7. Banshee
Banshee deals with a man who has just gotten out of prison and assumes the identity of a recently dead sheriff of a small town. Banshee airs on Cinemax as part of their attempt to make television programming that isn't soft-core porn. Saying that, Banshee still does have a fair amount of sex scenes but it is more punctuated by equally explicit violence than other shows that air on Cinemax. The violence on Banshee is raw and almost animalistic in nature and often goes on for minutes at a time. Quite a surprisingly violent show for a series that deals with the Amish community. Although perhaps not so surprising considering other elements of the show involve prison and the mob.