20 Best Streaming Services for Channel Surfing

With endless streaming options, gone are the days of mindlessly surfing until you land on a channel you want—or are they? Live TV providers like YouTube TV and Sling have made it so that you don't actually lose the traditional TV experience when you cut the cord. Tangled cables and overlong contracts are gone, of course, but channel surfing? That's thankfully here to stay. That's because many of these providers offer much of the same channels traditional TV offers, albeit at varying degrees. Free live TV services like Freevee, Pluto, and Xumo offer many channels, though some might deem them skippable, while more affordable services like Frndly and Philo will have more recognizable channels like Hallmark and History. Pricier packages like YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, and DirecTV Stream carry even more channels, both skippable and prestige, while if it's local channels you're after, then you might want to consider getting an OTA antenna (depending on where you live, it can receive up to 100 local channels). Below, we list the most channel-packed streaming services and devices. Happy surfing!