8 Best Services to Watch ABC Live Without Cable in 2025

cord-cutting › abc • March 5, 2025 • The Staff

ABC has it all: game shows for the whole family, reality TV staples, fan-favorite dramas, and everything in between.

ABC is also part of the channels that Disney recently pulled out of Spectrum, just like ESPN. If you are an ex-Spectrum customer, worry not, there are still many ways to watch ABC.

You don't need cable to watch ABC. You can stream ABC live without cable on Sling TV, DirecTV MyNews, DirecTV MySports, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, or Tablo TV.

The cheapest option to watch ABC live is DirecTV MyNews for $39.99/month.

Below we will help you decide which cord-cutting service is right for you: depending on how much they cost, what other channels they offer, and which devices you can watch them on.

Our top three ways to watch ABC:

Sling TV $22.99 off your first month.	~~$45.99~~ $23	Watch

DirecTV MyNews No free trial.	$39.99/month	Watch

DirecTV MySports 5-day free trial.	$69.99/month	Watch

ABC on Sling TV

Sling TV Blue lets you be in control of your TV. With a base package of more than 40 channels, you can stream their live and on-demand content whenever you’d like for just $45.99 a month. Plus, you have the option to customize your package and subscribe to curated add-on channel bundles if the baseline isn’t cutting it.

Go to Sling TV

Price: ~~$45.99~~ $23

Channel lineup: A&E, ABC, AMC, AXS TV, BBC America, BET, Bloomberg TV+, Bravo, Cartoon Network, Charge!, CNN, Comedy Central, Comet, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, E!, EPIX Drive-In, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, Food Network, FOX, Fox News Channel, Fox Sports 1, Freeform, FS1 4K, Fuse, FX, HGTV, History, HLN, IFC, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, Local Now, MGM+, MotorTrend, MSNBC, National Geographic, NBC, NBC local channels, NFL Network, Nick Jr., QVC, Sling Scapes, SYFY, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, USA Network, Vice

Device availability: AirTV, Amazon Fire TV, Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, LG TV, Roku, Samsung TV, Xbox

ABC on DirecTV MyNews

If you're looking for a lean plan focusing on news and local coverage, then DirecTV Stream's MyNews pack just might be for you. It brings together your local ABC, NBC, and FOX (though availability varies per market) with channels like CNN, CNBC, and i24 to round up your news fix. You can choose to add premium channels a la carte, or you can pair it with DirecTV Stream's "MyCinema" add-on for $10/month. Like all DirecTV Stream plans, you can try MyNews free for 5 days if you want to test it out first.

Go to DirecTV MyNews

Price: $39.99/month

Channel lineup: ABC, C NBC, C NBC World, CNN, CNN International, FOX, Fox Business, Fox News, i24, MSNBC, NBC, Newsmax

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV, iOS, Roku, Samsung Smart TV

ABC on DirecTV MySports

You get the essential sports channels including like ESPN, Fox Sports, TBS, TNT, USA, and TruTV for major games; MLB Network, NBA TV, NFL Network, and NHL Network for exclusive major league content; and ABC, FOX, and NBC (where available) for locally-aired matches. The price of $69.99/month comes after a five-day trial and includes a subscription to ESPN+.

Go to DirecTV MySports

Price: $69.99/month

Free Trial: 5 days

Channel lineup: ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, C NBC, CNN, ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, FOX, Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Golf Channel, MLB Network, NBA TV, NBC, NBC local channels, NFL Network, NHL Network, SEC Network, TBS, TNT, truTV, USA Network

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Google TV, Hisense, iOS, LG TV, Samsung Smart TV, TiVo, Vizio

ABC on DirecTV Stream

DirecTV Stream differentiates itself from other cable-streaming hybrids like Hulu + Live and Sling in two key ways: it carries more regional sports networks than any other streaming service, and it has unlimited hours of Cloud DVR storage. You also have the choice to receive the DirecTV Stream device (called Gemini Air), or continue using your own.

