{"id":2212584,"date":"2025-12-26T08:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2212584"},"modified":"2025-12-26T08:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:01:28","slug":"when-does-the-heated-rivalry-season-finale-drop-on-hbo-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/when-does-the-heated-rivalry-season-finale-drop-on-hbo-max\/","title":{"rendered":"When does the &#8216;Heated Rivalry&#8217; season finale drop on HBO Max?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/why-is-heated-rivalry-show-hbo-max-so-hot\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/hbo\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">HBO Max&#8217;s<\/a> gay hockey series that has everyone I know losing their minds, is finally \u2014 and sadly \u2014 coming to an end. But don&#8217;t worry: It&#8217;s just the finale of Season 1. We still have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/heated-rivalry-3-season-contracts-hudson-williams-connor-storrie\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">at least two more seasons<\/a> of hockey smut to look forward to. <\/p>\n<p>The Canadian import from streamer Crave, based on Rachel Reid&#8217;s queer romance novels, burst onto screens in late November and wasted no time earning its cult obsession status. The series delivers on every front: scorching chemistry between rising stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie; refreshingly honest depictions of LGBTQ athletes; polished production and strong performances; and, of course, an abundance of unapologetically horny encounters that have launched a thousand group chats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sea.mashable.com\/article\/why-is-heated-rivalry-show-hbo-max-so-hot\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">Why is the sex in &#8216;Heated Rivalry&#8217; so hot?<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/sea.mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>The obsession isn&#8217;t just anecdotal, either. By the second week of December, <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> had climbed to become the third most-watched series on HBO Max, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/why-is-heated-rivalry-show-hbo-max-so-hot\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Mashable reported earlier this month<\/a> \u2014 a testament to just how hard viewers have fallen for this rink-side romance.<\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" class=\"relative my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Top Stories<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fearorlove_\/status\/2004198308567482479\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/R0SYLNS\/status\/2002546527026471318\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shekeepsmeburn\/status\/2003626854830473570\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So if you, like seemingly everyone clogging up your social media feed, are counting down the minutes to the Jacob Tierney\u2013helmed show&#8217;s finale, you\u2019re in luck.<\/p>\n<p>The final episode of <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> drops at midnight tonight \u2014 Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 (that\u2019s 12:00 a.m. EST or 9:00 p.m. PT on Thursday, Dec. 25). Consider it a holiday miracle. Frankly, it\u2019s the Christmas present we all deserved.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sea.mashable.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heated Rivalry, HBO Max&#8217;s gay hockey series that has everyone I know losing their minds, is finally \u2014 and sadly \u2014 coming to an end. But don&#8217;t worry: It&#8217;s just the finale of Season 1. We still have at least two more seasons of hockey smut to look forward to. 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