If your primary reason to pay for live TV is to stay up to date, we think you’ll be pretty happy with what Spectrum has to offer.Įntertainment and lifestyle: 3.5/5 Spectrum TV’s lineup for movies, home improvement shows, reality TV, and true crime is just OK. ![]() You get national networks CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News, plus all the news that comes with local channels. News and politics: 4.5/5 Spectrum doesn’t offer the hotly debated Newsmax channel at its base price, but it has almost everything else news junkies crave. It’s not great, but it’s not awful either. You do get PBS, though, plus the regular Disney channel, Family Entertainment TV (FETV), and Discovery. Smithsonian’s out, too, and Science (you can get some of these with the Entertainment View add-on, but it costs $12 extra each month). You won’t get Disney Jr., Nat Geo Wild, Cartoon Network, or Nick Jr., unfortunately. The sports pack is a breezy $6 per month, which isn’t bad, but we’d still prefer the channels be in the standard package.įamily and education: 3/5 Spectrum TV also earns a passing grade for kids shows, but it’s nothing to write home. You may be eligible for various regional sports networks, but they almost always cost extra. You’ll get national games on the local networks and coverage from networks like TNT and FS1, but you’ll have to pay extra for goodies like MLB Extra Innings, NHL Center Ice, and the ESPN College Extra. Sports: 3/5 Spectrum TV is only passable when it comes to sports. You’ll miss out on a few smaller local networks in some areas, such as Antenna TV and Estrella TV, but we have no major complaints. You get the big four-NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX-plus The CW and Spanish-language channels. Local: 4/5 Spectrum does a great job of providing local channels throughout the hundreds of markets it covers. Your exact channel lineup depends on where you live (and some areas even have unique package options), so enter your address and check the channel guide as you decide. You get more than 125 channels with TV SELECT and more than 140 channels on MI PLAN LATINO, but those are your only package options. Spectrum TV is a good choice for basic TV viewing on a budget, especially if you bundle with home internet. When you want everything under the sun with just one package price, DIRECTV is a fantastic option. At its top tier, you even get premium channels like HBO, Showtime, and STARZ. You get local, national, and international coverage plus commentary from both sides of the aisle.Įntertainment and lifestyle: 4.5/5 DIRECTV offers all the movies, reality shows, home improvement series, and true crime channels you can think of. News and politics: 5/5 Like with sports, DIRECTV offers almost all the news and analysis you could hope for. There’s also PBS, Cartoon Network, and plenty of shows and movies to choose from. ![]() ![]() You get access to all the heavy hitters, from Disney Jr. Pricing starts at $349 per season for YouTube TV subscribers and $449 for just the premium channel.įamily and education: 5/5 When it comes to shows for kids and families, you can’t do better than DIRECTV. We still think DIRECTV is a stellar choice for sports fans of all kinds, but you’ll have to add the Sunday Ticket channel from YouTube TV if you want every out-of-market game. We have to say nearly, though, because DIRECTV lost its exclusive contract with NFL Sunday Ticket at the end of 2022. Sports: 4.5/5 DIRECTV offers access to every one of the top sports channels out there plus a bunch of regional sports networks, meaning you can catch nearly every game under the sun. You’ll miss out on a few of the nation’s top 100 picks because they’re only available over the air, but there’s no provider out there that can beat out DIRECTV for local coverage. You get access to the big four networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX) plus a handful of Spanish-language channels. Local: 4.5/5 Local channels are the heart of a good TV package, and DIRECTV has you covered at every tier. ![]() It also offers more regional sports networks than any other TV provider, making it one of our top choices for content among all the providers we review. DIRECTV satellite offers a metric ton of channels, including almost all the most popular networks in the US.
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