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Base Plan

Stream 100+ channels of your favorite live and local TV – with the option to add extra networks

• Top entertainment, news, live sports, and more in English & Spanish
• Unlimited DVR space
• 6 accounts to share with your household
• Plus options to get more Spanish content for an additional $14.99/mo

Spanish Plan

Get the best of YouTube TV – with a lineup of only Spanish networks

• 28+ Spanish networks of live sports, telenovelas, shows, and more
• Unlimited DVR space
• 6 accounts to share with your household

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YouTube TV has no hidden fees, unlike traditional services.

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Your favorite channels, unlimited DVR space, and more – without the hidden fees

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• $69.99 (advertised price)
• ✅ No annual contract

$69.99 Monthly cost

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Traditional Services

Hundreds of channels

• $81.34 (average advertised price)
• 💰 +$23.04 average cost increase year 2 after advertised price ends
• ✅ Includes NFL, NBA, and MLB networks
• ✅ Includes PBS, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon
• 💰 +$5.75 DVR/box rental fee. Various storage space limits.

$124.86 Average monthly cost*

💰 +$20-60 Installation fee

Add-ons to upgrade your TV experience

Upgrade your viewing experience with our 4K Plus add-on*, or customize your TV content with more of the entertainment and movies you love with individual channel add-ons.

Want more sports? With access to NFL RedZone from NFL Network and 10+ additional sports networks in 1 add-on, Sports Plus lets you bring game day to your living room.

*Available at an additional charge. Device and content restrictions apply.

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Add-ons to upgrade your TV experience

Upgrade your viewing experience with our 4K Plus add-on*, or customize your TV content with more of the entertainment and movies you love with individual channel add-ons.

Want more sports? With access to NFL RedZone from NFL Network and 10+ additional sports networks in 1 add-on, Sports Plus lets you bring game day to your living room.

*Available at an additional charge. Device and content restrictions apply.

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Say goodbye to the clunky set-top box and hidden fees.

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Watch picture-perfect live TV at home or on the go* with 3 simultaneous streams included for your favorite devices.

* Travel restrictions apply.

Made for anywhere you watch

Watch picture-perfect live TV at home or on the go* with 3 simultaneous streams included for your favorite devices.

* Travel restrictions apply.

Devices with Google TV offer an enhanced experience

Your entertainment all in one place:

• Get personal recommendations from YouTube TV and your streaming services all in one place
• Browse through channels in the dedicated Live tab
• Navigate with a remote that has a programmable button for YouTube TV

Devices with Google TV offer an enhanced experience

Your entertainment all in one place:

• Get personal recommendations from YouTube TV and your streaming services all in one place
• Browse through channels in the dedicated Live tab
• Navigate with a remote that has a programmable button for YouTube TV

Traditional Services:

• No limit on simultaneous recordings
• Stream your library wherever you go
• Personal library space for each account
• Recordings kept for 9 months

*SHOWTIME® & STARZ® available at an additional charge.

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• Recordings kept for 9 months

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What is YouTube TV?

YouTube TV is a subscription streaming service that lets you watch live TV from major broadcast and popular cable networks in English and Spanish. Enjoy local and national live sports, breaking news, and must-see shows the moment they air. Included: unlimited cloud DVR storage space so you can record your favorites, and stream them wherever you go. You also get 6 accounts per household, so share with your family members or roommates.

Which networks are available with YouTube TV?

YouTube TV lets you stream live & local TV across sports, news, shows from channels including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, HGTV, TNT, Univision and more in English and Spanish. Enter your 5-digit ZIP code for a full list of your local area’s channel lineup.

Movies and many recent shows are also provided by networks on-demand. Add-on networks are also available for an additional monthly charge including FOX Soccer Plus, SHOWTIME, STARZ, and more.

Which devices can I watch YouTube TV on?

YouTube TV is available on many supported devices. Our goal is to let you watch YouTube TV anywhere, on any device and platform, and we’re always working to add more.

Watch on mobile devices:
Smartphones and tablets running Android L or later
iPhone and iPad devices running iOS 12 or later
Download the YouTube TV app in your device’s app store by searching “YouTube TV”.

Watch on computers:
Watch directly on the web at tv.youtube.com/
For the best YouTube TV viewing experience, download the latest version of Chrome or Firefox.