Go to DirecTV Stream

Price: $86.99/month

Free Trial: 5 days

Channel lineup: ABC, ACC Digital Network, AccuWeather, Alien Nation, AMC, Anger Management, Animal Planet, Are We There Yet?, Ax Men, AXS TV, Baby First, BBC America, BET, Big 12, Bloomberg TV, Bob Ross, Boomerang, Bravo, BUZZR, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, Cartoon Network, CBS, CBS local channels, Cheddar News, Cleo TV, CMT, C NBC, CNN, CNN en Espanol, CNN International, Comedy Central, Comedy Dynamics, Court TV, Crime 360, Curiosity Now, CW, Daystar HD, Declassified, Discovery Channel, Duck Dynasty, E! Entertainment, EarthxTV, Ebony TV, El Rey Rebel, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, FMC, Food Network, FOX, Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, FOX SOUL, Fox Sports 1, Fox Weather, Freeform, FUEL TV, Fuse Music, FX, FXX, Galavision, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery, HerSphere, HGTV, HLN, Home Shopping Network, HSN, IFC, Investigation Discovery, ION, ion Television, Jewelry Television, MeatEater TV, MotorTrend, MovieSphere, MSNBC, MTV, MTV2, NBA TV, NBC, NBC local channels, News Nation, Newsmax, Nick Jr., One America News, Ovation, Oxygen True Crime, Paramount Network, PBS, PBS Kids, PBS local channels, Poker GO, Pursuit Channel, QVC, QVC2, QVC3, Racing America, REELZ, REVOLT, RFD-TV, RSNs, Scientology Network, Scripps News, Shop LC, Somos Novelas, SportsGrid, Start TV, SundanceTV, SYFY, Tastemade Home, Tastemade Travel, TBS, TCM, TeenNick, Telemundo local channels, The First, theGrio, TLC, TNA, TNT, truTV, TV Land, TV One, Univision, Up TV, USA Network, VH1, Waypoint TV, WE tv, Women’s Sports Network, Yahoo! Finance

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS, Roku, Samsung TV

ABC on Fubo

FuboTV is the only sports-centered live TV streamer around, but it carries crowd-pleasing channels for sports fans and beyond. The Starter Plan starts at $79.99 a month, carrying a whopping 116 channels and 250 hours of DVR storage. If you never want to miss a game — or anything else, for that matter — FuboTV has you covered.

Go to Fubo

Price: $84.99/month

Free Trial: 7 days

Channel lineup: A&E, ABC, ABC News Live, ACC Network, AccuWeather, Bein Sports, Big Ten Network, Bravo, CBS, CBS local channels, CBS Sports Network, CBSN, Cheddar, CMT, C NBC, Comedy Central, Comet, Court TV, Cozi TV, CW, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, E!, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, Estrella TV, FETV, FMC, FOX, Fox Business Network, Fox News Channel, FOX SOUL, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Freeform, fubo Sports Network, FX, FXX, FYI, Galavision, GetTV, Golf Channel, GRIT, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Mystery, History, IFC, Intravel, Local Now, MASN, MSNBC, MTV, National Geographic, NBC, NBC local channels, NBCLX, NBCSN, Newsmax, NFL Network, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Olympic Channel, Oxygen, Paramount Network, Pop, RSNs, SEC Network, Smithsonian Channel, SYFY, Tastemade, Telemundo, Telemundo local channels, The Weather Channel, Travel Channel, TUDN, TUDNxtra, TV Land, TVG, Unimas, Unimas local channels, Universal Kids, Universo, USA Network, VH1, Vice, WGN America, Willow, YES Network

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, Roku, Xfinity Flex, Xumo

ABC on Hulu with Live TV

Hulu with Live TV ties up its subscribers’ streaming needs in one tidy bow. You get access to all the movies and shows in Hulu’s library, plus over 75 local, regional, and national live channels for $75 a month. Since several other streamers offer add-on premium content packages for a fee, with this plan you cut out the middleman and have everything under one roof.

