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NBC is the official home of the 2024 Paris Olympics on TV, and the network will have hours of live coverage each night this summer. That means if you want to watch Simone Biles present a jaw-dropping floor routine or see who takes home the gold for track and field events, you’ll need to tune into your local NBC affiliate channel.
In addition to letting you watch the Paris 2024 Olympics live, NBC is home to some of TV’s most popular entertainment and news programming, including Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show and The Voice. The easiest way to watch NBC at home would be through cable or a digital antenna (like this one from Amazon), but for cord cutters, there are some live TV streamers that’ll let you watch NBC without having to drop hundreds of dollars on a cable package.
Keep reading to learn the streaming options available.
How to Watch NBC Without Cable At Home
If you’re going the non-cable route, the simplest way to get instant access to NBC programs and live 2024 Paris Olympics coverage is through the channel’s official streaming platform, Peacock. While there is no free trial for new users, the platform offers cheap plans starting at just $5.99 a month or you can get an annual plan for $59.99 a year (which gets you 12 months of streaming for the price of 10).
Content outside of the 2024 Olympics you can look forward to streaming includes Apple Never Falls, Poker Face, Ted, The Traitors, Couple to Throuple, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, Bel-Air, Love Island, Love Island Games, One of Us Is Lying, Dr. Death, Yellowstone, Suits, The Office, Modern Family and Parks & Recreation. Bravo fans can also tune into content like Vanderpump Rules, Below Deck, The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip and Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard.
How to Watch NBC Without Cable for Free Online
For the most amount of content options, live TV streamers let you watch NBC without cable in addition to hundreds of other channels. Plus, through free trials and promos going on you can save money and watch NBC at home for free.
To help you find the best live TV streaming platforms online, ShopBillboard put together our list of favorites below.
DirecTV Stream
Watch NBC online through DirecTV Stream, a live TV streaming service that includes your local NBC station as part of its channel lineup. New users can score a five-day free trial through DirecTV Stream when you sign up for one of its four packages. Every streaming package includes NBC plus CNBC, MSNBC and dozens of other channels. Bonus offer: you can save $30 when you combine a streaming package with a “Sports Pack.” Right now, the Entertainment + Sports Pack is $85 (reg. $95) for the first three months.
You’ll also receive unlimited DVR storage, local channels and the ability to stream on as many smart devices as you want.
Sling TV
Sling TV’s latest promo gets new users half-off your first month when you sign up for one of the three packages offered. The Blue package comes with NBC in addition to sports, news and entertainment channels, plus 50 hours of DVR storage for $22.50 (reg. $45).
For the most channels, you can combine the Orange + Blue package for only $30 (reg. $60) and you’ll get all 48 channels — including FS1 and the NFL Network as well as the ability to stream on up to three devices at once.
FuboTV
Fubo is another cheap streaming option to watch NBC online without cable. Even better: the streamer is offering a seven-day free trial that’ll let you watch NBC and more than 100 live TV channels for no cost.
After the free trial is over, you’ll have a few streaming plans to choose from including Fubo’s Pro Plan, which is the cheapest option at $79.99 a month. You’ll have 199 channels to flip through, 1000 hours of DVR storage and the ability to watch content on up to 10 screens at once. For more content options, you can upgrade to the Premier plan for $99.99 a month, which includes everything in its Elite plan as well as access to Showtime and 275 channels.
Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV is offering new subscribers a rare three-day free trial that’ll let you watch more than 95 channels including NBC online for free. Out of all the options available, Hulu + Live TV gives you the most content options, from live channels to the entire Hulu on-demand library of shows and movies. Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription fee of $77 a month.
What we like: your Hulu + Live TV plan includes Disney+ and ESPN+ for exclusive sports coverage and programming from ESPN, and all the Disney+ originals.
Can You Watch NBC on Peacock?
Since Peacock is the official streaming platform for NBC, you’ll be able to watch original content from the channel in addition to live programing online. All you need to do is sign up or log in to your account and you’ll immediately get access to everything within the Peacock library including NBC content.
Can You Watch NBC on Amazon Prime?
NBC is not offered for free with Prime, but you can buy episodes and seasons of select NBC shows on Prime Video to watch at your leisure. Episodes go for as low as $2 or you can buy a full season starting at $25.