Watch on TVs with streaming media players, smart TVs, and game consoles:

Download the YouTube TV app on select devices by searching “YouTube TV” in your device’s app store. Supported devices include select Amazon Fire TV devices, Roku players and TVs, Apple TV and Apple TV 4K, Vizio SmartCast TVs, Samsung & LG smart TVs, HiSense TVs, Xbox One, and more. Additional info.

Stream YouTube TV to your TV using Google Chromecast, TVs with Chromecast built-in like Android TV, AirPlay for Apple TV, or Google Smart Displays.

Where is YouTube TV available?

YouTube TV is available nationwide in over 99.5% of households in the United States.

Enter your 5-digit ZIP code in the above “Channels” section for a full list of your area’s channel lineup.

How much does YouTube TV cost?

YouTube TV’s Base Plan costs $64.99/month with TV from 100+ channels across live sports, news, and entertainment in English and Spanish. The Spanish Plan costs $34.99/mo with TV from 28+ channels in Spanish.

All include: free unlimited cloud DVR storage and 6 accounts per household. No hidden fees, equipment rentals, or installation appointments required.

Available for or an additional monthly charge: premium add-on networks (like FOX Soccer Plus, SHOWTIME, STARZ, and more) and additional features with our 4K Plus add-on. The 4K Plus add-on includes better video quality on available content, the ability to watch recordings offline, and usage of unlimited streams at home.

Is switching to YouTube TV easy?

Yes. We strive to make it as easy as possible to get started with YouTube TV. You can watch on your phone, tablet, computer, and TV. YouTube TV is available throughout the US and lets you watch live TV including sports, news, shows, and more. To start streaming, simply sign up online, make sure you have an internet connection and a supported device, and begin watching in minutes.

Is YouTube TV easy to use?

Ease of use, reliability, and quality are central to YouTube TV. We aim to provide an experience that is both intuitive and hassle-free. We recommend an internet connection of at least 3 Mbps for your viewing experience. With just a tap or word you can do things like: customize your live guide, record all episodes of your favorite show, or search for your favorite sports team.

Can I watch YouTube TV while traveling?

YouTube TV works everywhere in the U.S., with live TV offered in areas where we’re launched. Your access to local networks will vary depending on which zip code you’re in. Sign in from home at least once every 3 months to keep your account active. (Note, you’ll need to sign in from home monthly in order to stream MLB content.) You won’t be able to access any programs on YouTube TV, live or recorded, while traveling internationally.

If you’d like to watch YouTube TV while traveling without internet access, our 4K Plus add-on allows you to save recordings from your Library to your phone or tablet so you can watch offline.

Are there really no DVR storage space limits?

You can record as many programs as you want at the same time without ever running out of storage space. We’ll even keep each recording for 9 months. Stream from your library anywhere in the US.

Can I share my membership?

Yes, your YouTube TV membership comes with 6 accounts to share with roommates or family members in your household. (Ages 13 and up.) Everyone gets their own login, personalized content recommendations, and individual DVR Library. Membership comes with up to 3 simultaneous streams.

What if I want to cancel?

No problem – cancel anytime. There are no fees for canceling. We’d hate to see you go, but we’ll save your settings in case you want to restart your membership later.

Are shows available on-demand?

Many networks provide recent episodes of shows, movies, and more on-demand.

Does YouTube TV have ads?

Yes, as the live TV programming comes from networks related content creators, many of the TV networks we offer have ads.

When YouTube videos are shown on YouTube TV, the majority of the ad revenue from them will support the creators of those videos.

Can I fast-forward through ads?

Live TV: Like with traditional TV, you can’t fast forward through ads while watching live TV. However, if you pause a show, you can fast-forward until you catch up to the live version of the program.

DVR: You can record a program by adding it to your library. This means that all airings—including upcoming airings and reruns—will be recorded automatically. You can typically fast-forward through ads on recorded programs once they’ve aired on live TV.

Video on demand: Many networks provide recent episodes of shows, movies, and more on demand. If you’ve recorded a program that’s available on demand at the time you’re watching, in some cases the on-demand version will be played back instead of your recording. You typically cannot fast-forward through ads while watching on-demand videos.

YouTube videos: If you’re a YouTube Premium member, you won’t see ads on any YouTube videos in YouTube TV. If you’re not a YouTube Premium member, you will see ads on YouTube videos, which allows us to support the creators of those videos.

Which devices can I watch 4K quality video on?

4K playback is only available on compatible devices. 4K Ultra High Definition playback is available on select live and on-demand content in YouTube TV with our 4K Plus add-on.

