How To Watch Adult Swim Without Cable

You don’t need cable to watch Adult Swim shows like The Venture Bros., Rick and Morty, and The Eric Andre Show. There are several streaming services that will let you watch Adult Swim live and On-Demand.

Streaming Services with Adult Swim

You can watch Adult Swim live through Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and DIRECTV STREAM. Let’s learn a little about each of these streaming services.

Watch Adult Swim on Hulu

Hulu is a great way to stream Adult Swim Live. Previously Hulu was known for its vast on-demand library. Recently, they have added a Hulu Live TV service. In addition to streaming Adult Swim live, Hulu offers live access to channels like A&E, TNT, FX, HGTV, and more (See a full list of channels on Hulu). Hulu Live TV also includes the following features:

• The basic package comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR storage. (Upgrades available)
• Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
• Comes with 6 customizable profiles
• Includes entire Hulu streaming library

Hulu Live TV is supported by several connected TV devices, mobile devices, and browsers. You can stream Adult Swim on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, iOS, Android, and Windows Smartphones and Tablets, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and 4, Wii and Wii U, and much more. Hulu also offers a lot of Adult Swim on their streaming library. This service starts at just $6.99 per month. Check out Hulu’s Adult Swim Page to see what is available to watch.

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Adult Swim on Sling TV

A more price-conscious alternative is Sling. Adult Swim is in both its “orange” and “blue packages, each priced at $35 a month. Sling TV provides a live stream of Adult Swim so you are able to watch exactly what would be airing on Adult Swim just as if you had cable. Some episodes of its shows are available on-demand, as well.

Sling TV is available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more, so it’s not a problem to enjoy Adult Swim on a TV, tablet, computer, or other smart devices.  In addition, to live Adult Swim, Sling TV streams several other channels live online. To find out more about what Sling TV has to offer, and more information about Sling TV device compatibility, check out this detailed review of Sling TV.

YouTubeTV also offers Adult Swim streaming live, as well as limitless storage space for recording your shows. Your library of recorded shows can be streamed anywhere. Adult Swim is included in the base package for $64.99 a month. YouTube TV provides:

• access to Adult Swim, ESPN, FS1, Local Network Channels, and over 70 other channels
• unlimited cloud DVR storage
• stream on three devices at once
• Youtube TV supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. The YouTube TV app has also returned to Roku devices after settling a dispute between the two companies. 
• Includes Youtube TV on-demand
• offers a 1-week free trial.

See our YouTube TV review for more details.

Adult Swim on DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM is another way you can watch Adult Swim. The service starts at $69.99 per month. Here is a rundown of DIRECTV STREAM’s important features:

• watch 3 streams simultaneously per subscription 
• a cloud-based DVR
• channels like Adult Swim, AMC, HGTV, Discovery, and more
• supported on AppleTV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can check out everything this service offers on this promo page or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.

Watch Adult Swim for Free

Most of the streaming services that carry Adult Swim offer a free trial. You can take advantage of those and watch free Adult Swim for a couple of weeks.

• Hulu Live TV– offers a 1-week free trial
• YouTube TV –  offers a 1-week free trial

As long as you cancel before the free trial expires, you won’t be charged. If you get creative with email addresses and payment methods, you could watch free Adult Swim even longer. Doing this would also let you test out the various live TV streaming services to see which one you like the best.

Watch Adult Swim on Roku

To watch Adult Swim on Roku, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Adult Swim (Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV, and DIRECTV STREAM)
2. On your Roku Menu, navigate to “Search” and press “OK” on your remote
3. Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
4. Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
5. Select “Add Channel” press “OK” on your remote. If the channel is already installed, “Go To Channel” will be an option.
6. The App is now installed on your Roku. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Adult Swim will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.

Watch Adult Swim on Fire TV

To watch Adult Swim on Fire TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Adult Swim (Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV, and DIRECTV STREAM)
2. On your Fire TV Home screen, click on the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.
3. Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
4. Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
5. Select “Download,” and the channel will install
6. The App is now installed on your Fire TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Adult Swim will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.

Watch Adult Swim on Apple TV

To watch Adult Swim on Apple TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries Adult Swim (Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, Sling TV, and DIRECTV STREAM)
2. Scroll right to the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen
3. Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
4. Select the streaming service click the cloud icon, and the channel will install
5. The App is now installed on your Apple TV. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Adult Swim will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.

Watch with the Adult Swim App

In order to stream Adult Swim through the Adult Swim app, you have to enter your TV provider credentials. Most think you need a cable provider login to utilize the Adult Swim app, but that isn’t the case. Currently, Hulu Live TV and DIRECTV STREAM accounts will work to unlock the Adult Swim app.

You can even download the Adult Swim app on your Roku, Apple TV, or Amazon Fire TV and watch on your television using your Hulu Live TV or DIRECTV STREAM credentials. There are detailed instructions in the next section on installing and activating the Adult Swim Go app on your streaming device.

How To Watch on Your Device

For our example, let’s assume we have a Hulu Live subscription and a Roku. We can follow the steps below to get the Adult Swim app working on our device. While the steps below use Hulu Live TV and Roku to watch Adult Swim, most streaming services and devices will have the same process.

1. Go to the channel store or app store on your device. On Roku, it’s called the “Channel Store.”
2. Search for Adult Swim Channel
3. Add the Adult Swim app to your device and then open it. 
4. Your Roku device will then show you an activation code and a URL.
5. Using a computer or mobile web browser, you go to the URL.
6. You will then be asked for a TV provider and a username/password. Enter the username and password you use for your Hulu Live TV account.
7. Once you sign in on Adult Swim’s website, your TV screen will refresh. You should now have access to all the video content the app provides.

Supported Streaming Devices

The Adult Swim Go App is supported on all of the following streaming devices:

• Android Devices
• iOS Devices
• Apple TV
• Roku
• Android TV
• Amazon Fire TV
• and more

For information on watching other TV channels online check out: How To Stream Specific TV Channels