After starting out as a place for classic TV sit-com episodes, TV Land evolved to include a lot of original programs. While you can still watch old favorites like Everybody Loves Raymond, you can also stream original shows like Hot in Cleveland. And you don’t need cable to do so. Read on to learn how.
In a hurry? If you just want to start streaming TV Land, these are our top picks:
- Fubo: With 150+ channels, it offers something for everyone. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial!
- Philo: Super inexpensive live TV streaming service with 7-day free trial.
- Sling TV: Probably the best streaming service in terms of customization with a 50% discount your first month.
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TV Land launched in 1996 as a 24-hour version of Nickelodeon’s nighttime programming, Nick at Nite. Its original lineup featured a wide variety of classic television series from 1950 through 1990.
In 2010, it debuted its first original show, the hit sitcom Hot in Cleveland. Since then, TV Land has kept the classic programming during the day and reserved primetime for its original series and more recent syndications from the nineties.
If you want to cut the cord but keep the nostalgia train chuggin’ through your house, you’ll be happy to know you don’t need cable to hear the wholesomely reassuring whistling theme of The Andy Griffith Show. Read on to find out how you can keep TV Land while leaving traditional cable in the past.
How to Watch TV Land Live Without Cable
TV Land is owned by Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS), making it a sister station of Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, CBS, CMT, The CW, Dabl, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop TV, Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, and VH1. Whew!
But if you’re into classic TV and movies, there’s plenty more out there. Besides TV Land, for general entertainment, there’s Classic Reruns, NBCUniversal’s Cozi TV, FETV, and Sony’s getTV.
For comedy, there’s Laff; you can watch classic cartoons on Boomerang; if game shows are more your thing (big bucks, no whammies!), you can always tune into Game Show Network (GSN). Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has the silver screen oldies, and Grit and Heroes & Icons feature vintage adventure, action, and western movies.
You can’t get TV Land with an antenna; it’s only available with a pay-TV subscription. OTT (over the top) streaming services provide an alternative to traditional cable or satellite by offering the same channels. They also don’t have a bunch of fees added on and don’t lock you into a contract for years at a time.
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Streaming Services With TV Land
Which OTT services carry TV Land? That’s a trick question; all of them do! Seriously, every major streaming service has TV Land. So you really can’t go wrong.
How much golden oldie goodness can you handle? Some services have more stations with vintage programming than others.
FuboTV
Do you like sports as well as retro TV? Then FuboTV is the service for you! It’s got over 110 channels in its base package, at least a third of which are bona fide 24/7 sports channels.
What else comes in the Pro package? TV Land of course! Also Cozi TV (NBCUniversal’s classic TV station), getTV (Sony’s), Comet TV, and VH1. If you go for the Extra add-on ($7.99/mo), you also get Game Show Network and MTV Classic, because you know you love to party like it’s 1985.
Fubo’s Starter tier is $79.99/mo, 1000 hours of Cloud DVR storage, and streaming on up to 10 devices.
Find out more in our FuboTV review.
Philo
Philo offers over 60 channels for just $25/mo. This comes with unlimited cloud DVR and up to 3 simultaneous streams. It is the clear value winner here.
Included in their service are GSN, getTV, MTV Classic, and Nick at Nite/Nickelodeon. If you are just looking for basic programming, Try Philo free for 7 days.
Our Philo review has all the details.
Sling TV
Sling TV has affordable base packages for $40.00/mo singly or $50 per month together. You can then customize your channel lineup with “Extras,” packages of 5-12 channels, most of which are just $6 per month. You can get four of the most popular Extras for $13 per month, or all available Extras for $21 per month.
TV Land is available in Sling’s Comedy Extra add-on, which also contains FETV, Laff, and Game Show Network, plus TV Land’s ViacomCBS sister-channels CMT, Logo, MTV, and Paramount Network.
You also may want to consider the Hollywood Extra, which includes Grit and Heroes & Icons (classic adventure and western shows and movies) and Turner Classic Movies.
Save 50% on your first month of Sling TV. See our Sling TV review for all the details.
DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM (formerly AT&T TV) is another streaming service that just doesn’t seem to have left its heart in the past. All packages have the big nostalgia channels: TCM, GSN, Boomerang, Nickelodeon (for Nick at Nite), and of course, TV Land. But they don’t have any channels dedicated to all classic TV, like Cozi TV or Classic Reruns.