What’s the difference between YouTube TV and YouTube Premium?

YouTube TV is a live TV streaming service with major broadcast and popular cable networks. YouTube Premium, gives you YouTube and YouTube Music ad-free, offline, and in the background.

YouTube Premium isn’t included in your YouTube TV membership. However, if you are a YouTube Premium member, you can watch YouTube content (including YouTube Originals) on YouTube TV without ads.

ESPN+ Review

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The Bottom Line

ESPN+ lets you watch select live sports and archived ESPN shows, but it does not include ESPN’s flagship prime-time or network programming.

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ESPN+ Specs

Name	Value
Starting Price	$6.99 per month
Concurrent Streams	3
Live TV	Yes
On-Demand Movies and TV Shows	Yes
Original Programming	Yes
Anime	No
Ads	Yes
Offline Downloads on Mobile	Yes

Cord cutters turn to video streaming services for many reasons. If you want to watch the occasional NHL or MLB game, daily soccer matchups, lots of college sports, or PPV UFC events, then ESPN+ is for you. ESPN’s streaming service offers a respectable lineup of live and on-demand sports and access to its top-notch 30 for 30 and E:60 productions. The service doesn’t, however, include flagship ESPN shows, such as SportsCenter, or its live NFL and NBA broadcasts. Still, ESPN+ may be cheap enough by itself or (as part of a bundle) to warrant a spot in your streaming lineup, despite its steadily increasing price.

What Can You Watch on ESPN+?

The first thing to understand about ESPN+ is that it is not the same as the regular ESPN channel on cable or the channel that live TV services, such as Sling TV or Hulu + Live TV, offer. ESPN+ complements the main channel but does not include its core programming. You can view the entire schedule of live sports events on ESPN+ (Opens in a new window) via ESPN’s site without a subscription.

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ESPN+’s offerings break down into three main content areas: live sports, ESPN+ originals, and ESPN shows. Of the major national sports leagues in the US, ESPN+ offers live out-of-market NHL and MLB games, plus full replays of many of those games. You can also watch NBA G League matchups on ESPN+.

Notably, ESPN recently signed a deal with the NHL that gives ESPN+ streaming rights to 75 out-of-market NHL games beginning with the 2021-2022 season and through the 2027-2028 season. Although it currently doesn’t offer any live NFL games, ESPN+ will gain streaming rights to games that air on ESPN or ABC starting with the 2023 season, too. The additional NHL and NFL coverage will significantly boost ESPN+’s value.

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If you want to watch more national sports games this season (including ESPN’s Monday Night Football), however, you need to turn to a different sports streaming service. Fans should check out our dedicated roundups for the best NFL streaming services, NBA streaming services, and MLB streaming services.

As for other sports, ESPN+ includes PGA Tour coverage, but not full broadcasts of tournaments. Instead, it shows featured holes for the last two days of an event. ESPN+ also streams out-of-market MLS games, matchups from top international soccer leagues (A-League, Belgium Jupiler League, Bundesliga, Division 1 Féminine, Indian Super League, Italian Serie A, and W-League), and other international sports, such as cricket and rugby.

One area, in particular, that ESPN+ excels is in its coverage of men’s and women’s NCAA sports, including basketball, baseball, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.) Another big draw for ESPN+ is its combat sports: UFC, Top Rank, and Professional Fighting League (PFL). To watch UFC events, of course, https://jiji.ng/ you need to pay an additional monthly or annual fee. Events from Top Rank Boxing and PFL and already-aired UFC fights are included in your subscription. Dazn is another option for MMA and boxing fans. Dazn streams events from Golden Boy Promotions, Matchroom Boxing, GGG Promotions, Bellator, Combate Americas, and others.

ESPN produces in-house series exclusively for the ESPN+ platform, including Detail, a franchise that features in-depth analysis from top competitors across different sports; ESPN FC, a daily soccer show; In the Crease, which provides daily hockey analysis and highlights; and Peyton’s Places, a multipart documentary starring Peyton Manning.

Most of ESPN’s flagship shows are missing, though, including Around the Horn, First Take, NFL Live, Outside the Lines, Pardon the Interruption, and SportsCenter. You do get the entire archive of ESPN’s 30 for 30, E:60, and SC Featured on the service, as well as Greeny (Mike Greenberg’s radio show) and SportsNation.