Go to Hulu with Live TV

Price: $82.99/month

Free Trial: 3 days

Channel lineup: A&E, ABC, ABC News Live, ACC Network, Adult Swim, Animal Planet, BET, Big Ten Network, Bloomberg TV+, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CBS, CBS local channels, CBS News, CBS Sports Network, Cheddar News, CMT, C NBC, CNN, CNN International, Comedy Central, Comedy TV, Cozi TV, CW, Dabl, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, E!, ESPN, ESPN College Extra, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, Food Network, FOX, Fox Business, Fox News Channel, FOX SOUL, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Fox Weather, Freeform, FX, FXM, FXX, FYI, Game Show Network, Get TV, Golf Channel, Hallmark, Hallmark Mystery, HGTV, History, HLN, ID, Justice Central TV, Lifetime, Lifetime Movies, LiveNOW, Localish, Military History Channel, Motor Trend, MSNBC, MTV, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic, NBC, NBC local channels, NBC News Now, NBCLX, NBCSN, News Nation, NFL Network, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, OWN, Oxygen, Paramount Network, Pop, QVC, SEC Network, Smithsonian Channel, Start TV, SYFY, TBS, Telemundo, The Grio, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, TVLand, Universal Kids, USA Network, Vevo '80s, Vevo '90s, Vevo Country, Vevo Features, Vevo Hip-Hop, Vevo Pop, VH1, Vice, Weather Channel

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, iPhone, LG TV, Nintendo Switch, Roku, Samsung TV, Xbox

ABC on YouTube TV

YouTube TV is the most extensive live TV streamer available today. 85 channels, multiple simultaneous streams, and unlimited DVR storage, all for $$83 a month. You don’t have to sacrifice live sports or local channels either, as is the case with some other live streamers. Basically, it’s cable without the hassle of cable.

Go to YouTube TV

Price: $82.99/month

Free Trial: 7 days

Channel lineup: ABC, ABC News, ACCN, Adult Swim, AMC, Animal Planet, BBC America, BBC World News, BET, BET Her, Big Ten Network, Bounce, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CBS, CBS local channels, CBS Sports Network, Charge!, Cheddar, Cheddar News, CMT, C NBC, C NBC World, CNN, Comedy Central, Comedy TV, Comet, Court TV, Cozi TV, Dabl, Discovery Channel, Disney, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Docurama, Dove Channel, E!, ESPN, ESPN U, ESPN2, ESPNews, Food Network, FOX, Fox Business, Fox News, FOX SOUL, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2, Fox Weather, Freeform, FX, FXM, FXX, Galavision, Game Show Network, Get TV, Golf Channel, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Mystery, HGTV, HLN, HSN, IFC, Investigation Discovery, ION, Justice Central TV, LAFC Channel, Law & Crime, Live Now, Local Now, Localish, MotorTrend, MSNBC, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Classic, My TV, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic, NBA TV, NBC, NBC local channels, NBC News Now, NBC Universo, NBCLX, NBCSN, NECN, Neon, News Nation, Newsmax, NFL Network, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Orlando City Channel, OWN, Oxygen, Oxygen True Crime, Paramount, PBS, PBS Kids, PBS local channels, PC Mag, Pop, QVC, Recipe.TV, Scripps News, SEC Network, Smithsonian Channel, SNY, Start TV, Sundance TV, SYFY, Tastemade, TBD, TBS, Teen Nick, TeleHit, Telemundo local channels, Tennis 2, The CW, The Great Courses, The Walking Dead Universe, The Weather Channel, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, Tru TV, Turner Classic Movies, TV Land, TYT, Unimas, Unimas local channels, Universal Kids, Univision, Univision local channels, USA Network, VH1, WE tv, YouTube Originals, Zen channel

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, Google TV Streamer, iOS, LG TV, PlayStation, Roku, Samsung TV, Sharp, Vizio, Xbox

ABC on Tablo TV

Tablo TV is a free live TV streaming service that lets you watch local channels like ABC, NBC, FOX, and CBS, as well as 70 fast channels, including HSN, ION, Grit, MeTV, and CourtTV. It's exclusively available to those with a Tablo device—the latest already comes with a built-in indoor antenna—which itself requires a one-time payment of about $70 to $130, depending on what version you get. It's free in the sense that you don't have to pay a monthly subscription fee, as you would on usual live TV streaming services since it streams channels that are already airing for free via broadcast towers near you. A Tablo device lets you watch Tablo TV on up to 4 devices connected to your home Wi-fi and record shows while watching a different channel. If you're on the go, you can also control the DVR via the Tablo TV app. You can download the app on all major smart TVs and mobile devices.

