Sling TV vs. DIRECTV NOW vs. fuboTV vs. PlayStation Vue Channels

Our Favorite

Offers 121 channels
Wide channel variety

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Runner Up

Offers 126 channels
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Good for Sports

Offers 54 channels
Niche sports channels

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Worth the Price

Offers 90*& channels
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Written by: Scott Teran

Published 04/17/2018

Sling TV vs. DIRECTV NOW vs. fuboTV vs. PlayStation Vue Channels

Product	Recommended
Sling TV	Our Favorite
DIRECTV NOW	Runner Up
FuboTV	Good for Sports
PlayStation_Vue_logo	Worth the Price

As we’ve reviewed streaming TV services, we’ve noticed it’s not as easy as it should be to find who carries which channel. So we decided to find every (every!) single channel for three of the biggest streaming TV services—Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, fuboTV, and PlayStation Vue—and list all 193 channels here in alphabetical order.

If you’re looking for your favorite channel on Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW, fuboTV, or PlayStation Vue, you’ll find it here.

^{If you want to jump to a specific channel, try typing CTRL + F and using the search field in your browser.}

Sling TV vs. DIRECTV NOW vs. fubo TV vs PlayStation Vue — Channel List

CHANNEL	Sling TV	DIRECTV NOW	Fubo TV	Playstation Vue
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	FuboTV	PlayStation Vue
A Wealth of Entertainment	No	Yes	No	No
A&E	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ABC	Yes*	Yes	No	Yes
AMC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
American Heroes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Animal Planet	No	Yes	No	Yes
Audience	No	Yes	No	No
AXS TV	Yes	Yes	No	No
Baby First	No	Yes	No	No
Baby TV	Yes	No	Yes	No
BBC America	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
BBC World News	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
BeIN Sports	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Benfica TV	No	No	Yes	No
BET	Yes	Yes	No	No
Bloomberg TV	Yes	Yes	No	No
Boomerang	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Bravo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
Big Ten Network	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Campus Insiders	No	No	No	No
C-SPAN	No	Yes	No	No
C-SPAN2	No	Yes	No	No
Cartoon Network	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Centric	No	Yes	No	No
CGTN	Yes	No	No	No
Chelsea TV	No	No	Yes	No
Chiller	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cine Sony Television	No	No	Yes	Yes
CMT	Yes	Yes	No	No
CNBC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CNBC World	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
CNN	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Comcast Sports	No	No	Yes*	No
Comedy Central	Yes	Yes	No	No
Comedy TV	No	Yes	No	No
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
Cooking Channel	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Cozi TV	No	No	Yes	No
CW	No	Yes	No	No
Destination America	No	Yes	No	Yes
Discovery	No	Yes	No	Yes
Discovery Family Channel	No	Yes	No	Yes
Discovery Life	No	Yes	No	Yes
Disney Channel**	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Disney Junior**	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Disney XD**	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
DIY Network	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
E!	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Eleven Sports	No	No	Yes	Yes
El Rey	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
EPIX	Yes	No	No	No
EPIX2	Yes	No	No	No
EPIX Drive-In	Yes	No	No	No
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
EPIX Hits	Yes	No	No	Yes
ESPN	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
ESPN2	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
ESPN Buzzer Beater	No	No	No	No
ESPN Goal Line	Yes	No	No	Yes
ESPNEWS	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
ESPNU	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Euronews	Yes	No	No	No
FM	No	Yes	No	No
FamilyNet	No	No	No	No
Fandor Festival	Yes	No	No	No
FLAMA	Yes	No	No	No
Food Network	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
The Football Report	No	No	Yes	No
Fox	Yes*	Yes	Yes*	Yes*
Fox Business Network	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fox Deportes	No	No	Yes	Yes
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
Fox Life	No	No	Yes	Yes
Fox News Channel	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
FOX Sports 1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FOX Sports 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
France24	Yes	No	No	No
Freeform**	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
FuboTV Network	No	No	Yes	No
Fuse	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Fusion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FX Movie Channel	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
FXX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
