6 Best Services to Watch MSNBC Live Without Cable

With MSNBC, get the latest original news and coverage as well as commentary from sister news channel NBC.

You can stream MSNBC live without cable on Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV, Peacock, or YouTube TV.

The cheapest option to watch MSNBC live is Peacock for $7.99/month.

Below, we count down the best ways to watch MSNBC that cord-cutters use. We made this ranking based on each service's value: how many other channels each dollar of subscription will get you.

The cord-cutting services that offer MSNBC live without cable:
Sling Blue $45.99 $23 Watch
DirecTV Stream $86.99 Watch
Fubo $84.99 Watch
Hulu with Live TV $82.99 Watch
Peacock $7.99 Watch
YouTube TV $82.99 Watch

If you want a cable alternative that gets you MSNBC but doesn't break the bank, consider Sling TV's Blue plan. For $45.99, you'll also be getting ABC, NBC, and FOX channels depending on your area, and many notable sports events on the Fox Sports channels, which also come included here.

Price: $45.99 $60

Channel lineup: A&E, ABC, AMC, AXS TV, BBC America, BET, Bloomberg TV+, Bravo, Cartoon Network, Charge!, CNN, Comedy Central, Comet, Discovery Channel, E!, EPIX Drive-In, Food Network, FOX, Fox News Channel, Fox Sports 1, FS1 4K, Fuse, FX, HGTV, History, HLN, IFC, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, Local Now, MGM+, 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 compatibility: AirTV, Amazon Fire TV, Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, LG TV, Roku, Samsung TV, Xbox

You can get MSNBC with DIRECTV Stream's cord-cutting offer or you can get it as part of the "genre packs". It is included in MyEntertainment, MyNews, and My Sports, which respectively cost $34.99, $35.99, and $69.99 for the package including ESPN and Fox Sports.

Price: $82.99/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, 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 compatibility: Amazon Fire TV, Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, iOS, Roku, Samsung TV

Fubo might be a sports-oriented streamer, but it's also a great option for news coverage. You'll get MSNBC of course, as well as CNBC, and NBC local channels.

Price: $82.99/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, 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, 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 compatibility: Amazon Fire TV, Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, Roku, Xfinity Flex, Xumo

Hulu might be more known for Original series like The Handmaid's Tale, but they also offer one of the most comprehensive cord-cutting packages out there. This offer will include MSNBC and other news channels like CNN, but also the entire Hulu library, Disney+, and ESPN+.

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

With MSNBC, get the latest original news and coverage as well as commentary from sister news channel NBC.

You can watch MSNBC without cable with a free trial on YouTube TV, Hulu with Live TV, and Fubo, or with a subscription on AT&T TV, and Sling Orange + Blue.

Below, we count down the best ways to watch MSNBC that cord-cutters use. We made this ranking based on each service's value: how many other channels each dollar of subscription will get you.

Price: $82.99/month

Channel lineup: American Greed, Binge this Week, Black Cinema, Black-Led Drama, Bravo, Bravo Below Deck, Bravo Million Dollar Listing, Bravo Real Housewives, Caso Cerrado, Circle Country, CJ ENM, CNBC Ka-Ching, CNBC Make It, Comedy TV, D&D Live, Dateline 24/7, Days of our Lives, Destination Death, Disability on Screen, Drama TV, Fail Army, Fallon Tonight, Food52, GOLFPASS, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Drama, Hallmark Mystery, Hell’s Kitchen, Hispanic Heritage, Hit Blockbuster Movies, Horror & Supernatural, In It To Win It, Kiss Me Deadly, Laugh Here, Law & Order, Love/Crime, Modern Family, Morning Joe, Movies We Love, MSNBC, NatureVision TV, NBC, NBC LX Home, NBC News Now, NBC Sports on Peacock, NFL Channel, Olympic Channel, One Chicago, Out of This World, Peacock Reality, People Are Awesome, Premier League, Race Against Crime, REELZ, Rotten Tomatoes Movie Channel, Saved by the Bell, Seth Meyers Now, Sky News, Snapped, SNL Vault, Squawkbox, Telemundo Series, The Choice, The Office, The Pet Collective, The Rotten Tomatoes Channel, This Old House, TODAY All Day, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, USGA, Watch This Week, Weather Spy, Witching Hour, Women-Led Favorites, WWE Network

Device compatibility: Android Phones, Android TV, Apple TV, Google TV Streamer, iOS, LG TV, PlayStation, Roku, Visio TV, Xbox

What says "cord-cutting" more than watching TV channels like MSNBC on a Youtube interface? The leading cable alternative costs $83/month, and also comes with all CNBC, CNN, and NBC local channels. For sports fans, you'll also get the ESPNs, Fox Sports, TNT, and TBS.

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

How to watch MSNBC for free?

You can watch MSNBC with a free trial on:

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

What is the cheapest way to watch MSNBC?

The least expensive way to watch MSNBC is to get a subscription to Peacock for $7.99/month.

How to get MSNBC without Fox News?

As it stands, the only way to get MSNBC content without subsidizing Fox News is Peacock. Every other cord-cutting service that carries MSNBC live, also has Fox News.

What is the cheapest way to get MSNBC without cable?

If on-demand access to MSNBC shows is enough, then the cheapest way is Peacock for $7.99. Otherwise, if you want the linear live stream, the cheapest service is DIRECTV Stream's "MyEntertainment" genre pack for $34.99, and then is Sling TV for $45.99.

How to watch MSNBC and CNBC without cable?

You can watch MSNBC and CNBC on:

  • DirecTV Stream
  • Fubo
  • Hulu with Live TV
  • YouTube TV
  • How to watch MSNBC and CNN without cable?

    You can watch MSNBC and CNN on:

  • DirecTV Stream
  • Hulu with Live TV
  • YouTube TV
  • How to watch MSNBC outside the US?

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