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Memphis Showboats: Watch UFL Online Without Cable in 2024

The UFL Conference Championships are this weekend featuring Birmingham Stallions vs Michigan Panthers on ABC and San Antonio Brahmas vs St Louis Battlehawks on Fox. Watch them both on Fubo!

I’m thrilled to see the Memphis Showboats return to professional football as part of the new UFL.

In a hurry? If you want to watch the 2024 Memphis Showboats season, as well as other UFL games, but you’ve cut the cord, here are the streaming services that you need:

  • Fubo: The best streaming service for international sports also provides 150+ well-selected channels. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
  • DIRECTV STREAM: Get a great channel lineup with the best selection of RSNs in the industry. A 5-day free trial is now available for DIRECTV STREAM.
  • Sling TV: This low-cost service allows you to select just the channel lineup you want. Save 50% on Sling TV now.

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Channels to Watch Memphis Showboats Games Live

The UFL games will be on several channels this season, but these are the ones you need most if you want to watch the Showboats online without cable:

  • Fox (5 games)
  • ESPN (3 games)
  • ABC (2 games)
  • ESPN2 (0 games)
  • FS1 (0 games)

Note that 7 of the 10 Showboats games will air for free. This may be the time to invest in a digital antenna.

How to Stream Memphis Showboats Online without Cable

Streaming isn’t that different from regular cable. The draw for most people is the big reduction in cost. Once you subscribe you’ll set up your stream device and you can watch whatever shows, sports, or news programs you want.

Most services are compatible with all of the streaming devices such as your computer, smartphone or tablet, some smart TVs, or devices like Roku or Amazon Fire. We recommend you check out multiple options before deciding on one.

Fubo For Watching the Memphis Showboats

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Fubo offers every channel you need to stream the Memphis Showboats online. It has the best selection of sports channels including the channels that air the games. The Pro plan’s channel lineup includes FX and the two ESPN channels (ESPN and ESPN2).

Sign Up for a Free Fubo Trial

Subscribers pay a monthly fee of $79.99/month and get 130+ TV channels, unlimited cloud DVR, and streaming online on 10 devices at home and on the go. No two games are on at the same time so you can watch all the games during the season.

Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial. (Fubo review)

Stream Memphis Showboats on Sling TV

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Watch the Memphis Showboats online with Sling TV. Sling TV does not include ABC directly but you can watch all ABC Sports events through ESPN3. FX in available in the Sling Blue package. ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN3 comes with Sling Orange.

Save 50% on Sling TV Now

Sling Orange and Sling Blue packages cost $40.00/month each but you can pay $55.00/month for Sling Orange & Blue plan so you can watch all the games. The plan also has 50 hours of cloud DVR and the ability to watch on 4 separate devices at a go.

DIRECTV STREAM Airs Memphis Showboats

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Another streaming service to watch Memphis Showboats online, along with the rest of the UFL games, is DIRECTV STREAM. It includes ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and FX in all packages.

Get DIRECTV STREAM Free Trial

Pricing starts at $86.99/month with roughly 80 channels. And you’ll also have access to local networks in most markets and lots of other options for sports and entertainment. New customers get a 5-day free trial with DIRECTV STREAM. You also get a generous unlimited cloud DVR and watching on unlimited devices.

There are more details in our DIRECTV STREAM review.

See Memphis Showboats on Hulu + Live TV

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You can watch the Memphis Showboats live streaming on all four networks with Hulu Live. With your subscription, you’ll have access to a ton of programming, including live local channels in most markets.

Get Hulu + Live TV Free

It has all of the channels that will show UFL games (Fox, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and FS1) right in their basic package. And one of the biggest draws to Hulu is their huge on-demand library, together with Disney+ and ESPN+.

Hulu + Live TV is just $82.99/month. There are 85+ live TV channels and unlimited cloud DVR (with 9 month storage). You can also read more about it in our Hulu + Live TV review.

More Ways to Stream Memphis Showboats games

Fubo, Sling TV, DIRECTV STREAM, and Hulu + Live TV are our top picks, but they’re not the only services where you can watch UFL and stream Memphis Showboats games this season.

  • YouTube TV: The base plan is $82.99/month. FX, ESPN, and ESPN2 are available. YouTube TV review has additional information.

Live Streaming Devices For Watching Memphis Showboats

You can stream the game comfortably on most devices available at home. All streaming services support Android and iOS mobile devices, Android TV smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, and Web browsers.

You can watch all the streaming services on Samsung TVs; and you can watch Fubo, Sling TV, and Hulu Live on LG TVs. Only Fubo supports Hisense TV.

As for game consoles, Fubo TV, Sling TV, and Hulu Live support Xbox. Hulu Live allows you to watch on Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4&5.

Overview of Memphis Showboats

The Memphis Showboats are one of three teams from the USFL that moved to the USL in 2024. They finished last year with a record of 5-5 and did not make the playoffs. They now play in the USFL Conference of the UFL.

Showboats Squad

Cole Kelley was the starting Quarterback for the Showboats most of last season and he is returning this year. With him running backs Ezra Gray, Kerrith Whyte, Darius Victor, and Trey Williams, wide receivers Derrick Dillon, Ryan McDaniel, Osirus Mitchell, Daewood Davis, and Rashard Davis, and tight ends Michael Ezeike, John Mitchell, and Jay Jay Wilson.

On defense are linebackers Vontae Diggs and Shaheed Salmon and defensive backs Delrick Abrams, and NFL veterans Quenton Meeks, Tye Smith, and TJ Green.

The Showboats coaching staff is headed by former NFL quarterback coach John DeFilippo. Doug Martin is the offensive coordinator and Carnell Lake is back as defensive coordinator.

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium

The Showboats play their home games at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 58,325 capacity stadium opened in 1965. It is also the home of the Memphis Tigers and the yearly Liberty Bowl.

Memphis Showboats 2024 Schedule

DateTime (ET)TeamsTV
Sun Mar 313:00 pmMemphis Showboats at Houston RoughnecksESPN
Sat Apr 612:00 pmSan Antonio Brahmas at Memphis ShowboatsESPN
Sat Apr 137:00 pmMemphis Showboats at Birmingham StallionsFox
Sat Apr 2012:30 pmMemphis Showboats at St Louis BattlehawksABC
Sun Apr 283:00 pmMichigan Panthers at Memphis ShowboatsFox
Sat May 412:00 pmBirmingham Stallions at Memphis ShowboatsABC
Sat May 111:00 pmMemphis Showboats at Arlington RenegadesESPN
Sat May 184:00 pmMemphis Showboats at Michigan PanthersFox
Sun May 262:30 pmDC Defenders at Memphis ShowboatsFox
Sun Jun 27:00 pmHouston Roughnecks at Memphis ShowboatsFox

Wrapping Up

That’s all the information you need to watch the Memphis Showboats games. Even if you only plan to stream Memphis Showboats online this season, you will probably still want access to the complete UFL regular season games and Fubo is the streaming service for you.

Check out the UFL full schedule here. If you have more questions, ask below.

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