Watch live TV on Google TV

You can watch live TV from various providers on Google TV. To watch live TV from a specific provider, you may need to download their app.

If you're in the United States, the "Live" section of your home screen includes live channels from Google TV Freeplay. You can get more live TV when you add service providers and complete the necessary steps.

Watch live TV from Google TV Freeplay

Google TV comes with live TV channels at no charge and with no app installation, sign-up, or subscription needed. You can browse Google TV Freeplay channels in the "Live" tab, your recommendations, or the Google TV Freeplay app. Google TV Freeplay requires the up-to-date software for Google TV. If Google TV Freeplay doesn’t work, follow the instructions under “Check for app updates” on how to fix a slow or laggy Google TV device. Make sure you have the latest version of the “Google TV Home” app.

Content providers

Xumo - see Xumo’s privacy policy here
Scripps - see Scripps' privacy policy here

Available channels

20/20
50 Cent Action
ABC News Live
ACC Digital Network
AccuWeather HD
Action News Jax
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alien Nation by DUST
America's Got Talent
America's Test Kitchen
American Crimes
American Ninja Warrior
Anger Management
Antiques Road Trip
Antiques Roadshow UK
Antiques Roadshow US
Are We There Yet?
At Home with Family Handyman
AWE Plus
Baby Shark TV
Baywatch
BBC Drama
BBC Earth
BBC Food
BBC Home & Garden
beIn Sports Xtra
Big 12 Studios
Billiard TV
Bizaar
Bloodline Detectives
Bloomberg Originals
Bloomberg TV+
Boston 25
Bounce XL
Bravo Vault
BritBox Mysteries
BUZZR
Caso Cerrado
CBC News Explore
Celebrity Name Game
Cheaters
Cheddar
Cine Romántico
Circle
Classic Doctor Who
Classic Rock
Comedy Dynamics
Complex TV
Confess by Nosey
Continuum
Cook's Country Channel
Corner Gas
Court TV
Court TV Legendary Trials
Dark Matter TV
Dateline 24/7
Deal or No Deal USA
Death Valley Days
Demand Africa
Designated Survivor
Divorce Court
Documentary+
Dog Whisperer
Dove Channel
Dr. G: Medical Examiner
Dr. Phil
DraftKings Network
E! Keeping Up
EarthDay 365
Easy Listening
Ebony TV by Lionsgate
ElectricNOW
Estrella News
EstrellaTV
EWScripps-KBZK
EWScripps-KERO
EWScripps-KGTV
EWScripps-KGUN
EWScripps-KIVI
EWScripps-KJRH
EWScripps-KMGH
EWScripps-KMTV
EWScripps-KNXV
EWScripps-KOAA
EWScripps-KPAX
EWScripps-KRTV
EWScripps-KSHB
EWScripps-KSTU
EWScripps-KTNV
EWScripps-KTVH
EWScripps-KXXV
EWScripps-WCPO
EWScripps-WEWS
EWScripps-WFTS
EWScripps-WGBA
EWScripps-WLEX
EWScripps-WMAR
EWScripps-WPTV
EWScripps-WSYM
EWScripps-WTKR
EWScripps-WTVF
EWScripps-WTVR
EWScripps-WTXL
EWScripps-WXMI
EWScripps-WXYZ
Extreme Jobs
Fail Army
Family Affair Channel
Family Feud
Family Feud Classic
Fear Factor
FilmRise Action
FilmRise Anime
FilmRise British TV
Filmrise Classic TV
FilmRise Drama
FilmRise Free Movies
FilmRise Horror
FilmRise True Crime
FilmRise Western
Forensic Files
Free Riding
Fubo Sports Network
Game Show Central
Ghost Hunters Channel
Gravitas Movies
Great American Adventures
Grit Xtra
Hallmark Movies & More
Haunt TV
Heartland
Hell's Kitchen
Hersphere by Lionsgate
Hi-Yah!
Highway to Heaven
Hot Ones
iHeart90s
iHeartCountry
Impossible – Quiz Show
ION
ION Mystery
ION Plus
It’s Showtime at the Apollo
Joel Osteen Network
Johnny Carson TV
Judge Nosey
Just for Laughs Gags
K-POP by CJ ENM
Kim's Convenience
KIRO Seattle
KOCOWA K-Drama
KRIS6 News Corpus Christi
KSBY News California
KTVQ Q2 News Billings
Laff More
Las Vegas
Lassie
Latino Vibes
Law & Crime Stream
Lawless by Lionsgate
Leave It to Beaver
Lidia's Kitchen
Little House on the Prairie
LOL Network
Love Nature
Love The Planet
Love Thy Neighbor
Maverick Black Cinema
Midsomer Murders
Million Dollar Listing Vault
MotoGP
Moviesphere
Murder, She Wrote
Murdoch Mysteries
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Nash Bridges Channel
NBC 10 Boston News
NBC 10 Philadelphia News
NBC 4 Los Angeles News
NBC 4 New York News
NBC 4 Washington News
NBC 5 Chicago News
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth News
NBC 6 South Florida News
NBC 7 San Diego News
NBC Bay Area News
NBC Comedy Vault
NBC Connecticut News
NBC LX Home
NBC News NOW
NBC Sports NOW
Newsmax2
Ninja Kidz TV
Nosey
Noticias Telemundo Ahora
OAN Plus
ONE Championship
Outdoor America
OuterSphere by Lionsgate
OUTtv Proud
Oxygen True Crime Archives
Paranormal Files
PBS Nature
PFL MMA
PGA TOUR
PickleballTV
Places & Spaces
PokerGo
PowerNation
Property & Reno
PursuitUP
Rainbow Rangers
Real Disaster Channel
Real Housewives Vault
Real Madrid
REELZ
Reuters Now
Rig TV
Ryz Sports Network
Saved by the Bell
Scripps News
Scripps Sports Network
Shades of Black
Shout! Movies
Sky News
SNL Vault
So...Real
Sonic The Hedgehog
Space Live Powered by Sen
SparkTV: Light & Love
SPEEDVISION
Stadium
Stingray Greatest Hits
Stingray Holidayscapes
Stingray Hot Country
Stingray Naturescape
Stingray Remember the '80s
Stingray Smooth Jazz
Stingray Soul Storm
Strawberry Shortcake
Supermarket Sweep
Swerve Combat
Swerve Women's Sports
Tastemade
Telemundo Acción
Telemundo Al Día
Telemundo Deportes Ahora
Telemundo Noticias California
Telemundo Noticias Florida
Telemundo Noticias Noreste
Telemundo Noticias Texas
Teletubbies
TennisChannel 2
The Bob Ross Channel
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Carol Burnett Show
The Conners
The Design Network
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Emeril Lagasse Channel
The FBI Files
The Graham Norton Show
The Jamie Oliver Channel
The Lone Ranger
The Martha Stewart Channel
The New Detectives
The Pet Collective
The Price is Right
The Rifleman
The Virginian
This Old House
TMJ4 News Milwaukee
TNA Wrestling
Today All Day
Top Gear
Trinity Broadcast Network
Triton Poker
TV One CRIME & JUSTICE FAST CHANNEL
UFC
Unbeaten Sports Channel
Universal Action
Universal Crime
Universal Monsters
Universal Movies
Universal Westerns
Unsolved Mysteries
Unspeakable
Untold Stories of the ER
Wanted Dead Or Alive
WaypointTV
Weeds & Nurse Jackie
Wendy Williams
Western Bound Wrangled by INSP
WFTV Orlando
WHIO Dayton
Wild West TV
Willow Sports
WKBW 7 News Buffalo
Women Behind Bars
World of Love Island
World Poker Tour
World's Wildest Police Videos
Worlds Most Evil Killer
WPXI Pittsburgh
WSB Atlanta
WSOC Charlotte
Wu Tang Collection
Xumo Free Crime TV
Xumo Free Kids TV
Xumo Free Movies
Xumo Free Nature & Wildlife TV
Xumo Free Westerns
Xumo Her Free Movies
Yahoo Finance
Yahoo! Sports Network
Z Nation

