With the new season of The Haves and The Have Nots and hit shows like Family or Fiancé and Love & Marriage, we decided to update our guide to watching The Oprah Winfrey Network (or OWN). OWN isn’t just available through cable and satellite TV. The channel is available through numerous online streaming services like Philo, Vidgo, fuboTV, and YouTube TV.
By signing up for those services, you can watch OWN through their streaming app or use your account username and password to log into the “Watch OWN” app on Apple and Android devices, Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast, or stream Own live on oprah.com.
How to Watch OWN without Cable
The following services carry Own in their channel lineup. You can watch OWN the same way you would on cable TV with these services.
Philo is The Cheapest Way to Watch OWN
Philo provides cord-cutters with the best value for streaming live TV. The service provides OWN and over 60 other channels for $25/month. You can check out a free trial and see if the service will meet your needs. Philo also includes a cloud DVR for you to record shows to watch later.
We consider Philo the best streaming service to watch Own because you get so much for $25 per month:
- Over 60 cable channels, including Own
- unlimited cloud DVR
- stream on 3 devices at once
- support for most streaming devices and the ability to watch online
Sign Up For A Free Trial To Philo
Philo is supported on Apple iPhone and iPad, Android phones and tablets, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku. Check out our review of Philo for more information.
Watch OWN on Hulu Live TV
Hulu added OWN to its Live TV channel lineup in January 2022. Previously Hulu was known for its vast on-demand library. Recently, they have added a Hulu Live TV service. In addition to streaming OWN live, Hulu offers live access to channels like A&E, TNT, FX, HGTV, and more. Hulu Live TV also includes the following features:
- price includes a subscription to Disney+ and ESPN+
- Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
- 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 OWN on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, iOS, Android, and Windows Smartphones and Tablets, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and 4, Wii and Wii U, and much more.
When you sign up for Hulu Live TV the monthly price is $76.99 per month. There is no contract, and you can cancel at any time. Check out our review of Hulu for more details on this streaming service.
OWN on DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM Now is another way you can watch OWN. Unfortunately, it’s a part of the more expensive “Choice” package for $108.99 per month, so I recommend using one of the previously mentioned services. DIRECTV STREAM Now includes the following features.
- watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription
- a cloud-based DVR
- channels OWN, AMC, HGTV, Discovery, and more
- supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more
You can check out everything this service offers by reading our DIRECTV STREAM Now review.
You can check out everything this service offers by taking advantage of their 7-day free trial or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM Now review.
OWN is on Vidgo
Vidgo is a newer streaming service that offers fairly competitive pricing over other live streaming services. They provide a DVR for 90 days with the Vidgo “Plus” plan, but you need to upgrade to the “Ultimate” plan to keep the DVR past 90 days. Vidgo includes OWN in its Core package, along with over 60 other channels. New customers can sign up for the Core Plan for $69.99 per month. They do offer a free trial when signing up. Vidgo doesn’t force you into a contract, so you can cancel any time.
Vidgo is supported available on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. You can also stream the service on up to 3 devices at the same time. We have the full details in our guide to Vidgo’s live streaming service.
Stream OWN on FuboTV
FuboTV is another live streaming option that carries OWN in their channel lineup. Its basic package will cost $74.99 (starting August 1st) and includes over 90 channels! Some of FuboTV features include:
- channels like OWN 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, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV.
You can sign up for a 1-week free trial or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.
OWN is on YouTube TV
Google’s live TV streaming service, YouTube TV offers live OWN and several other channels to their lineup. YouTube TV does include a DVR with limitless storage space for recording your shows. Plus, you can watch your library of recorded shows anywhere! The YouTube TV channel lineup includes OWN, HGTV, TLC, and dozens of other channels for $72.99 a month.
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. Check our review of YouTube TV for more information.
Streaming OWN Shows Online
You can watch OWN live and many OWN shows on-demand on the Watch OWN app. However, the app requires credentials from one of the services above to unlock all the content. We cover that later in this article.
