Max to Add 23 New Titles This Week – Here Are the 3 Most Interesting

By Phillip Swann
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Max, the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max, this week (January 5-11, 2025) plans to add 23 new TV shows and movies to its lineup. Here are the three most interesting, in my humble opinion:

Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This (HBO Special)
The polarizing pundit/comedian will tackle the topical in this stand-up comedy special from the CIBC Theater in Chicago. Like him or not, Maher has perfected the art of getting attention and this performance will likely make some headlines (or, at least, social media buzz) the morning after. Debuts Friday, January 10.

The Pitt (Max/HBO Original Series)
Noah Wyle stars in this medical dramatic series about the hellish life of emergency room workers at a Pittsburgh hospital. Each episode will cover one-hour in the 15-hour day shift. R. Scott Gemmill, who won Emmys for his writing and producing on NBC’s landmark medical drama, ER (which also starred Wyle), is the showrunner here so that’s a good sign. Debuts Thursday, January 9.

Sons of Ecstasy (Max Original Documentary)
In the 1990s, ecstasy replaced cocaine as the must-have illicit drug among the young and pampered set and no place was the demand for the pill more intense than Arizona. But the fight for the ecstasy market in the Grand Canyon state had some interesting competitors: The Gravano Mafia crime family (as in ‘Sammy the Bull’ Gravano) and a British stockbroker. This documentary looks at the unlikely war between the two polar opposites with current day interviews with the participants. Debuts Thursday, January 9.

True crime (and football) fans also take note that Max will add the documentary, Aaron Hernandez and the Untold Murders of Bristol, on Thursday, January 9. The show will cover the rise and fall of the New England Patriots TE who was convicted of murder.

Complete List of New Titles Coming to Max This Week

Sunday, January 5
Craig of the Creek, Season 6B (Cartoon Network)
Mecum Top 10, Season 10
Totally Spies, Season 7A

Monday, January 6
Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs. Villains (Food Network)

Tuesday, January 7
Cleats & Convos with Deebo Samuel, Episode 111 (B/R)
How It Really Happened, Season 8 (CNN Original Series)
Kids Baking Championship, Season 14 (Food Network)
The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: The Final Chapter, Season 3 (ID)
The Edge with Micah Parsons, Episode 219 (B/R)

Wednesday, January 8
7 Little Johnstons, Season 15 (TLC)
CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (2024)
Fixer to Fabulous, Season 6 (HGTV)
Wildcard Kitchen, Season 2 (Food Network)

Thursday, January 9
Aaron Hernandez and the Untold Murders of Bristol (ID)
Sons of Ecstasy (Max Original)
The Pitt, Season 1 (Max Original)

Friday, January 10
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This? (HBO Original)
Black Butterfly (2017)
Holla (2006)
Look Into My Eyes (A24)
Vinnie Jones: In the Country, Season 1-2 (discovery+)

Saturday, January 11
Road to NHL Winter Classic, Episode 204
The Steam Room with Ej and Chuck 125 (TNT)

The TV Answer Man is veteran journalist Phillip Swann who has covered television for more than three decades. He will report on the latest news and answer your questions regarding new devices and services that are changing the way you watch television. See the bio for Phillip Swann here.