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 King of Queens – China Syndrome Doug discovers that Carrie did not get rid of her apartment in the city; Doug and Carrie receive an unexpected phone call; Arthur and Ava St. Clair's wedding hits a speed bump. | |
The King of Queens – Supermarket Story Doug, Carrie and Arthur face a chaotic trip to the grocery store on the day before Thanksgiving; Doug encounters a stranger from his past. | |
The King of Queens – Noel Cowards Arthur's Christmas gift to Doug and Carrie provides a solution to the couple's car troubles that ends up being worse than the problem. | |
The King of Queens – Net Prophets Carrie insists on using Doug's Christmas bonus to invest in Internet stock. | |
Seinfeld – The Smelly Car A car valet with killer body odor leaves Jerry and Elaine gasping for breath; George sees an ex-girlfriend holding hands with someone else. | |
Seinfeld – The Handicap Spot George's father (Jerry Stiller) is arrested when Jerry and George park his car in a handicapped spot. | |
Seinfeld – The Pilot Jerry and George produce their pilot, but George doesn't like the actor playing him; Kramer has a personal problem. | |
Seinfeld – The Pilot Jerry and George produce their pilot, but George doesn't like the actor playing him; Kramer has a personal problem. | |
Seinfeld – The Mango Jerry begs Elaine for another chance when she reveals her true feelings about their relationship; Kramer is banned from his favorite fruit shop. | |
Seinfeld – The Glasses George and Elaine go to an optician after George loses his glasses at his health club; Elaine fears she has rabies after being bitten by a dog. | |
Seinfeld – The Puffy Shirt Jerry appears on "Today" with Bryant Gumbel, but must wear a silly shirt as the result of a misunderstanding with Kramer's "low talker" girlfriend; George moves in with his parents. | |
Seinfeld – The Sniffing Accountant Jerry, Kramer and Newman (Wayne Knight) investigate their accountant's unexplained sniffles; Elaine's new boyfriend has an annoying habit. | |
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The Andy Griffith Show – Opie's Group Opie joins a rock 'n' roll group and starts getting failing grades in school. | |
The Andy Griffith Show – Aunt Bee and the Lecturer Aunt Bee goes picnicking and dining out with a charming lecturer. | |
The Andy Griffith Show – Andy's Investment Andy opens a coin laundry to save money for Opie's college education. | |
The Andy Griffith Show – Howard and Millie Howard proposes marriage to Millie at the bakery where she works. | |
M*A*S*H – Change of Command Frank settles in as commanding officer only to have a new one appointed over his head. | |
M*A*S*H – It Happened One Night Hawkeye fights to keep a wounded soldier alive while an incessant barrage goes on near the 4077th. | |
M*A*S*H – The Late Captain Pierce Hawkeye finds it no easy matter to establish that he's alive after he finds out his father was notified of his demise. | |
Bonanza – Any Friend of Walter's A dog named Walter helps his master (Arthur Hunnicutt), an aging prospector, and Hoss when they are attacked by snipers seeking gold. | |
Gunsmoke – Morgan A psychopathic outlaw takes Dodge City hostage while waiting for an expected gold shipment. | |
Gunsmoke – The Thieves Three teenage boys on probation from the county jail are welcomed in Dodge City -- for a while. | |
Gunsmoke – Hackett A vengeful ex-convict seeks reprisal against a former partner who deserted him. | |
Gunsmoke – Chato Matt pursues his friend's killer (Ricardo Montalban), a renegade Indian, high into the mountains of New Mexico. | |
The Andy Griffith Show – Opie's Newspaper Opie and his friend Howie make their own newspaper, the Mayberry Sun, but nobody buys it. After Andy and Barney encourage him to print more interesting stories, Opie decides to publish all the gossip from around town. | |
The Andy Griffith Show – Aunt Bee's Invisible Beau Aunt Bee pretends that she is dating a married man to avoid being a third wheel after Clara convinces her that she is preventing romance from blossoming between Andy and Helen. | |
The Andy Griffith Show – The Arrest of the Fun Girls When two young women get a speeding ticket, they enjoy the attention from Andy and Barney. | |
The Andy Griffith Show – The Luck of Newton Monroe A traveling salesman who sells items out of the trunk of his car arrives in Mayberry. However, he is plagued with bad luck and everything he touches turns into a minor disaster. | |
The Andy Griffith Show – Opie Flunks Arithmetic Barney helps Opie with his schoolwork by using a teaching method of his own. | |
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. | |
Everybody Loves Raymond – What Good Are You? Ray tries to prove to everyone that he can be counted on after failing to help Debra when she chokes. | |
Everybody Loves Raymond – Super Bowl Ray's excitement over being sent to the Super Bowl is tempered by the fact that he has to choose a companion. | |
Everybody Loves Raymond – Ray's Journal Ray feels violated after discovering that his mother used to read his private diary when he was a kid. | |
Everybody Loves Raymond – Silent Partners Ray and Debra (Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton) endure an excruciating Valentine's Day dinner that was supposed to be romantic. | |
Everybody Loves Raymond – Fairies Ray becomes overdramatic after learning that Debra is comfortable with the twins performing as fairies in a school play. | |
The King of Queens – Supermarket Story Doug, Carrie and Arthur face a chaotic trip to the grocery store on the day before Thanksgiving; Doug encounters a stranger from his past. | |
The King of Queens – Noel Cowards Arthur's Christmas gift to Doug and Carrie provides a solution to the couple's car troubles that ends up being worse than the problem. | |
The King of Queens – Female Problems Doug encourages Carrie to make new friends but then he feels left out when she starts spending a lot of time with their new neighbor. |
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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