogurt Shop Murders spent the entire week in the top five, peaking at #2. Real Time with Bill Maher charted four days this week. With some reduced competition, it matched its highest peak of the season, also reaching #2. HBO Max reality series Back to the Frontier charted four days again this week, peaking at #3. Outside of HBO and HBO Max properties, unscripted cable series A Killer Among Friends, 90 Day: Hunt for Love, 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? and Welcome to Plathville all charted multiple days.
# | August 17 | August 18 | August 19 | August 20 | August 21 | August 22 | August 23 |
1 | And Just Like That… | And Just Like That… | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Hard Knocks | Hard Knocks | Peacemaker | Peacemaker |
2 | Real Time with Bill Maher | The Gilded Age | The Yogurt Shop Murders | 90 Day: Hunt for Love | The Yogurt Shop Murders | Hard Knocks | Hard Knocks |
3 | The Gilded Age | The Yogurt Shop Murders | And Just Like That… | The Yogurt Shop Murders | And Just Like That… | Back to the Frontier | Real Time with Bill Maher |
4 | Hard Knocks | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? | And Just Like That… | Welcome to Plathville | The Yogurt Shop Murders | The Yogurt Shop Murders |
5 | The Yogurt Shop Murders | Hard Knocks | The Gilded Age | A Killer Among Friends | The Gilded Age | And Just Like That… | And Just Like That… |
6 | A Killer Among Friends | Real Time with Bill Maher | Hard Knocks | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | A Killer Among Friends | The Gilded Age | The Gilded Age |
7 | Back to the Frontier | A Killer Among Friends | In the Eye of the Storm | The Gilded Age | 90 Day: Hunt for Love | A Killer Among Friends | Back to the Frontier |
8 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Back to the Frontier | A Killer Among Friends | 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | 90 Day: Hunt for Love | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver |
9 | Deadliest Catch | 90 Day Fiancé UK | Real Time with Bill Maher | Mean Girl Murders | 911: Did the Killer Call? | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | A Killer Among Friends |
10 | Billy Joel: And So It Goes | Billy Joel: And So It Goes | Naked & Afraid Apocalypse | 90 Day: Hunt for Love: Between the Sheets | 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? | Welcome to Plathville | 90 Day: Hunt for Love |
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