Philo‘s free tier makes it possible watch the live TV service’s selection of FAST channels without paying for a monthly subscription. With more than 150 FAST channels available, free users get access to a variety of content ranging from reality to music, and news to classic TV.
What You Need to Know
- Philo’s free tier includes more than 150 FAST channels.
- The selection spans genres like reality, news, music, and classic TV.
- Free users also get access to a DVR, making it possible to record and save titles for up to 30 days.
When Philo’s free tier launched in May 2024 it was packed with more than 70 live channels.
However, the company has routinely added more FAST channels to the lineup since then, and the number has continually climbed.
As of July 2026, Philo offers access to more than 150 FAST channels. All of which are available to stream for free.
Philo Free Tier Channel List
All of the channels listed below are available to stream without a paid subscription. They are also available to Essential and Bundle+ subscribers at no additional cost.
- 365BLK
- 48 Hours
- 4UV
- 50 Cent Action
- A and E Crime 360
- A and E Preview
- Acorn TV Mysteries
- All Reality WE tv
- All Weddings WE tv
- All-Out Alaska
- AllBlk Gems
- AMC Thrillers
- America’s Test Kitchen
- Anger Management
- ANIME x HIDIVE
- Architectural Digest
- Are We There Yet?
- At Home with Family Handyman
- Ax Men
- Baywatch
- BBC News
- beIN Sports XTRA
- BET x Tyler Perry Comedy
- BET x Tyler Perry Drama
- The Bob Ross Channel
- Bon Appétit
- Buzzr
- Caught in Providence
- CBS News 24/7
- Chasing Criminals
- Cheddar News
- Cirque du Soleil
- Cold Case Files
- Comedy Dynamics
- Confess by Nosey
- The Conners
- Cook’s Country
- Cosmic Frontiers
- CraftsyTV
- Crime Cults Killers by A and E
- Crime Scenes
- Crime ThrillHer
- Dance Moms
- The Dead Files
- Deal or No Deal
- Deal Zone
- Deck the Hallmark
- The Design Network
- Designated Survivor
- Discovery TurboTV
- Dog the Bounty Hunter
- Dog Whisperer
- Duck Dynasty
- Ebony TV by Lionsgate
- ElectricNOW
- The Emeril Lagasse Channel
- FailArmy
- Family Unscripted
- Fear Factor
- Game Show Central
- Ghosts are Real
- Great American Romcoms
- Growing Up Hip Hop WE tv
- Gusto TV
- Heartland
- HerSphere
- History and Warfare
- History Preview
- History Untold
- Holiday Plus
- Home.Made.Nation
- Hot Bench
- How To
- HSN
- I (Almost) Got Away With It
- I Was Haunted
- Ice Road Truckers
- IFC Films Picks
- INFAST
- INWONDER
- Judge Judy
- Judge Nosey
- Kin
- LatiNation
- Lawless
- Lifetime Movie Favorites
- Lifetime Preview
- Living with Evil
- LOL! Network
- Love and Marriage
- Love After Lockup We TV
- Love Kills
- Love Nature
- Love Thy Neighbor
- MagellanTV Wildest
- Magnolia Selects
- The Martha Stewart Channel
- Matched, Married, Meet
- Medical Incredible
- Military Heroes
- Miramax Movie Channel
- Modern Marvels
- MovieSphere by Lionsgate
- MSG SportsZone
- Mysterious Worlds
- Mythbusters
- Nash Bridges
- Nashville
- National Lampoon
- Nosey
- NOST – The Nostalgia Network
- The Osbournes
- OuterSphere by Lionsgate
- Outlaw
- Outside TV
- Overtime
- Pam Grier’s Soul Flix
- Paws and Claws
- PBS Antiques Roadshow
- People Are Awesome
- Perform
- The Pet Collective
- Pickleball TV
- PlayersTV
- pocket.watch Game-On
- Portlandia
- The Price is Right: The Barker Era
- QVC
- QVC 365
- Real Crime Uncovered
- Reality Gone Wild
- RetroCrush
- Revry
- Ryan and Friends
- Say Yes to the Dress
- Scares by Shudder
- Screambox TV
- The Shade Room
- Shockwave
- Slightly Off IFC
- Spooks (MI5)
- Stories by AMC
- Survive or Die
- Sweet Escapes
- Tastemade Home
- Tastemade Travel
- The Tennis Channel 2
- Tiny House Nation
- Torque
- True Crime Now
- TV One Crime and Justice
- Unique Lives
- UnXplained Zone
- The Walking Dead Universe
- Weeds/Nurse Jackie
- Welcome Home
- Western Bound Wrangled by INSP
- World Poker Tour
- Xtreme Outdoor by HISTORY
All of these FAST channels can be accessed directly through the Free Channels section of the Philo website or in the Philo app on supported devices.
In addition to the live channels, the free tier also includes access to a large library of on-demand content. According to Philo, more than 14,000 movies and shows are available to watch on demand for free.
Do You Need to Create an Account to Watch for Free?
You don’t actually need to create an account to watch any of Philo’s free channels or on-demand content.
However, those planning on using Philo’s free tier on a regular basis are likely to find that creating a free account is in their interest.
For example, creating a free account unlocks the ability to track watch history and continue watching where you left off. This is in addition to the ability to save shows, favorite channels, and record titles.
For those considering signing up to Philo just to stream the free content, no payment information is required when creating an account.
The free account is simply used to help personalized the experience, unlocking additional features in the process.
Can You DVR Free Content?
The free tier includes a DVR, making it possible to record movies, series, and more, to watch at a later time.
However, and unlike the DVR included with Philo’s paid plans, the free DVR is limited to just 30 days, resulting in a far more limiting recording experience in general.
While free users are generally able to record most titles available with the free plan, there may be times when they find select titles are unavailable to record.
If a title is available to record, users will see a Save button listed. Clicking on this button will record the title and add it to the Saved section of the app and website.
Due to the personalized nature of a DVR, users will need to have created a free Philo account to save titles to watch at a later time.
You Can Easily Upgrade to a Paid Plan
For those that find the free tier doesn’t really meet their needs, Philo makes it relatively easy to upgrade a free account to a paid subscription.
Philo offers two main paid plans – Essential and Bundle+.
Priced at $25 a month, the Essential package unlocks access to more than 70 paid channels. These are on top of the 150 FAST channels available with the free plan.
Philo Essential Channels
All the channels you get with a paid subscription
While the $33/mo Bundle+ package doesn’t provide access to any more channels, it does unlock more on-demand content.
For example, Bundle+ subscribers get access to AMC+, Discovery+ and HBO Max as part of their live TV package, unlocking significantly more value for an additional $8 a month.
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