The cheapest way to watch NBC without cable is with a Peacock Premium Plus subscription. If looking for a live TV package that includes NBC, the Select plan from Sling TV is going to be the cheapest option overall – assuming you live in a market where Sling offers NBC.
Regardless of whether you want to stream NBC with or without a live TV package, you can expect to pay at least $20 a month.
NBC is available to watch for free. Using an antenna to access a home’s local over-the-air NBC station is a completely no-cost solution and the very cheapest way overall.
However, for those looking to stream NBC, there’s currently no free option outside of utilizing a free trial. Even then, access to NBC will only be available for the duration of the free trial.
Cheapest Way to Stream NBC – Without a Live TV Plan
Peacock began offering local NBC affiliates to Premium subscribers in late 2022, making it possible to access NBC stations without the need for a live TV package.
While Peacock offers two Premium plans, the availability of NBC is only available tox those signed up to the Premium Plus plan. Due to this, the cheapest way to stream NBC is $19.99/mo.
Peacock determines the local NBC station based on the geolocation of the streaming device accessing the service.
In other words, subscribers won’t get access to the national NBC channel, and cannot choose which local NBC station they have access to.
Cheapest Way to Stream NBC – With a Live TV Plan
At $20/mo, Sling TV is the cheapest way to watch NBC with a live TV streaming package.
Sling TV offers multiple live TV packages to choose from but the Sling Select and Sling Blue plans are the only ones that include access to NBC.
The Select package ($19.99/mo) is significantly cheaper than Blue ($46/mo), making Select the better option for those looking to save on the cost of a live TV package with NBC.
A quick point to note before signing up to Sling TV is that the live TV service doesn’t provide access to NBC in all locations in the United States. Due to this, you may want to check and make sure your local NBC station is available through Sling before signing up.
Sling Blue provides access to NBC in the following markets:
- Boston (WBTS)
- Chicago (WMAQ)
- Dallas/Fort Worth (KXAS)
- Hartford/New Haven (WVIT)
- Los Angeles (KNBC)
- Miami/Fort Lauderdale (WTVJ)
- New York (WNBC)
- Philadelphia (WCAU)
- San Diego (KNSD)
- San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose (KNTV)
- Washington, DC (WRC)
Important: In areas where ABC is also available, a $5 additional fee is added to the cost of the Sling Select package, taking the minimum price up to $25/mo in these locations.
More Live TV Packages With NBC
If Sling TV doesn’t meet your needs, or doesn’t offer NBC in your area, there are other options available.
All of the live TV streaming services and packages listed below include NBC in their channel lineups.
| SERVICE | PLAN | PRICE |
|---|---|---|
| DirecTV | MyEntertainment | $42.99/mo |
| YouTube TV | Entertainment Plan | $54.99/mo* |
| Fubo | Sports + News | $55.99/mo* |
| Hulu Live TV | Base Plan | $89.99/mo |
Important: Fubo charges an additional regional sports fee in many locations in the United States. Depending on the location and number of available RSNs, this fee could significantly increase the monthly price.
NBC and TV Everywhere
One of the benefits of signing up to a live TV plan that includes NBC is the added ability to log in to the NBC website and app to watch the live channel and additional on-demand content.
This is made possible through the use of TV Everywhere support.
TV Everywhere allows live TV subscribers to log in with their live TV account details to unlock access to any content available through a network’s app and website. In this case, the NBC app and website.
While there can sometimes be problems with certain live TV providers not offering TV Everywhere support for every channel they carry, that’s not an issue with NBC.
DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV all currently provide subscribers with TV Everywhere support for NBC.
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