Watch NBCSN (NBC Sports Network) Without Cable

NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) has the TV rights for several live sports, including NASCAR, The Olympics, and will air over 80 nationally televised NHL games in the 2021 season. You don’t need cable to watch NBCSN. The channel is available on the following streaming services: Sling TV, YouTube TV, FuboTV, AT&T TV, TVision, and Hulu Live TV. Read on to find which service will work best for you.

Streaming Services with NBCSN

Below you will find the live TV streaming services that have NBCSN in their channel lineup. With them, you can watch on the web, on mobile, and even on your TV. All you need is a streaming device like a Roku, Amazon Fire TV, or Smart TV.

Each offers a free trial with no contract so that you can try out the service, and if it doesn’t meet your expectations, you can cancel without penalty.

Watching NBCSN on Hulu

Hulu Live TV offers NBCSN along with many other channels. Hulu is most known for its vast on-demand streaming library. However, you can also subscribe to Hulu’s Live TV service for $64.99 a month. That price includes Hulu on-demand, making it one of the best live TV streaming services available. The services includes the following features:

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

Hulu supports Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Android and more. Check out our full review of Hulu Live TV for more details.

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NBCSN on Sling TV

For the first month, you can subscribe to Sling TV’s Blue package for $35/month, which gives you NBCSN and over 40 other channels.

Sling TV provides a live stream of NBCSN, so you can watch what would be airing on it just as if you had cable. Sling TV also provides a cloud DVR for recording live shows for later viewing.

Sling TV is available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more, so it’s not a problem to enjoy NBCSN on a TV, tablet, computer, or other smart devices. There are more channels than I’ve mentioned available on Sling TV than what I’ve discussed here. 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.

Sign up for a free trial to Sling TV!

NBCSN on AT&T TV

NBCSN 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 3 streams simultaneously per subscription 
• a cloud-based DVR
• channels like NBCSN, 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.

NBCSN on FuboTV

FuboTV is an excellent place to go for sports, including NBCSN. It also offers many other more general channels as well. FuboTV’s Family package offers over 90 channels for $64.99/month (after a 7-day free trial). The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including AppleTV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV. FuboTV’s standard plan includes the following:

• over 100 live channels found on cable
• live local NBC, FOX, and CBS in many markets
• a cloud DVR with 30 hours of storage
• watch on two screens at the same time

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

YouTube TV on NBCSN

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

A subscription to YouTube TV provides:

• access to NBCSN, 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.

NBCSN 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 “Live TV” plan offers NBCSN along with 30 other channels for just $40 per month. Below are features included with this plan:

• 30+ live channels including NBCSN and more
• includes 100 hours of cloud DVR
• stream to 3 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 NBCSN for Free

Four of the streaming services that carry NBCSN offer a free trial. You can take advantage of those and watch free NBCSN 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 NBCSN free. If you get creative with email addresses and payment methods, you could watch free NBCSN 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 NBCSN Live on Roku

To watch NBCSN on Roku, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries NBCSN (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. NBCSN will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.

Watch NBCSN Live on Fire TV

To watch NBCSN on Fire TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries NBCSN (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. NBCSN will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.

Watch NBCSN Live on Apple TV

To watch NBCSN on Apple TV, follow these instructions.

1. Subscribe to a streaming service that carries NBCSN (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. NBCSN will be a channel available through the apps live TV guide.

NBCSN Through The NBC Sports App

While you can watch NBCSN through the streaming service apps covered in this article, you can also watch through the NBC Sports App. (NBCSN is owned by NBC) The instructions below work for watching NBCSN on Roku, but other streaming devices will require similar steps

1. Go to the channel store or app store on your device. On Roku, it’s called the “Channel Store.”
2. Search for the NBC Sports app
3. Add the NBC Sports app to your device and then open it. 
4. Go to “Browse” on the menu to the left of the screen. Under “All Networks,” navigate to “NBCSN” and press the OK button on your remote.
5. NBCSN gives you a free 10-minute preview after which, your Roku device will show you an activation code.
6. Using a computer or mobile web browser, you go to the https://www.nbcsports.com/activate.
7. You will then be asked for a TV provider and a username/password. If you subscribe to Hulu, select “Hulu,” then enter your login and password for Hulu.
8. Once you sign-in, your TV screen will refresh after a minute or so. You should now have access to all the live and on-demand content NBCSN provides.

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

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