Howard Stern strikes HBO Max deal to stream weekly highlights of SiriusXM show

The HBO Max arrangement

Howard Stern has landed a deal with HBO Max to take video from his SiriusXM program and turn it into a weekly television show, according to multiple reports on August 29, 2026. The U.S. Sun, citing multiple sources, said HBO Max will draw from Stern's live, three-hour show each week and condense the footage into either an hour-long or 90-minute episode for the subscription service, airing later in the same week.

A fixed Monday schedule

The streaming arrangement has locked in Stern's live filming schedule. Sources told The U.S. Sun that Stern will now perform his live shows strictly on Mondays, a tighter cadence than the more fluid timing of recent years. One insider pointed to that constraint as the reason Stern is not beginning his season on the Tuesday after Labor Day, his usual pattern.

Who provides the footage, and where it airs

The packaged HBO Max show will rely on visual footage captured during Stern's live SiriusXM broadcast. It remains unclear whether the full weekly cut or excerpts will also surface on Stern's YouTube channel. The U.S. Sun said one insider compared the structure to an arrangement the late Don Imus previously had with a cable outlet.

In-studio expectations

The deal does not signal a return to the studio for Stern. According to The U.S. Sun, fans should not expect the host, who has come into the New York City studio only a handful of times since the pandemic, to begin showing up in person full-time, even though HBO Max will rely on the visuals recorded there.

Follow-up signals

The U.S. Sun said the HBO Max-derived episodes are expected to air later in the same week after each Monday live broadcast. An exact premiere date for the first streaming episode, the precise runtime of the condensed cut, and whether the program will also appear on Stern's YouTube channel remain unconfirmed in the reporting reviewed.