How To Watch AMC Live Online Without Cable

With AMC being home to popular shows like The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul, and NOS4A2, it’s a channel most cord-cutters don’t want to miss. It’s a good thing there are streaming services that allow you to watch AMC without an expensive pay-TV provider.

Streaming Services with AMC

The streaming services that carry AMC are Philo, Sling TV, FuboTV, YouTube TV, and TVision. With them, you can watch AMC, just as if you had cable. Information on those services and how to sign up for each is listed below. Unfortunately, AMC is not available through Hulu Live TV.

Best Solution: Sign up for a 1-week free trial to Philo. AMC is included in Philo’s Channel lineup. If you continue Philo after the free trial, the service is only $20 per month. Read on for more information.

Watch AMC on Philo

Philo is one of the newer streaming services to enter the market, and it’s also one of the cheapest. The service aims at providing value by carrying entertaining channels without expensive sports programming. One of those channels is AMC. At $20 per month, it is now the most affordable way to watch AMC without cable. You can sign up for their free trial or read more about them in our review of Philo. Philo subscribers also can sign up for the ad-free version of AMC, AMC Premiere.

For just $20, you can watch AMC live or on-demand, and the service even includes a cloud DVR! Along with AMC, you will have access to other favorite channels like HGTV,  BBC America, BET, Cheddar, CMT, Comedy Central, Discovery, DIY, Food Network, FYI, GSN, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime, MTV, Nick, History, TLC, and much more. (See all the channels on Philo)

Philo supports Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku. You can also watch on Mac and PC using a web browser, Apple iPhone and iPad (running iOS 9 or newer), Android phones and tablets (running 5.0 or later)

Stream AMC On Sling

AMC is one of the many channels on Sling TV. AMC is a part of both their “Blue” and “Orange” package starting at $30 per month.

Furthermore, Sling TV’s cloud DVR provides a method of recording your favorite AMC shows. You can even pause and rewind the AMC live stream! Sling TV also provides AMC on demand.

Sling TV Also Provides access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, TBS, TNT, CNN, Food Network, Cartoon Network, ABC Family, A&E, History Channel, Disney Channel, and much more.

Sling TV is available on  Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more, so it’s not a problem to enjoy AMC on a TV, tablet, computer, or other smart devices.

Sign up for a free trial to Sling TV!

Watch AMC on FuboTV

FuboTV is a streaming service that provides access to quite a few pay-TV channels. You can watch the channels live as they would air on cable TV, and you can record programs on their cloud DVR. They provide AMC as well as over 80 other channels as part of their base package.

All these features are part of the base package. You can test out the service with this 1-week free trial. After the free trial, the price $64.99 per month. There is no commitment, so you can cancel at any time. The service supports Roku, Chromecast, Fire TV, Apple TV, and more. Check out my full review of FuboTV for more information.

FuboTV subscribers also can sign up for the ad-free version of AMC, AMC Premiere.

Stream AMC with YouTube TV

YouTubeTV also offers AMC  live online, as well as limitless storage space for recording your shows. Plus, you can watch your library of recorded shows anywhere! The base package includes AMC for $64.99 a month. Youtube TV supports Roku, Android, iOS (includes AirPlay to Apple TV), and Chromecasts/Chromecast-compatible TVs. Check our review of YouTube TV to see if it’s available in your area. YouTube TV offers a 1-week free trial.

YouTube TV subscribers also can sign up for the ad-free version of AMC, AMC Premiere.

Watch AMC on TVision

TVision is a new live TV streaming service from T-Mobile. The service is currently only available to T-Mobile customers. TVision’s “Vibe” plan offers AMC with 30 other channels for just $10 per month. Below are features included with this plan:

• Over 30 live channels, including AMC
• Add 100 hours of cloud DVR for $5 more per month
• stream to 2 devices at a time
• supported on Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more

See our review of TVision or visit T-Mobile’s website for more information.

Watch AMC for Free

Four of the streaming services that carry AMC offer a free trial. You can take advantage of those and watch free AMC for almost a month or longer if you use different email addresses. Let’s look at the free trials available.

• Sling TV – You can watch AMC free for 3-days with this free trial. However, there is a way you can still get a 7-day trial with Sling.
• Philo – offers a 7-day free trial to Hulu Live TV
• fuboTV – offers a 1-week free trial
• YouTube TV – offers aa 1-week free trial

As long as you cancel before the free trial expires, you won’t be charged. You can cycle the free trials to get nearly a month of AMC free. If you get creative with email addresses and payment methods, you could watch free AMC 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 AMC Live on Roku

To watch AMC on Roku, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries AMC (Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, or Philo)
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. AMC will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.

Watch AMC Live on Fire TV

To watch AMC on Fire TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries AMC (Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, or Philo)
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. AMC will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.

Watch AMC Live on Apple TV

To watch AMC on Apple TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries AMC (Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, or Philo)
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. AMC will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.

Watch The AMC App on Roku, FireTV, and More

While all the streaming services mentioned above are supported on Roku and Amazon Fire TV Stick, you may want to watch AMC on the AMC app. Not to worry, the AMC app is available on several streaming devices, and you can use your login credentials from YouTube TV, FuboTV, or Philo to unlock all the content available on the AMC app. This will allow you to watch AMC live through the app.

How To Watch on Your Device

For our example, let’s assume we have a Philo subscription and a Roku. We can follow the steps below to get the AMC app working on our device. While the steps below use Philo and Roku to watch AMC, 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 “AMC”
3. Add the AMC 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. I’m entering the username and password I use for Philo.
7. Once you sign in on AMC’s website, your TV screen will refresh. You should now have access to all the video content the app provides.

Supported Streaming Devices

The AMC app is supported on all of the following streaming devices:

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

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

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