Based on its offerings, ESPN+ is more comparable to a single-network service like Paramount+ than live TV streaming services such as fuboTV or YouTube TV. Similar to ESPN+, Paramount+ grants you access to live CBS coverage (both sports and news broadcasts), original series (such as Star Trek Discovery and The Good Fight), and on-demand shows from ViacomCBS’s vast archives (including The Twilight Zone and all the old Star Trek series). NBC’s Peacock is also emerging as a potential competitor to ESPN+. The paid tiers of Peacock include Premier League, IndyCar, and WWE coverage. Peacock even streamed an NFL playoff game last season and, starting in 2023, will air Sunday Night Football games, too.

How Much Does ESPN+ Cost?

ESPN+ now costs $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year after the service’s second price increase in 2021. You can also get ESPN+ in a bundle with Disney+ and Hulu (ad-supported) for $13.99 per month. If you don’t want to watch ads on Hulu, the bundle with ESPN+, Disney+, and Hulu’s commercial-free plan is $19.99 per month. Joining with Disney+ and Netflix, ESPN+ no longer offers a free trial.

If you intend to watch UFC fights, you can currently purchase UFC 259 PPV for $69.99 or an annual subscription to both ESPN+ and the UFC PPV for $89.98.

Since the time of our last review, the prices of all other live TV streaming services have increased substantially. FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, and YouTube TV all charge $64.99 per month. Sling TV’s Orange and Blue prices cost $35 per month each. Paramount+’s ad-free tier costs $9.99 per month and Peacock’s Premium tier starts at $4.99 per month.

Aside from watching ESPN+ on the web, you can download apps for mobile platforms (Android and iOS), media streaming devices (Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku), and gaming devices (PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Series S|X, and Oculus Go).

ESPN+ on the Web

To sign up for an ESPN+ subscription, you just need to provide an email address and a password. To access ESPN+ via the web, either sign in on the regular ESPN site and then navigate to the ESPN+ tab or go directly to espn.com/watch. You can manage your subscription from the web.

You navigate the experience via a top menu bar with the following sections: Featured, Originals, Browse, Schedules & Replays, and Articles. The Features section highlights some of the top live and upcoming events airing on the service, along with notable on-demand shows and ESPN+ originals. The Originals section shows only those exclusive shows. In the Browse section, you can filter the catalog by sport, league, conference, or show.

Know that not everything you see in the Browse section is available on ESPN+. Some shows and live events require you to authenticate with your cable or video streaming service account. A golden badge in the upper left corner of each show’s thumbnail identifies things that are available on ESPN+. I would like ESPN to break out the entire ESPN+ experience into its own streaming interface to avoid this confusion.

The Schedules and Replays tab works fine. You can view live, upcoming, and past events, as well as filter by sport and ESPN channel. I wish ESPN+ provided a way to add an event to a watchlist, but the service does not support that feature. One relatively new perk to an ESPN+ subscription is access to exclusive articles with in-depth sports analysis. Some movie streaming services, such as Mubi and Filmatique, also offer editorial content as part of their subscriptions.

A show’s details page includes the runtime, year, director, as well as a brief description. ESPN+ also lists titles you may enjoy, but those recommendations don’t appear to be curated in any way. You can’t leave a review or rating on any of the on-demand content, either.

Mobile Experience

ESPN+ exists inside ESPN’s mobile app, aptly called ESPN. I had no trouble downloading the app and signing into my account on an Android 11 device. ESPN+ is the fourth tab over on the bottom navigation bar. The interface looks slick with a black background, white text, and yellow highlights. The app is quick to navigate and didn’t crash during testing. You do have to enable your location before you can watch anything, however.

The ESPN+ section is organized into two tabs: Stream and Articles. The Stream tab functions identically to the web interface’s Featured section. Here you can browse through live sports events and ESPN+’s on-demand shows. The Articles tab is just an interface for reading the exclusive articles you get with your subscription.

In the upper-right corner, there is a search bar and icons for your downloaded content, the sports schedule, and a settings icon. You can search by team, leagues, and events. The Downloads section organizes all your offline titles and lets you browse all the shows that are eligible for offline viewing. Not all features or episodes of a series can be downloaded; you will see a download icon if you can. The ability to download titles from ESPN+ is new since the time of our last review and something we appreciate. For reference, a 20-minute episode took less than two minutes to download.

