Howard Stern is expanding to HBO Max just as his SiriusXM footprint shrinks a little. HBO Max has partnered with The Howard Stern Production Company and SiriusXM to launch weekly filmed episodes of The Howard Stern Show, beginning Thursday, Sept. 17 at 12:01 a.m. PT/3:01 a.m. ET.
Each week’s SiriusXM show will be adapted into a streamable HBO Max episode, with periodic extras. The series will feature Stern’s celebrity and musician interviews, social commentary, staff antics and conversations with longtime collaborators Robin Quivers, Fred Norris and Gary Dell’Abate.
The move gives Stern a new global streaming platform, while SiriusXM eliminates Howard 101.
According to an update to the satellite-radio company’s channel lineup, Radio Andy, curated and hosted by Andy Cohen, will move from Channel 102 to Channel 101 beginning Sept. 1. Howard 100 will remain on Channel 100, while Howard 101 will leave the lineup.
The change follows a period of restructuring around Stern’s show. About a dozen staffers were reportedly laid off earlier this month, and longtime host and producer Rahsaan Rogers subsequently announced his departure.
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Stern renewed his relationship with SiriusXM last December after months of speculation about whether he would remain with the company.
“I am happy to announce that I have figured out a way to have it all,” Stern told listeners at the time. “More free time and continuing to be on the radio.”
The Radio Andy move also carries a bit of irony.
In September 2025, Stern staged an elaborate on-air prank in which Cohen appeared to announce that Stern had left SiriusXM and that his channel would become “Andy 100.” Media outlets briefly reported the departure before Stern returned and revealed he had planned the stunt.
“Lest anyone think that was real, that was all masterminded by me,” Stern said afterward.
Now, a year later, Cohen really is taking over one of Stern’s channel slots.
At HBO Max, the focus will be on expanding the visual side of a program that has traditionally been audio-first.
“For years, my SiriusXM show has offered only brief video peeks,” Stern said. “HBO convinced me to pull back the curtain and let the world watch.”
Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content, called Stern “in a category of his own” and praised his influence on both radio and celebrity interviewing.
“Howard has changed radio and media at large with his ability to draw the most out of his guests and cultivate a following like no other,” Bloys said.
The HBO Max launch gives Stern broader global distribution while keeping his flagship SiriusXM presence intact on Howard 100.
So while Howard 101 may be disappearing, Stern is hardly disappearing.