On the plus side, you do get all your local channels included, plus you can stream on unlimited devices at a time, which, if you have a big family is nothing to sneeze at.
DIRECTV STREAM starts at $79.99/mo for the Entertainment base package, which has over 75 channels. New customers get a 5-day free trial with DIRECTV STREAM.
Learn more in our DIRECTV STREAM review.
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Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV is a great overall entertainment service with its outstanding on-demand library and 85+ live channels. But classic TV isn’t a Hulu focus. They do have TV Land, along with its parent-channel Nickelodeon.
They also have Cozi TV, Boomerang, and Turner Classic Movies. But that’s about all in the nostalgia vein; they don’t even have Game Show Network.
Hulu Live costs $76.99/mo but that includes Disney+ and ESPN+. And you get unlimited Cloud DVR with 9 months of storage and can stream on up to 2 screens at a time. See our Hulu + Live TV review for details.
Vidgo
Vidgo is an excellent choice if you want a low-cost service with a simple plan. It is just $69.99/mo for over 100 channels, which includes TV Land, Classic Reruns, FETV, GSN, getTV, and MTV Classic. If reruns of the oldies-but-goodies are your thing, it’s a pretty good deal.
A potential drawback is that Vidgo doesn’t have a cloud DVR option, but, hey, you’ve seen all these before anyway, right? They do provide the ability to watch on 3 devices at the same time so if your house is divided on what to watch, it isn’t a problem.
Try one month for $20. Learn more in our Vidgo review
Other Ways to Stream TV Land
There are still other ways to watch TV Land without cable:
- TV Land is also available to stream live from YouTube TV, which offers a similar plan to Hulu for $64.99/mo.
- You can watch TV Land original series The Exes, Happily Divorced, Younger, The Soul Man, The Jim Gaffigan Show, and Retired at 35 on Paramount+, Paramount Global’s on demand streaming service. It’s not live, but it’s also only $4.99 a month.
- You can watch TV Land on TVLand.com, but it requires a TV provider login.
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TVs and Other Devices to Watch TV Land
TV Land can be streamed on just about any device you can think of — almost certainly anything you are currently using.
All Android and iOS smartphones and tablets are supported. And all streaming services (except DIRECTV STREAM) support TVs with the Android TV operating system.
All streaming services support the standard TV devices:
- Amazon Fire TV
- Apple TV
- Chromecast
- Roku.
Samsung smart TVs are supported by everyone except for Philo and Vidgo. Hulu, Sling TV, and FuboTV support Vizio and LG smart TVs as well. And they support Xbox One. Hulu supports PlayStation systems.
If we haven’t mentioned your device, check our reviews for a full listing of what is supported.
Today’s TV Land Schedule
Here is today’s schedule in Eastern Time:
| The Andy Griffith Show – Aunt Bee's Big Moment Aunt Bee does well with her flying lessons, until her instructor tells her that she is ready to solo. | |
| The Andy Griffith Show – Helen's Past Andy learns that Helen was once arrested for gun possession, gambling and keeping company with a hoodlum. | |
| The Andy Griffith Show – Emmett's Anniversary Emmett buys his wife a mink coat for their 25th wedding anniversary. | |
| The Andy Griffith Show – The Wedding Howard's mother remarries and moves away, so Howard remodels their home. | |
| M*A*S*H – B.J. Papa San B.J. becomes a surrogate father to a Korean family when the young daughter seeks medical assistance for her father. | |
| M*A*S*H – Inga Hawkeye falls for a Swedish doctor who arrives at the 4077th to observe combat surgery. | |
| M*A*S*H – The Price Col. Potter's mare, Sophie, mysteriously disappears from her corral; Hawkeye and B.J. try to help a young Korean. | |
| Bonanza – Gentleman From New Orleans A wily Frenchman (John Dehner) claiming to be the pirate Jean Lafitte involves the Cartwrights in a double murder and a robbery. | |
| Gunsmoke – The Iron Men Matt won't accept the degeneration of his old friend (Cameron Mitchell), formerly a respected sheriff, into a saloon bum. | |
| Gunsmoke – The Fourth Victim Matt believes Doc Adams may be the next target in a series of seemingly random killings that have panicked Dodge City. | |
| Gunsmoke – The Tarnished Badge A sheriff (Victor French) keeps the citizens of his town under control with fear and brutality. | |
| Gunsmoke – In the Performance of Duty Dillon is frustrated by Judge Kendall's order to release a gang of outlaws for lack of evidence. | |
| The Andy Griffith Show – Otis Sues the County Otis slips in the sheriff's office and a crooked lawyer convinces him to sue the county so it will be forced to upgrade the jail. Thinking Andy and Barney will be happy, Otis agrees. | |
| The Andy Griffith Show – Barney Fife, Realtor Barney becomes a part-time real-estate agent and soon has a couple of buyers and sellers lined up, including Andy. | |
