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Dennis is the editor in chief at Grounded Reason. Before writing about using technology to save you money he spent 20 years working in the tech sector as a sysadmin, an analyst, and an enterprise architect.

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Readers who frequent Grounded Reason may know how to watch TV without cable, but there are a lot of online TV channels to choose from. Bookmark this page as it catalogs all those sources in one place.

Be Free of Cable TV

Before I get into all the sources available online I wanted to give a quick overview of how to free yourself from cable TV. The following steps are a very brief synopsis of the guide: How to Watch TV without Cable.

Step 1: Get yourself a TV antenna for free broadcast TV. I personally use the Mohu Sky 60. This will provide free access to ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, PBS, The CW, and more.

Step 2: Get yourself a streaming device. I use the Roku. It’s one of the most versatile streaming devices on the market today. For a fundamental overview of Roku, what the device does, and a comparison of the different versions check, out my article: What is Roku?

Step 3: Choose the streaming services you would like to use. This page covers websites on the internet to stream free, subscription, local and cable channels over the internet. This page doesn’t contain sports channels. Those can be located on How to Watch Sports Without Cable.

I will continually update this page. If you want any channels added to the page, just let me know in the comments.

Online TV Channels

• Cheap Cable TV Online
• Premium Cable TV Channels Online
• Steam Local TV Channels
• Free Cable TV Online
• Free TV Channels
• Online News Channels
• Subscription Internet TV Channels

Cheap Cable TV Online

Sling TV

Sling TV is cheap cable TV over the internet. It’s only $25 a month and provides full access to ESPN, FX, TNT, TBS, AMC, Adult Swim, Disney Channel, Food Network, HGTV, Cartoon Network, and much more. Sling TV has a lot to offer, so check out my review of Sling TV for information on all the channels available.

PlayStation VUE

PlayStation Vue, like Sling TV, offers a way to watch live cable TV online. While more expensive than Sling TV it does offer more channels. However, be aware that the service has been riddled with issues if your internet service provider uses dynamic IP addresses (which most do.) You can find out more about this in my post on PlayStation Vue.

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Premium Cable TV Channels Online

HBO NOW

MAX GO

Showtime

STARZ Play

Showtime on Hulu

HBO and Cinemax on Sling TV

Showtime and Starz on Amazon Prime

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Stream Local TV

The following channels will allow you to stream prime time shows on your local TV networks. However, you miss live events and local sports. You also can’t watch shows until a few days after they are. For a more comprehensive solution check out how to Watch Local Channels Online.

ABC

CBS

FOX

NBC

The CW

PBS

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Free TV Channels

Did you know that there is free cable TV online? Some of the cable TV websites below offer a little content online without a subscription to a cable or satellite TV provider. However to unlock all the content available you will need a cable TV provider login. I know a few folks that share a relative login and watch all the free cable TV they want. . . not that I would condone that or anything.

A&E

Adult Swim

AMC

Animal Planet

BET On Demand

Bravo

Cartoon Network

CMT

Comedy Central

Discovery GO

E!

Esquire Network

Freeform

FX

fyi

GSN

Hallmark Channel Everywhere

HBO GO

HGTV

IFC

Investigation Discovery

Lifetime

LOGO

MTV On Demand

Music Choice

Nat Geo

Nat Geo Wild

Oprah

Ora.Tv

Oxygen

Pivot

Pop

Showtime Anytime

Smithsonian Channel

Sundance

Syfy

TBS

Telemundo Now

The History Channel

TLC

TNT

Travel Channel

truTV

TV LAND

USA

VH1 On Demand

Vogue

Watch Cooking Channel

Watch Disney Channel

Watch Disney Junior

Watch Disney XD

Watch DIY Network

Watch Food Network

Watch HGTV

Watch TCM

Watch Travel Channel

WE tv

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Free TV Channels over the Internet

The following channels offer free TV online over the internet. Some channels are aggregators of free content on the web, others produce and make their own content.

AOL ON

Break

CollegeHumor

Crackle

CW Seed

Funny or Die

Internet Archive

Mohu One

My Damn Channel

PBS

PlutoTV

PopcornFlix

Red Bull TV

ShareDots

ShareTV

Shout! Factory TV

Simpsons World

SnagFilms

South Park Studios

teamcoco.com

TestTube

The Onion

Tubi TV

TV.com

VEVO

Viewster

Vimeo

Yamgo

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Online News Channels

Also check out my guide on how to watch the news without cable TV.

60 Minutes All Access

Bloomberg

C-SPAN

CBS News

NBC News

TMZ

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Free Kids TV Shows Online

Discovery Kids

National Geographic Kids

Nick Jr.

Nickelodeon

Nicktoons

PBS Kids

Sprout Now

TeenNick

ToonsTV

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Subscription Internet TV Channels

Acorn TV

Amazon Prime

CBS All Access

Pure Flix

ConTV

Crunchyroll

DramaFever

Fandor

Feeln

HBO NOW

Hulu

IndieFlix

MAX GO

Netflix

PlayStation VUE

RabbitTV

Seeso

Showtime

Sling TV

STARZ Play

Vid Angel

VUDU

Warner Archive

YouTube Red

TV LAND

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Cheap Cable TV by the Show

Many times it’s cheaper to simply buy the shows you want to watch. Buying cable show season passes from iTunes and Amazon is a much more affordable way to watch television compared to paying for a cable or satellite subscription.

My family bought the current Season of Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead, and a couple other shows this year. Add in our Hulu and Netflix subscription and all our content cost around $27 per month. That’s more than half the cost of cable TV.

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