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. You can get more live TV when you add service providers and complete the necessary steps.

Watch live TV from Google TV

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 channels in the 'Live' tab, your recommendations or the Google TV channel player.

Available channels

4Emergency
ACCDN
AccuWeather
America's Test Kitchen
Anger Management
Antiques Roadshow
Are We There Yet
At Home with Family Handyman
Baywatch
BBC Earth
BBC Food
BBC Homes & Gardens
beIN SPORTS XTRA
Billiard TV
Bounce XL
BritBox Mysteries
CBC News and Explore
Cheaters
Cheddar News
Cine Romántico
Circle
Classic Doctor Who
Court Legendary Trials
Court TV
Dateline 24/7
Deal or No Deal
Demand Africa
Divorce Court
DOCUMENTARY+
DraftKings
Dry Bar Comedy
DUST
Easy Listening
Estrella News
Estrella TV
FailArmy
Family Affair Channel
Family Feud
FilmRise Action
FilmRise Free Movies
FilmRise Horror
FilmRise True Crime
Forensic Files
Game Show Central
Great American Adventures
Grit Xtra
Hallmark Movies and more
Heartland
Hell's Kitchen
Historias de Amor
iHeart90s
iHeart Christmas
iHeartCountry
IMPACT Wrestling Channel
Impossible
ION
ION Mystery
It's Showtime at the Apollo
Just for Laughs Gags
Kocowa K-Drama
LAFF More
Latino Vibes
Law and Crime
Lidia's Kitchen
Lo Mejor de Telemundo
LOL Network
Love Nature
Maverick Black Cinema
Midsomer Murders
MotorTrend FAST TV
Moviesphere
Murder She Wrote
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K)
NBC News Bay Area
NBC News Boston
NBC News Chicago
NBC News Connecticut
NBC News Dallas Fort Worth
NBC News Los Angeles
NBC News New York
NBC News NOW
NBC News Philadelphia
NBC News San Diego
NBC News South Florida
NBC News Washington DC
Newsmax
Outdoor America
Outside
Out TV
Paranormal Files
PBS Antiques Roadshow
PBS Nature
PFL Professional Fighters League
PGA Tour
PokerGo
PowerNation
REELZ Famous & Infamous
Remember the 80s
Reuters Now
Scripps News
Shades of Black
Sky News
Smooth Jazz
Speedvision
Stingray Classic Rock
Stingray HolidayScapes
Stingray Naturescape
Stingray Soul Storm
Swerve Combat
Tastemade
Telemundo Al Día
The Celebrity Name Game Channel
The Jamie Oliver Channel
The Pet Collective
The Price is Right – The Barker Years
This Old House
Today All Day
Top Gear
Universal Crime
Unsolved Mysteries
World Poker Tour
Wu Tang Collection
Xumo Free Crime TV
Xumo Free Movies
Xumo Free Westerns
Xumo Holiday Movie Channel

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 channels. To turn content restrictions on or off:

Sign in to your account.
Go to the 'For you' tab.
Select Settings Accounts and sign-in.
Select the account that you want to restrict.
Select Content restrictions Google TV channels.
Turn on or off.

Change your ad settings

Ads that play on Google TV channels may be personalised based on your device's advertising ID or your Google Account info. Learn how to change your device and Google ad settings.

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 you want to add it to your Google TV, add the Google Account that 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 receive YouTube TV recommendations in Google TV. Learn how to change the settings of your streaming services.

Sling TV

To add Sling TV to your Google TV:

Download the Sling TV app. Learn how to install apps on Google TV.
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. Learn how to install apps on Google TV.
Add Philo to your list of services. Learn how to add or remove a streaming service.

Choose your favourite channels

To select favourite channels:

On your Google TV, go to the Live tab.
In the channel guide, find a channel that you want to set as one of your favourites.
Go to the channel name and select it.
- A star will appear to confirm that the channel is now in your favourites.
At the top of your channel guide, go to the 'Favourites' section.

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

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 and App Activity. Learn how to turn on Web and 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.