| The Andy Griffith Show – Goober Takes a Car Apart Left in charge for just a few days, Goober dismantles a car in Andy's office. | |
| The Andy Griffith Show – The Rehabilitation of Otis Otis rides into town on a cow under the impression that it's a horse. | |
| The Andy Griffith Show – The Lucky Letter Barney believes he is hexed when several accidents occur after he fails to continue a "lucky" chain letter. | |
| The Andy Griffith Show – Goober and the Art of Love Andy and Barney hope they will have some privacy with their girlfriends after Goober finds a girl of his own. | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond – Pet Cemetery When Debra and the kids go away for the weekend, Ray accidentally kills Ally's hamster. | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond – The Author Sibling rivalry heats up when a publishing company passes on Ray's sports book and Robert gets promoted. | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond – The Walk to the Door Ray runs into a girl he disrespected when they dated in high school, but he ends up regretting an apology. | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond – Young Girl Everything goes astray when Robert starts dating a woman half his age. | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond – Fighting In-Laws While celebrating Thanksgiving, Debra discovers that her seemingly contented parents are miserable with each other. | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond – The Sneeze Ray can't help but enjoy the extra attention his mother lavishes on him when he feels under the weather. | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond – Christmas Present Ray buys Debra an extravagant gift, hoping she'll be so overjoyed that she'll let him take a golf trip. | |
| The King of Queens – Lush Life Doug tries to get Carrie drunk so he can cheat on his diet, but things get out of hand. Lou Ferrigno guest stars. | |
| The King of Queens – Bun Dummy Doug hates Carrie's new hairstyle but can't bring himself to tell her the truth; Spence dreads an upcoming reunion with a former teacher. | |
| The King of Queens – Patrons Ain't When their accountant makes them feel guilty about their lack of charitable donations, Doug and Carrie decide to make a large donation to a school library. | |
| The King of Queens – Eddie Money Doug tries to keep $5,000 in gambling winnings a secret from Carrie, who didn't want him betting to begin with; Carrie is offered a new job. Eddie Money guest stars. | |
| The King of Queens – Two Thirty When Doug goes to Dr. Farber (Tim Matheson) for a root canal, he finds out Carrie used to have a major crush on the dentist. | |
| The King of Queens – Shrink Wrap Carrie and Doug send Arthur to a psychiatrist (William Hurt), to whom he reveals his relationship with his father (Ben Stiller). | |
| Seinfeld – The Gymnast Elaine must substitute for her boss in a merger deal; a girlfriend's mom sees George eating out of the trash. | |
| Seinfeld – The Soup Jerry is forced to treat an obnoxious comic (Stephen Hytner) to dinner after accepting a designer suit. | |
| Seinfeld – The Mom and Pop Store Elaine wins her boss (Ian Abercrombie) a chance to walk in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. George buys the car of a celebrity. | |
| Seinfeld – The Secretary George hires a dowdy assistant (Vicki Lewis) whose competence and productivity prove to be a turn-on. | |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine – I Love What You Do for Me When Christine realizes her life has not evolved in the past five years, Max offers to help her make a big change. | |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine – Scream Christine mistakes a good looking cop for a stripper, who alerts her that there is a prowler in the neighborhood. Later on, New Christine goes into labor; unfortunately for Old Christine, it happens to take place on her birthday! | |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine – Get Smarter When Christine has Matthew and Barb throw her a surprise engagement party so she can get to know Max's friends, she begins to feel intellectually inferior to one particular guest, driving her to make a surprising decision. | |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine – Pilot On her son's first day at private school, Christine discovers that her ex-husband is dating an impossible-to-hate woman with her name. | |
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| The Andy Griffith Show – Sam for Town Council Sam is urged by Andy and his other Mayberry neighbors to run for city council. |
Wrapping Up
So whether you’re after the lighthearted comedy of TV Land’s original shows like The Exes, or you like to turn back the page to the lighthearted comedy of a simpler time with Bonanza or The Golden Girls, you definitely don’t have to keep turning back the page to your cable company.
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