fyi,	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Galavision	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Golf Channel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GolTV	No	No	Yes	No
GSN	Yes	Yes	No	No
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
Hallmark Channel	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
HBO	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
HGTV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
HISTORY	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
HLN	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
IFC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Investigation Discovery	No	Yes	No	Yes
Justice Central	No	Yes	No	No
Lifetime	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Lifetime Movie Network (LMN)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Local Now	Yes	No	No	No
Logo	Yes	Yes	No	No
Machinima	No	No	No	Yes
MGM HD	No	No	No	Yes
Motors TV HD	Yes	No	No	No
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
MLB Network	No	Yes	No	Yes
MSNBC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MTV	Yes	Yes	No	No
MTV2	Yes	Yes	No	No
MTV Classic	No	Yes	No	No
Nat Geo WILD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
National Geographic Channel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NBA TV	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NBC	Yes*	Yes	Yes*	Yes
NBCSN	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
NBC Universo	No	No	Yes	Yes
NDTV 24X7	Yes	No	No	No
News18	Yes	No	No	No
Newsy	Yes	No	No	No
NFL Network	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
NFL Redzone	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
NHL Network	Yes	No	No	No
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
Nick Jr.	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite	No	Yes	No	No
Nicktoons	Yes	Yes	No	No
One American News	No	Yes	No	No
Outdoor Channel	Yes	No	No	No
Outside Channel	Yes	No	No	Yes
OWN	No	Yes	No	Yes
Oxygen	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PAC-12 Network	Yes	No	No	No
PIXL	Yes	No	No	No
Pop	No	No	No	Yes
Primeira Liga TV	No	No	Yes	No
Revolt	No	Yes	Yes	No
RFD-TV	Yes	Yes	No	No
RT Network	Yes	No	No	No
Science	No	Yes	No	Yes
SEC Network	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
SEC Network+	Yes	No	No	No
Showtime	Yes	No	No	Yes
Showtime 2	Yes	No	No	No
Showtime Beyond	Yes	No	No	No
Showtime Extreme	Yes	No	No	No
Showtime Next	Yes	No	No	No
Showtime Showcase	Yes	No	No	No
Showtime Women	Yes	No	No	No
Showtime West	Yes	No	No	No
Sony Movie Channel	No	No	No	Yes
Spike	No	Yes	No	No
Sprout	No	Yes	Yes	No
Sportsman Channel	No	No	No	No
STARZ	Yes	No	No	No
STARZ ENCORE Action	No	Yes	No	No
STARZ ENCORE Black	No	Yes	No	No
STARZ ENCORE East	No	Yes	No	No
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
STARZ ENCORE Family	Yes	Yes	No	No
STARZ ENCORE Classic	Yes	Yes	No	No
STARZ ENCORE Suspense	No	Yes	No	No
STARZ ENCORE West	Yes	Yes	No	No
STARZ ENCORE Westerns	No	Yes	No	No
SundanceTV	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Syfy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TBS	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
TCM	No	No	No	Yes
TeenNick	Yes	Yes	No	No
The Blaze	Yes	No	No	No
Telemundo	No	Yes	Yes*	Yes
Telexitos	No	No	Yes*	No
Tennis Channel	No	Yes	No	No
TLC	No	Yes	No	Yes
TNT	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Travel Channel	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue
Tribeca Shortlist	Yes	No	No	Yes
TruTV	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
TV Land	Yes	Yes	No	No
TVG	No	Yes	No	No
TV One	No	Yes	No	No
TyC Sports	Yes	No	Yes	No
UniMás	Yes	Yes	No	No
Universo	No	Yes	No	No
Univision	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Univision Deportes Network	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
USA Network	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Universal Channel	No	No	Yes	No
Universal Kids	No	No	No	Yes
Velocity	No	Yes	No	Yes
VH1	Yes	Yes	No	No
Vibrant	Yes	No	No	No
Viceland	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
WE tv	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
World Fishing Network	Yes	No	No	No
Weather Channel	No	Yes	No	No
WeatherNation	Yes	Yes	No	No
Z Living HD	Yes	No	No	No
DEALS	Sling	DIRECTV NOW	fuboTV	PlayStation Vue

^{*Only available in select areas.}

Okay, I found my channel(s). What now?

If only one streaming TV service has your must-have channel, then your decision is already made for you. For example, HGTV isn’t available on fuboTV, so Property Brothers junkies will be using DIRECTV NOW or Sling to get their fix.

If you find your favorite channels are on two or more different streaming services, we recommend doing just a little more research to find the best TV streaming experience. We love TV, so we’ve reviewed DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, and the best live TV streaming services.

DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, fuboTV, and PlayStation Vue have plenty of similarities—cloud DVR, add-on packages, etc.—and each offers free, easy-to-cancel trials. So if you’re trying to decide between them, just try them all. We did, and it takes less than five minutes to sign up for or cancel service.

