The Best Services to Watch ESPN Live Without Cable

cord-cutting › espn • Updated on May 31, 2026
Get the latest highlights across every major sport, from hockey, football, basketball and baseball to UFC and more. If you never want to miss a score, here are some of the best deals to get ESPN without cable.

You can stream ESPN live without cable on Fubo, Sling TV Orange, DIRECTV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV Essentials, YouTube TV Sports Plan, Youtube TV Sports + News Plan, YouTube TV Sports + News + Entertainment Plan, YouTube TV, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Unlimited bundle, or ESPN Unlimited.

The top three ways to watch ESPN live without cable:
Fubo
7-day free trial.
$73.99 Watch
Sling TV Orange
No free trial.
$45.99 Watch
DIRECTV
5-day free trial.
$89.99 Watch

ESPN on Fubo

Branded as a sports-focused streaming service, it also comes with RSNs, CBS Sports, both Fox Sports channels FS1 and FS2, as well as ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3. The only area it falls short of being the perfect cord-cutting solution for sports fans is that it doesn't include TNT.

Go to Fubo

Price: $73.99/month

Free Trial: 7 days

Channel lineup: ABC, ABC News Live, ACC Network, AccuWeather, Bein Sports, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS local channels, CBS Sports Network, CBSN, Cheddar, CMT, CNBC, Comedy Central, Comet, Court TV, Cozi TV, CW, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, E!, ESPN, ESPN 4K, 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, Galavision, GetTV, Golf Channel, GRIT, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Family, Hallmark Mystery, IFC, Intravel, Local Now, MASN, 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, TUDN, TUDNxtra, TV Land, TVG, Unimas, Unimas local channels, Universal Kids, Universo, VH1, WGN America, Willow, YES Network

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

ESPN on Sling TV Orange

This so-called "skinny bundle" includes all three ESPN channels, and throws in TNT, TBS, and more.

Go to Sling TV Orange

Price: $45.99/month

Channel lineup: A&E, AMC, AXS TV, BBC America, BET, Bloomberg Television, Cartoon Network, Charge!, CNN, Comedy Central, Comet, Disney Channel, EPIX Drive-In, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, Food Network, Freeform, Fuse, HGTV, History, IFC, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, Local Now, MGM+, MotorTrend, Nick Jr., QVC, Sling Scapes, TBS, TNT, Travel Channel, Vice

Device compatibility: AirTV, Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Cox, Google TV Streamer, iOS, LG TV, Mi Box, Roku, Samsung TV, TiVo, Vizio, Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox, Xbox One

ESPN on DIRECTV

DIRECTV offers a five day trial which includes ESPN, so you can watch the game or event you're looking for, and if you choose, cancel and not pay anything. There are, however, plently reasons to keep this complete cord-cutting package: local channels, RSNs, unlimited DVR, and the ability to watch on an astounding 20 devices at once in your home (3 devices outside).

Go to DIRECTV

Price: $89.99/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, CNBC, 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, Lifetime, Lionsgate Collection, MeatEater TV, MotorTrend, MovieSphere, MSNBC, MTV, MTV2, NBA TV, NBC, NBC local channels, News Nation, Newsmax, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, 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 compatibility: Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS, Roku, Samsung TV

ESPN on Hulu with Live TV

Hulu and ESPN are both owned by Disney, so it makes sense that: a- Hulu's Live TV service includes ESPN, and b- ESPN+ and Disney+ are included in Hulu with Live TV's main plan that costs $82.99/month.

Go to Hulu with Live TV

Price: $88.99/month

Free Trial: 3 days

Channel lineup: A&E, ABC, ABC News Live, ACC Network, Adult Swim, Animal Planet, BET, Big Ten Network, Bloomberg Television, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CBS, CBS local channels, CBS News, CBS Sports Network, Cheddar News, CMT, CNBC, 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 Channel, Hallmark Mystery, HGTV, History, HLN, ID, Justice Central TV, Lifetime, Lifetime Movies, LiveNOW, Localish, Military History Chanel, 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 compatibility: Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, iPhone, LG TV, Nintendo Switch, Roku, Samsung TV, Xbox

ESPN on Sling TV Essentials

Get the latest highlights across every major sport, from hockey, football, basketball and baseball to UFC and more. If you never want to miss a score, here are some of the best deals to get ESPN without cable. You can watch ESPN without cable with a free trial on YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, and Fubo, or with a subscription on Vidgo, DirecTV Stream, and Sling Orange + Blue. Live ESPN is not available on ESPN+, the platform's own streaming platform. To watch live games from ESPN, you have to subscribe to one of the cord-cutting services below. Below, we list all of them in detail. We made this ranking based on each service's value: how many other channels each dollar of subscription will get you.

