How to Watch Bravo Without Cable

You don’t need cable to watch The Real Housewives of Orange County, Top Chef, Watch What Happens Live, or other Bravo TV shows. You can watch Bravo using any of the following streaming services: Hulu, Sling TV, FuboTV, YouTube TV, and AT&T TV. This article will help you decide which one is right for you.

Streaming Sevices with Bravo

All of the following streaming services cary Bravo in their channel lineup. With them, you can watch Bravo as it airs, record it with a cloud DVR, and even watch Bravo on-demand.

Bravo on Hulu Live TV

Hulu doesn’t only offer on-demand streaming, but an online live TV service as well. They offer a ton of channels, including live local broadcast networks in a majority of local markets. While Bravo is included in their live TV service for $64.99, you also receive the following:

• Live Local Broadcast Networks in over 200 U.S. markets (ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS)
• Many Popular live channels found on cable, including HGTV, ESPN, Disney Channel, A&E, Bravo and more. Check out the Hulu channel lineup.
• A Cloud DVR
• One of the largest on-demand libraries on the market

There is no contract, so you can cancel any time without penalty. Hulu live TV is available on Android, iOS, Xbox One, 4th Gen Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV and stick.

Hulu also has a vast selection of on-demand. You’ll find every episode of quite a few Bravo Shows on Hulu on-demand

I take a hard look at all these features in my Hulu TV review. Be sure to check it out. You can also sign up here and test out their service. There is no contract, so you can cancel at any time.

Bravo on Sling TV

Sling TV was one of the first live streaming services on the market. They also offer Bravo as part of their Sling TV Blue package. The service costs $35 per month and provides live access to many other traditional cable networks. In my review of Sling TV, I cover information on device support, channel availability, and features like their cloud DVR.

Sling TV is available on  Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more, so it’s not a problem to enjoy Bravo on a TV, tablet, computer, or other smart devices. You can preview the service with this free trial.

Bravo on AT&T TV

Bravo is one of the channels available on AT&T’s streaming service AT&T TV. For a price of $69.99 you will get the following:

• watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription 
• a cloud-based DVR
• channels like Bravo, AMC, HGTV, Discovery, and more
• supported on AppleTV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can check out everything this service offers by taking advantage of their online offer or read about it in our AT&T TV review.

FuboTV on Bravo TV

FuboTV is a live streaming service startup focused on cord-cutters. While their channel lineup centers around sports, they also offer Bravo, A&E, and Lifetime among several other non-sports channels. FuboTV offers Bravo in its “Family Plan,” which costs $64.99 per month, but you can try the service free for 7 days.  A subscription to fuboTV includes:

• One 100 channels including Bravo and more are available in fuboTV’s channel lineup
• You can watch on three screens at the same time 
• 250 hours of cloud DVR storage
• The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV. 

You can sign up for a 1-week free trial or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.

YouTube TV on Bravo

YouTubeTV also offers Bravo streaming live online and limitless storage space for recording your shows. Your library of recorded shows can be streamed anywhere. Bravo is included in the base package for $64.99 a month.

A subscription to YouTube TV provides:

• access to Bravo, Local Network Channels, and over 70 other channels
• unlimited cloud DVR storage
• stream on three devices at once
• Youtube TV supports Roku, Android, iOS (includes AirPlay to Apple TV), and Chromecasts/Chromecast-compatible TVs, and more. 
• Includes Youtube TV on-demand

Check our review of YouTube TV for more details. They also offer a 1-week free trial.

Watch Bravo for Free

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

• Sling TV – Sling TV offers a 3-day free trial. However, there is a way you can still get a 7-day trial with Sling.
• FuboTV – offers a 1-week free trial.
• 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. You can cycle the free trials to get nearly a month of Bravo free. If you get creative with email addresses and payment methods, you could watch free Bravo 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 Bravo Live on Roku

To watch Bravo on Roku, follow these instructions.

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

Watch Bravo Live on Fire TV

To watch Bravo on Fire TV, follow these instructions.

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

Watch Bravo Live on Apple TV

To watch Bravo on Apple TV, follow these instructions.

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

Is there a Bravo App

You can watch Bravo using the app for the streaming service you have a subscription to. Those apps download to your supported streaming device, and Bravo is available through the guide in the app. However, some readers were curious about watch a Bravo-specific app.

The Bravos is owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Several NBCUniversal owned TV networks are now available through the NBC app, including Bravo. Below are the steps to install the NBC app and watch Bravo on Roku. However, the steps for other streaming devices like Fire TV, Chromecast with Google TV, and Apple TV are similar.

1. Go to the channel store on your device.
2. Search for “NBC” You will see the “NBC app.” Add it to your device. 
3. Open the app. Scroll over to “Network” then select Bravo
4. You will then see an activation code and a URL (NBC.com/activate.)
5. Using a web browser, go to nbc.com/activate and enter the activation code.
6. Still, on your browser, choose the streaming service you subscribe to for Bravo. I use Hulu, but Hulu, Sling TV, and YouTube TV are acceptable. Sign in using your login credentials to that service.
7. Your TV screen will refresh, and you will see NBC and other NBC networks available through the app.

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

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