Here’s how to watch cable TV channels online without cable, plus ways to watch live TV for free without cable.

You can watch USA Network on DirecTV, which also comes with your local NBC station. New users are eligible for a five-day free trial through DirecTV when you sign up for one of its four packages. Every streaming package includes USA Network as well as CNBC, MSNBC and dozens of other channels.

For eight years, The Roku Channel has been one of the better free streaming options available. It hosts live content plus on-demand TV shows and movies, all for no charge ( Roku says it has "thousands of free TV shows and hit movies," plus more than 500 live TV channels).

Here’s how to watch today’s Chiefs vs. Bills game without cable, including ways to livestream the Chiefs vs. Bills game for free online.

NFL RedZone — an around-the-horn live highlight show demonstrating all the action on NFL Sunday — is back for Week 9 of the 2025 season.

The Dodgers are looking to go back-to-back as baseball’s champions, while the Blue Jays are looking to win their first MLB Commissioner’s Trophy since 1993. At a glance: Watch 2025 World Series online When Game 6: Friday,

Viewers without cable can watch the latest episodes of “South Park” live and on demand for free by signing up for trial offers from Philo (7-day free trial), DIRECTV (5-day free trial) and Fubo (5-day free trial). Sling also carries Comedy Central and offers half off the first month of service.

The No. 18 University of South Florida Bulls face off with the Memphis Tigers in this exciting Week 9 college football clash.

Since the New York City Marathon airs on ESPN2, they’re also streamable on internet-based cable services that carry those networks. DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV all offer free trials, which allows sports fans to watch for free.