Go to Tablo TV

Price: $129.95 /month

Channel lineup: ABC, Alien Nation, All Reality, All Weddings, AllBlk Gems, Almost Friday, AMC en Espanol, AMC Thrillers, ANIME x HIDIVE, Bike, Bloomberg Originals, Bloomberg TV, Bounce, Bounce XL, Buzzfeed Unsolved, CBS, Circle, Comedy Dynamics, Country Network, Court TV, Court TV Legendary, Craftsy, CW, Dove, Draft Kings TV, Entrepreneur, Estrella Games, Estrella News, Estrella TV, Fawsome, Forbes, FOX, Free Movies +, Fubo Sports, GRIT, Grit Xtra, Gusto, Gusto Español, History Time, Homeful, HSN, IFC Film Picks, iFood, ION, ION Mystery, ION Plus, LAFF More, Love Nature, Maximum Effort Channel, MeTV, MSG Sports Zone, Mytime Movie Network, NBC, Nosey, Nosey Judge, Outside TV, Overtime, Pac-12 Insider, PBS, Portlandia, Powder, QVC, Racing America, RetroCrush, Scripps News, Skateboarding, Slightly Off IFC, Snowboarder, So Real, Sports News Highlights, Stories by AMC, Surfer, Tastemade, Tastemade Home, Tastemade Travel, Team USA, The Big Dish, The Design Network, The Washington Post, Time, Total Crime, Univision, Walking Dead Universe, Women’s Sports Network

Device availability: Amazon Fire TV, Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, Google TV, iOS, LG TV, Roku, Roku TV, Samsung

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Let's recap the streaming services that allow you to watch ABC without cable.

What is the cheapest way to watch ABC?

The most cost-efficient way to watch ABC content is to get a subscription to DirecTV MyNews for $39.99/month.

How to get a free trial to ABC?

You can get a limited time free trial to ABC by subscribing to DirecTV MyNews, DirecTV MySports, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, or YouTube TV.

How to watch ABC for free?

Unfortunately there are no streaming services that offer ABC completely for free. That said, as we mentioned above you can get it for free for a limited time by subscribing to a service with a free trial. Here they are, this time ranked by which one offers the longest free trial:

YouTube TV (7 days free)
Fubo (7 days free)
DirecTV Stream (5 days free)
DirecTV MySports (5 days free)
Hulu with Live TV (3 days free)

How to get a ABC live stream?

The platforms that will get you a ABC live stream right now are: Sling Blue, DirecTV MyNews, DirecTV MySports, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, or Tablo TV.

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How to watch ABC outside the US?

You can watch ABC abroad by combining NordVPN and one of the streaming services above like Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV, or YouTube TV.

How to watch ABC on Roku?

You can watch ABC on your Roku device by subscribing to Sling Blue, DirecTV MyNews, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, or Tablo TV.

How to watch ABC on an Amazon Fire TV?

ABC can be accessed on an Amazon Fire TV device by subscribing to Sling Blue, DirecTV MyNews, DirecTV MySports, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, or Tablo TV.

How to watch ABC on an Apple TV device?

The streaming services that include ABC and are available on Apple TV are Sling Blue, DirecTV MyNews, DirecTV MySports, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, and Tablo TV.

How to watch ABC on a computer?

On a web browser head to the websites of Sling Blue, DirecTV MyNews, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, or Tablo TV to start watching ABC.

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How to watch ABC on iOS (iPhone or iPad)?

You can watch ABC on an iPhone or iPad by subscribing to Sling Blue, DirecTV MyNews, DirecTV MySports, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, or Tablo TV.

How to watch ABC on an Android phone?

You can watch ABC on an Android device such as Samsung or Google Pixel by subscribing to Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, or Tablo TV.

How to watch ABC on an Android TV?

You can watch ABC on a Smart TV that runs on Android by getting a subscription to Sling Blue, DirecTV MySports, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, or Tablo TV.

How to watch ABC on an Xbox?

You can watch ABC on an Xbox console through Sling Blue, Hulu with Live TV, or YouTube TV.

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How to pay for a ABC subscription with Paypal?

The services that accept Paypal and carry ABC are: Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV, and YouTube TV.

How to pay for a ABC subscription with Apple Pay?

The services that accept Paypal and carry ABC are: Sling Blue.

How to pay for a ABC subscription with Google Pay?

The services that accept Paypal and carry ABC are: Sling Blue, and YouTube TV.