The Settings section lets you set autoplay preferences, restrict downloads to only over a Wi-Fi connection, and choose a download quality (HD or SD). Closed captions options depend on your device’s built-in settings. You must head to the ESPN website to make any changes to your subscription.

Playback Experience

ESPN+’s playback interface on the web works fine. Aside from the standard playback and volume controls, you get 10-second rewind and fast-forward buttons, a go-to-Live button, and a toggle for the closed captions. You can customize the captions directly from the playback screen, an accessibility option we like to see. ESPN+ allows you to scrub back to the beginning of an event no matter when you tune in, too. The mobile interface looks identical. One advantage of the mobile app is that, on select sporting events, you can view a scorecard of the event below the minimized playback screen.

ESPN+ supports up to three simultaneous streams per account, which is about average. Previously, it supported five concurrent streams, so this is a downgrade. YouTube TV supports three simultaneous streams, too. Hulu + Live TV and fuboTV offer add-ons to expand their support beyond their default of two concurrent streams.

I couldn’t confirm the exact streaming resolution and framerate of ESPN+’s live streams, but, to my eye, playback appeared to reach 1080p and 60fps. Both YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV support 1080p/60fps live streams for select channels on some platforms, as does Paramount+ for some of its local CBS station streams.

AT&T TV and fuboTV both offer features that allow subscribers to start streams from the beginning of the event and replay events that aired in the past, usually within a limit of three days. ESPN+ enables you to do both of these things, but it’s sometimes unclear which replays of live events are available.

One thing that ESPN+ does not offer is DVR capabilities. For a sports streaming service, that’s a big deal. YouTube TV lets users record an unlimited amount of content and keeps those recordings for nine months. Sling TV provides 50 hours’ worth of DVR storage for as long as your subscription is active. Hulu + Live TV offers an add-on that expands its default DVR storage from 50 to 200 hours and enables the option to skip ads during recordings.

To test ESPN+’s streaming performance, I watched a live NCAA Men’s matchup between the Fort Wayne Ants and Long Island Nets over my home Ethernet connection (200Mbps download). The video didn’t buffer and the audio sounded good, too. I streamed an episode of Peyton’s Places without any issues over a Wi-Fi connection (105Mbps) on my mobile device.

Accessibility and Parental Controls

ESPN+ included closed captions on every live and on-demand program I watched. You can customize the background’s, foreground’s, and window’s color and opacity, as well as the font size and family. ESPN+ does not support audio descriptions (Opens in a new window) for any of its on-demand content. Audio descriptions provide audible narration of on-screen events that would otherwise not be understood from the dialog alone. Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix, and Prime Video are among the best video streaming services for audio descriptions.

ESPN+ does not include any parental control capabilities, but that’s to be expected due to the nature of its content. None of the service’s shows even list parental ratings. Most on-demand video streaming services, including HBO Max and Disney+, allow parents to restrict individual profiles from viewing content above a certain parental rating. Sling TV is the rare live TV streaming service that offers parental control tools.

ESPN+ and VPN

A VPN can help you protect your privacy online and spoof your location. Many video streaming services try to block VPN traffic in an effort to enforce regional streaming restrictions. ESPN+, for its part, is not available outside the US, so it would have a reason to prevent you from streaming over a VPN connection.

For testing, I connected a desktop and mobile device to US-based Mullvad VPN servers and ESPN+ blocked access on both platforms. Even if you find that your VPN and video streaming service work together without issues, they might not always. We recommend that you choose a VPN based on other factors, such as its value, privacy stances, and security features.

Watch Select Sports and Sports Shows

If you don’t have a cable subscription and want to watch some live sports without paying for one of the more expensive live TV services, ESPN+ is a solid bet. It doesn’t provide any live coverage of NBA or NFL games, but you can watch some NHL and MLB games, lots of soccer, and an impressive amount of college sports. If you want to watch UFC fights, ESPN+ is not optional. You don’t get ESPN’s premier programming, such as SportsCenter or NFL Live, on the service, but ESPN+’s original shows and archives of prestige shows (30 for 30 and E:60) may be a suitable alternative. We would like ESPN+ to add DVR capabilities.

Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV are our Editors’ Choice winners for live TV streaming because of their excellent channel lineups (including for sports fans) and streaming features. Netflix is our Editors’ Choice pick for on-demand video streaming because of its top-notch originals. ESPN+ works best as a sports-centric companion service to Netflix or as part of the Disney+ and Hulu bundle.