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As spring turns into early summer and your calendar starts filling up with plans that don’t involve your couch, it’s a good time to take a harder look at your streaming lineup. Subscriptions have a way of quietly piling up — and so do their monthly charges — making this the perfect moment to cut back without feeling like you’re missing much.

The average American is still shelling out an average of $84 a month on the best streaming services , according to Lending Tree . And with nearly every major platform hiking prices or adding tiers, staying subscribed to everything at once just doesn’t add up anymore. The smarter play is to rotate: keep the services that are delivering right now, and hit pause on the ones that aren’t pulling their weight.

For May 2026, two streamers fall into that latter category: HBO Max and Peacock. Both have their strengths, but this month’s lineups make them easier to skip than keep.…