Restrict adult content

You can use content restrictions to help screen out adult content for you or others on your TV. Content restrictions are optional settings for Google TV Freeplay channels. To turn content restrictions on or off:

Sign in to your account.
Select Settings Accounts & Profiles.
Select the account you want to restrict.
Select Content restrictions Google TV channels.
Turn Hide channels that may play content for mature audiences on or off.

Change your ad settings

Google TV Freeplay lets you watch content directly from other content providers. Content providers may access information like your IP address and your device’s advertising ID in order to deliver ads that are more relevant to you.

Learn how to change ad settings for your Google TV.

Watch live TV from other providers

Live TV channels from apps like Haystack News, Plex, Pluto TV, and Tubi are available at no charge. You can browse their channels in the Live tab, your recommendations, and search results. To watch their channels, you must install their apps. You can also add live TV channels from paid subscriptions like YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Philo.

YouTube TV

If you have a YouTube TV subscription and want to add it to your Google TV, add the Google Account you use for your YouTube TV subscription. When you open the app, you might need to switch accounts.

Tip: If you select YouTube TV as one of your streaming services, you may get YouTube TV recommendations in Google TV.

Sling TV

To add Sling TV to your Google TV:

Download the Sling TV app.
Link Sling TV to your Google Account. Learn how to link a service with your account.

Philo

To add Philo to your Google TV:

Download the Philo app.
Add Philo to your list of services. Learn how to add or remove a streaming service.

Choose your favorite channels

To select favorite channels:

On your Google TV, go to the Live tab or the Google TV Freeplay app.
In the channel guide, find a channel you want to set as one of your favorites.
Go to the channel name and select it.
- A star shows up to confirm that the channel is now in your favorites.
At the top of your channel guide, go to the “Favorites” section.

Tip: To remove a channel from your favorites, go to the channel name and select it. The star disappears, and the channel is removed from your favorites.

Manage your recent channels

You can find recently watched channels in the “Recents” section of your channel guide. To find the category, turn on Web & App Activity. Learn how to turn on Web & App Activity.

Tip: To remove a channel from your recents, go to the channel name and hold the select button until a menu appears. Tap Remove and the channel is removed.

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