Got channel questions?

If you have more questions about what’s on DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, fuboTV, or PlayStation Vue, ask us in the comments section below.

Introduction
Overview
Channel Comparison List
How to Decide

Ron

HGTV is available on sling, FYI
- http://dev-reviewsorg.pantheon.io Scott T.
  
  Doh! Fixed that.
Ron

HGTV is also available on FuboTv…I’d delete that entire section of your review.
- http://dev-reviewsorg.pantheon.io Scott T.
  
  Holy cow! Thanks for catching that. We fixed it.
http://dev-reviewsorg.pantheon.io/ Trevor Wheelwright

Yes Doug, that’s our recommendation!

The interface caters to sports more, which helps you find what you want to watch quicker.
Here’s the link: https://www.fubo.tv/signup
- http://mylordandme.com Doug
  
  Thank you Trevor!!
itsSunYam

Might want to update this. fuboTV offers Food Network, LMN, Local NOW, PAC-12, they just got the CBS channels (some depends on your area), heard rumors they will be getting Showtime since it’s owned by CBS, with more channels coming.
Laurel Pearl-Gross

does direct offer on demand? To clarify can I view the most recent episodes of a particular show at anytime after the original airing?
http://dev-reviewsorg.pantheon.io/ Trevor Wheelwright

Hey Gio,
FuboTV expanded its American Football offering recently with NFL Network and a few others. Check out your subscription to see if any new channels were added (NFL Network was added to Premier for free), or if you see new add-on packs available to you at an additional cost.
Brent Norway

No, but you get more discounts if you do
GK

So far DIRECTV NOW is looking god but I need to watch the Red Sox season without going through Comcast NESNgo is allegedly a stream option but don’t know what to choose re: streaming offer. Any suggestions?
Matt

There are a bunch of channels Fubo gets that say “no” on this list. Fake news. Food Network, Travel Channel, NFL, Red Zone, Local Now, Weather Channel, Unimas, Universal Kids (sprout doesn’t exist anymore), Olympic Channel ( Universal channel doesn’t exist anymore), all Showtime channels, all PAC 12 channels, etc. This “ list” is a sham.
Carlos Nunez

wait direct tv now has BEIN sports???? since when??
Chuck

You have LMN and Lifetime Movie Network listed separately and some carrying one but not the other – aren’t they the same?
- Maria Millett
  
  Oh thank you for catching that! We will delete one of those.
Rich Oberst

Wrong. TNT and USA are both available in Sling Blue
- Maria Millett
  
  Thanks for letting us know, Rich!
Wyre

Update for your chart: DirectTVNow does offer TCM … on its least expensive tier. There are not a lot of “72 hr rewind” choices for previously aired films, and you can’t log in to the TCM app with DTVN credentials ( which may be the case with all streaming service accounts), but it does offer Live Turner Classic movies. That was a big selling point for me.
- Maria Millett
  
  Thanks for the update!!
Yovizna

DTN has now the ability of recording on the cloud. The article is accurate now. 3/2018
- Maria Millett
  
  Thanks for the update!
Maria Millett

Hi Randall! We are always updating our pages, we will add this one to our queue!
Jack Bish

I just cancelled ps vue because they didn’t have a&e. I still don’t see it in the channel lineup on their website.
Jim

All of these are off. I’m looking at this and the sites of the streaming services at the same time and you have yeses where there should be no’s and no’s where there should be yeses.
Froide

Thanks for the comparisons. This chart needs to things, though: (1) distinctions among Sling Blue, Sling Orange, Sling Blue+Orange, and those configurations’ associated Extras, and (2) monthly updates to reflect these services’ rapidly changing lineups.
Mary

When was this list last updated? Do not see where changes were made based on the comments made.
Respected Citizen

DirecTV Now does have Aspire, CBS*, CBS Sports, My Network TV*, NHL Network, Ovation, Pop, Reelz, Sportsman, TCM, Universal Kids, Up, and 4 add-on packages: HBO, Cinemax, Starz and Showtime. ESPN Goal Line and SEC+ was available last season on the app with DTV Now credentials.

Fubo has NFL Network and RedZone, not DirecTV Now.

Spike became the Paramount Network, Centric became BET Her, and Universal became the Olympics Channel. Comcast Sports channels were all rebranded as NBC Sports channels.

NBC Universo is the same thing as Universo.

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