Stream Reelz Channel With These Services

You don’t need to keep your cable subscription to enjoy the sensationalist content on Reelz. I show you your options below.

In a hurry? Reelz isn’t widely supported in the streaming industry, but a few great services offer it:

• DIRECTV STREAM: Full cable replacement service with Reelz and so much more. A 5-day free trial is now available for DIRECTV STREAM.
• Sling TV: Great lower-cost streaming service with Reelz available in the Hollywood Extra add-on. Save 50% on Sling TV now!
• Philo: Super low-cost streaming service with 70+ live TV channels. Try Philo free for 7 days.

You’re waiting in line at the grocery store, and it’s taking forever. What’s your convenient, reliable source of entertainment?

You don’t have to admit it to me, but you know you read them: the supermarket tabloid headlines. Mmm, feel that sweet sweet schadenfreude. And that same irresistible, victimless emotional rubbernecking instinct is exactly why people watch Reelz.

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Stream Reelz

Reelz isn’t the most ubiquitous channel, but it’s not super-obscure, either. It’s a pay channel, but you don’t need to pay cable’s high prices or commit to their long contract periods.

These streaming services all carry Reelz for cheaper than your average cable or satellite service and you pay month-to-month. Cancel anytime.

Service	Price	Channels	Reviews
	$86.99/month	90+	DIRECTV
	$45.99/month	40+	Sling
	$28.00	70+	Philo

Streaming Features

Each of these services include a cloud DVR. DIRECTV and Philo offer unlimited storage and Sling TV offers 50 hours. You can stream on up to 3 devices at once with Philo and Sling TV. DIRECTV STREAM allows unlimited devices.

You should be able to stream on whatever devices you own. All these streaming services support Android and iOS smartphones; Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, and Roku stick devices; and Samsung and Android-based smart TVs. Philo and Sling TV support other devices.

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What Is Reelz

Reelz was founded as ReelzChannel in 2006 by Hubbard Broadcasting, which also owns the art-focused Ovation. Originally, it covered a lot of the same material as E! — movie reviews, entertainment news, and red carpet coverage of awards.

The name was shortened to Reelz in 2012. Over time, it’s narrowed its focus to the tragic, the morbid, and the salacious stories of famous people from actors to presidents.

The true-crime genre, in vogue on and off for decades, is currently experiencing a high in popularity. This is reflected in the present spate of murder and real-life mystery channels: A+E’s Crime + Investigation, Discovery’s Investigation Discovery (ID), NBCUniversal’s Oxygen, and Dan Abrams’s Law + Crime.

Networks covering celebrity lifestyles (and shenanigans), such as PeopleTV and E! are addictive guilty-pleasure fodder. Reelz double-dips, so to speak, by attracting fans of both true crime and celebrity gossip and goings-on.

By combining the two, it manages to stand out from channels that focus on one or the other. Plus, the majority of its content is originally-produced, so it’s not just another Law & Order rerun factory.

Our Choice

So go ahead, roll around in all that delicious sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll scandal with Reelz, and see if truth really is stranger than fiction. When it comes to streaming Reelz, my first choice is Philo. Try Philo free for 7 days.

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FAQ

What is the difference between Reelz Now and Reelz apps on Fire TV?

Most streaming platforms, including Amazon Fire TV and Roku, support both Reelz Now and Reelz, and it can get confusing as to which is which. I’m going to get a little technical here, so stick with me:

• Reelz Now is the app/web-based on-demand service that you sign into with your TV provider. It uses the TV Everywhere system, which is a protocol supported by most pay channels and most pay TV providers to allow you to access channels and on-demand content from that channel on different platforms (for example, watch TV on your computer or phone instead of your TV). If you don’t have a pay TV provider in the form of a cable, telecom, satellite, or streaming TV subscription, you can’t use it.
• Reelz is the one you want if you don’t have or want a TV provider and you want to watch Reelz (the live channel, not just on-demand). It’s currently $1.99/mo, and available on Amazon Prime Video Channels or the Roku Channel Store. Just subscribe, and the channel will be added to your available content on that platform.

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I am a Senior Content Editor at Hotdog.com, specializing in sports streaming and regional programming issues. With a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and extensive experience in remote sensing technology, including early video streaming, I bring a unique technical perspective to the streaming industry.

My expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and my work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, I combine my technical knowledge with practical user experience, making me a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.

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