11 Best Services to Watch Hallmark Channel Without Cable in 2026

By Renee Cuisia

Hulu with Live TV is a streaming bundle that combines about a hundred live channels with on-demand services like Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ at no extra cost. Along with Hallmark, Hulu with Live TV subscribers can also enjoy Hallmark Mystery, although you might have to pay extra to watch Hallmark Family.

By Renee Cuisia

YouTube TV is a live TV service that has nearly everything — local and popular channels like Hallmark, unlimited DVR, and multiple simultaneous streams. And in case you're not satisfied, it also offers premium add-ons that give you access to channels like HBO and Starz. Though it's received complaints over the years about its inconsistent streaming quality and its tendency to hike up prices along with other services, YouTube TV remains flexible, easy-to-use, and varied enough to be an ideal service for beginner cord-cutters.

By Renee Cuisia

If you're looking for an all-in-one solution to cutting the cord, DirecTV Stream is a good place to start. The live TV package, which you can cancel anytime, offers hundreds of channels, a useful program guide, unlimited DVR, and some of the best picture quality in the game. It carries Hallmark as well as similar channels like Lifetime and Magnolia. However, not all DirecTV Stream plans carry sister channel Hallmark Mystery. Hallmark Family, meanwhile, is only available through an add-on.

By Renee Cuisia

While one of the skinnier bundles now offered by YouTube TV, this plan is rather unexpected. After all, isn't the point of making smaller, more affordable streaming plans? The combination of all three surely would cost a lot. Sports + News + Entertainment = Expensive? Surprisingly not. Despite combining all the three, somehow the cost is five whole dollars short of the original YouTube TV monthly base plan. It's almost like getting a discount. If your plan will only be used by adults– there's not much child-friendly channels in the line-up– swapping to this plan saves you a little for a rainy day.

Not interested in entertainment? Check out YouTube TV Sports + News Plan.

By Renee Cuisia

You could look at this plan as a combination of three skinny bundles, but really, the YouTube TV News + Entertainment + Family Plan is simply the YouTube TV base plan, just without all the sports channels. Obviously, that means this plan isn't meant for sports fans– any stray ones who wandered to this page might suit the YouTube TV Sports Plan better. But for families without any sports fan living at home, switching to this package makes sense for the whole family. Removing the sports channels means removing the pesky RSN fees, while still keeping all the features and all the channels you already love from YouTube TV. Still not convinced? It's 15% off the cost of the original YouTube TV base plan.

By Renee Cuisia

Philo is a live TV streaming service that only offers 70 channels, but pairing it with unlimited DVR and four simultaneous streams, all for just $28/month, makes it a pretty good deal for many cord-cutters. Among those channels are all three Hallmark channels, as well as HGTV, weTV, Lifetime, and Magnolia. For an extra $8/month, you can also add Hallmark+ to your lineup.

By Renee Cuisia

Peacock Premium Plus is the highest streaming tier Peacock offers, but it's still one of the cheapest packages you'll find right now. For just $14/month, you get access to a vast selection of TV shows (many from NBC and Bravo), movies, live channels, and of course, sports.

Premium Plus subscribers also get offline downloads, ad-free viewing, and access to their local NBC channel.

By Renee Cuisia

Imagine: What if you wanted YouTube TV, but only for the entertainment channels? You can now enjoy that dream through the new YouTube TV Entertainment Plan. It's one of many skinny bundles that YouTube TV recently introduced so that viewers can save up on streaming costs. How? Rather than pay for the full base plan– whose extensive line-up automatically means additional RSN and local programming fees, mind you– subscribers who only want entertainment can get entertainment through this skinnier package. As of writing, the Entertainment Plan also happens to be the cheapest way you can enjoy YouTube TV.

By Renee Cuisia

Spectrum TV Choice is an internet television service that is available only by call-in and only to Charter Spectrum internet customers.

The channels available to you will depend on your location, but usually you can choose 15 more channels to add to your plan. Please be careful that after 30 days, you might not be able to change the list of 15 channels you choose.

You can read more in our dedicated explainer here: Spectrum TV Choice Explained: Plans, Pricing, Channels.

By Renee Cuisia

This newcomer to cord-cutting quietly launched in April 2024. It's about 85 channels for $45, without any additional fees like a local channels surcharge, because there are simply no local channels. What you won't find either are sports channels. And some of the channels are Spectrum channels like Spectrum Originals and Spectrum News.

With Philo having a similar channel lineup but costing $12 less, you probably need a very good reason to go for Spectrum TV Stream. But, it's always nice to have another option.