Some OWN shows are available on Hulu’s subscription service, including If Loving You is Wrong, Queen Sugar, The Paynes, and Tyler Perry’s The Haves and The Have Nots. Hulu rotates their content routinely, so check Hulu’s Oprah Winfrey Network page to see what is available. The streaming service starts at $7.99/month or $17.99/month to watch ad-free.
Netflix includes “Greenleaf” in its streaming service, as well. Depending on how many screens you want to watch, Netflix costs between $8.99-$15.99 per month.
Watching OWN on A Streaming Device
Once you subscribe to one of the streaming services that carry OWN, all you need to do is download the streaming services app to a supported device, and then you can start watching OWN.
Watch OWN on Roku
To watch OWN on Roku, follow these instructions.
- Subscribe to a streaming service that carries OWN (Philo, Vidgo, fuboTV, or YouTube TV.)
- On your Roku Menu, navigate to “Search” and press “OK” on your remote
- Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
- Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
- Select “Add Channel” press “OK” on your remote. If the channel is already installed, “Go To Channel” will be an option.
- The App is now installed on your Roku. Open the app, and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. OWN will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.
Watch OWN on Fire TV
To watch OWN on Fire TV, follow these instructions.
- Subscribe to a streaming service that carries OWN (Philo, Vidgo, fuboTV, or YouTube TV.)
- On your Fire TV Home screen, click on the search icon in the screen’s upper-left corner.
- Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
- Select the streaming service and press “OK.”
- Select “Download,” and the channel will install
- 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. OWN will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.
Watch OWN on Apple TV
To watch OWN on Apple TV, follow these instructions.
- Subscribe to a streaming service that carries OWN (Philo, Vidgo, fuboTV, or YouTube TV.)
- Scroll right to the search icon in the upper-left corner of the screen
- Enter the name of the streaming service you subscribe to in the search bar
- Select the streaming service click the cloud icon, and the channel will install
- 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. OWN will be a channel available through the app’s live TV guide.
Is There an OWN Subscription
No. There isn’t a way to directly subscribe to OWN. However, you can watch OWN live and on-demand through the web site or the OWN app. Your login credentials from Philo, Vidgo, fuboTV, or YouTube TV will work to unlock all the content available through the OWN app.
Using The OWN App
If you subscribe to Philo, Vidgo, fuboTV, or YouTube TV, you can watch OWN by downloading the app for that streaming service. However, these streaming services can be used as a TV provider to unlock all the content available on the OWN App.
New episodes of shows on OWN become available the day after they air on TV. You can also catch up on full seasons and watch hours of stand-up specials, classic shows, and more on the app. Without a TV provider account, you can watch OWN free through the OWN app for 24 hours.
How To Activate the OWN App
The best way to explain this is through an example. Let’s assume we have a Philo subscription and a Roku. We can follow the steps below to get the OWN app working on our device. While the steps below use Philo and Roku to watch OWN, most streaming services and devices will have the same process.
- Go to the channel store or app store on your device. On Roku, it’s called the “Channel Store.”
- Search for “OWN”
- Add the OWN app to your device and then open it.
- Your Roku device will then show you an activation code and a URL to activate the OWN app.
- Using a computer or mobile web browser, you go to the URL.
- You will then be asked for a TV provider and a username/password. I’m entering the username and password I use for Philo.
- Once you sign in on OWN’s website, your TV screen will refresh. You should now have access to all the video content the app provides.
Supported Streaming Devices
The OWN app is supported on all of the following streaming devices:
- Android Devices
- iOS Devices
- Apple TV
- Roku
- Amazon Fire TV
- Chromecast
- Android TV
Watch OWN for Free
Most of the streaming services that carry OWN offer a free trial. You can take advantage of those and watch free OWN for almost a month or longer if you use different email addresses. Let’s look at the free trials available.
- Philo– Philo offers a 7-day free trial.
- FuboTV – 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 OWN free. If you get creative with email addresses and payment methods, you could watch free OWN even longer. Doing this would also let you test out the various live TV streaming services to see which one you like the best.