Go to Sling TV Essentials

Price: $19.99/month

Channel lineup: Bounce, Disney Channel, ESPN, ESPN2, Freeform, Game Show Network, GRIT, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Heroes & Icons, Lifetime Movies, MeTV, Start TV

ESPN on YouTube TV Sports Plan

YouTube TV and DirecTV are rivals in live TV streaming, previously prioritizing wider channel line-ups and improved features as their strategy to get more subscribers. However, this strategy also meant increased prices for their base plans. So, in early 2025, DirecTV introduced their Genre Packs, which offered curated channel lists based on their respective type of content aired. YouTube TV's Sports Plan aims to do the same, but for their sports-avid subscribers.

Go to YouTube TV Sports Plan

Price: $64.99/month

Channel lineup: ACC Network, ACC Network, ACCN, Big Ten Network, Big Ten Network, BTN, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN News, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, FS1, FS2, Golf Channel, NBA TV, NBC Regional Sports Networks, NBCSN, NFL Network, SEC Network, SECN, TBS, TNT, truTV, USA Network

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

ESPN on Youtube TV Sports + News Plan

After DirecTV pivoted to releasing cheaper, skinnier bundles, the rest of the live TV streaming landscape followed suit. YouTube TV's Sports + News Plan is one of a handful of skinnier bundles curated by type of content, this time selected just for sports fans that also watch the news.

Go to Youtube TV Sports + News Plan

Price: $71.99/month

Channel lineup: ABC News Live, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, C-SPAN, CBS Sports Network, CNBC, CNN, ESPN, ESPN News, ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Business, Fox News, Fox Weather, FS1, FS2, Golf Channel, LiveNOW from FOX, MS NOW, NBA TV, NBC News Now, NBC Regional Sports Networks, NBCSN, Newsmax, NewsNation, NFL Network, SEC Network, TBS, TNT, truTV, USA Network

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

ESPN on YouTube TV Sports + News + Entertainment Plan

While other streaming sites only favor skinnier bundles, YouTube TV's Sports + News + Entertainment Plan offers a unique proposition: it's three of the slimmer packages, all bunched up into one convenient streaming plan that's still cheaper than the original base package offered by YouTube TV.

Go to YouTube TV Sports + News + Entertainment Plan

Price: $77.99/month

Channel lineup: ABC News Live, ACC Network, Adult Swim, Animal Planet, BET, Big Ten Network, Bravo, C-SPAN, CBS Sports Network, CMT, CNBC, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, E!, ESPN, ESPN News, ESPN2, ESPNU, Food Network, Fox Business, Fox News, Fox Weather, Freeform, FS1, FS2, FX, FXM, FXX, Galavisión, Game Show Network, Golf Channel, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, HLN, HSN, LiveNOW from FOX, MS NOW, MTV, NBA TV, NBC News Now, NBC Regional Sports Networks, NBCSN, Newsmax, NewsNation, NFL Network, OWN, Paramount Network, QVC, SEC Network, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, TV Land, USA Network, VH1

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

ESPN on YouTube TV

It's 100+ big-name channels (ESPN included of course), unlimited DVR, 3 concurrent streams, and there is also an option for extras like the NFL Sunday ticket - all packaged into the familiar interface of Youtube.

Go to YouTube TV

Price: $82.99/month

Free Trial: 7 days

Channel lineup: ABC, ABC, 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, CNBC, CNBC 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, ESPN2, ESPN3, Food Network, FOX, Fox Business Network, 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 Family, 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, TCM, 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, Willow, YouTube Originals, Zen channel

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

ESPN on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Unlimited bundle

For the same price as ESPN Unlimited, you can get the Disney+ and Hulu bundle. It's not only the cheapest way to stream ESPN, but also most likely the best value for your buck.

Go to Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Unlimited bundle

Price: $35.99/month

Channel lineup: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU

Device compatibility: Amazon Fire TV, Android, Apple TV, iOS, PlayStation, Roku, Xbox

ESPN on ESPN Unlimited

ESPN Unlimited, the new plan from ESPN's DTC (Direct to Consumer service), includes every single ESPN channel for the sensible price of $30/month. It also includes what was known as ESPN+, which is about 32,000 events per year, mostly boxing but also some NFL and MLB. You can save two months if you pay for the full year in advance.

Go to ESPN Unlimited

Price: $29.99/month

Channel lineup: ACC Network, ACCNX, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, SEC Network, SECN+

Device compatibility: Android, Chromecast, Fire TV, Google TV Streamer, iOS, Oculus, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Xfinity Flex