11 Best Services To Watch History Channel Without Cable

History was originally a place for purely historical shows, but now it's more geared toward reality TV shows like Pawn Stars and Alone.

You can watch History on Philo, Sling TV Blue, Sling TV Orange, Hulu with Live TV, or Spectrum TV Stream.

The cheapest option to watch History is Philo for $33/month.

8 Best Services to Watch History Live Without Cable

• Best for: Cord-cutters on a budget – Philo
• Our pick for local news watchers – Sling TV Blue
• Best for family friendly entertainment – Sling TV Orange
• Best for a great mix of on-demand and live entertainment – Hulu with Live TV

$33/month | History + 95 channels

Best for: Cord-cutters on a budget: History on Philo

With over 90 channels for as little as $28, Philo's price is tough to beat. Sports fans or local TV viewers might not appreciate the narrow lineup, but those who love watching History would be happy to find it there along with other reality TV channels. Go to Philo

Philo channels: A&E, AccuWeather Network, AMC, AMC Plus, American Heroes Channel, Animal Planet, aspireTV, AXS TV, Baywatch, BBC America, BBC News, BET, BET Her, Catchy Comedy, Cheddar News, Cleo TV, CMT, Comedy Central, Cook’s Country, Cooking Channel, Crackle, Crime-Investigation, Dabl, Deck the Hallmark, Destination America, Discovery Channel, Discovery Family, Discovery Life, FETV, Food Network, FYI, Game Show Network, GetTV, Great American Family, Great American Living, Gusto TV, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Family, Hallmark Mystery, Heroes & Icons, HGTV, History, IFC, INSP, Investigation Discovery (ID), KIN, Law&Crime, Lifetime, LMN, Logo, Magnolia Network, MeTV, MeTV Toons, Motor Trend, MSG SportsZone, MTV, MTV Classic, MTV Live, MTV2, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Oprah Winfrey Network, Overtime, Paramount Network, Perform by LIFETIME, PlayersTV, pocket.watch, Pop TV, RetroCrush, REVOLT, Revry, Ryan and Friends, Scares by Shudder, Science Channel, Smithsonian Channel, Start TV, Story Television, Sundance TV, Tastemade, TeenNick, TLC, Travel Channel, TV Land, TV One, UPtv, Vevo 80s, Vevo 90s, Vevo Country, Vevo Hip-Hop, Vevo Holiday, Vevo Pop, VH1, Vice, WE tv, Xtreme Outdoor by History

Philo device support: Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, iPhone, LG Smart TV, Roku, Samsung TV

$45.99/month | History + 45 channels

Our pick for local news watchers: History on Sling TV Blue

Sling Blue is the better option for History viewers who also want to stay updated on the history being made today. That’s because it streams more news programs than Sling's other plan, Orange, on account of it carrying local channels. However, you do have to pay an extra $5/month if you do get local channels where you live. Go to Sling TV Blue

Sling TV Blue channels: A&E, ABC (depending on zipcode) AMC, AXS TV, BBC America, BET, Bloomberg Television, Bravo, Cartoon Network, Charge!, CNN, Comedy Central, Comet, Discovery Channel, E!, EPIX Drive-In, Food Network, FOX, Fox News Channel, Fox Sports 1 (FS1), FS1 4K, Fuse, FX, HGTV, History, HLN, IFC, Investigation Discovery (ID), Lifetime, Local Now, MGM+, MSNBC, National Geographic, NBC, NBC local channels, NFL Network, Nick Jr., QVC, Sling Scapes, SYFY, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, USA Network, Vice

Sling TV Blue device support: AirTV, Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, LG TV, Roku, Samsung TV, Xbox

$45.99/month | History + 33 channels

Best for family friendly entertainment: History on Sling TV Orange

History is available on both Sling Blue and Sling Orange, but the latter gets the nod for having more sports (ESPN, TNT, and Motortrend) and channels for kids (Disney & Nick Jr.). Go to Sling TV Orange

Sling TV Orange channels: A&E, AMC, AXS TV, BBC America, BET, Bloomberg Television, Cartoon Network (leaving Sling Blue April 30th), Charge!, CNN, Comedy Central, Comet, Disney Channel, EPIX Drive-In, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, Food Network, Freeform, Fuse, HGTV, History, IFC, Investigation Discovery (ID), Lifetime, Local Now, MGM+, MotorTrend, Nick Jr., QVC, Sling Scapes, TBS, TNT, Travel Channel, Vice

Sling TV Orange device support: AirTV, Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Cox, Google TV Streamer, iOS, LG TV, Mi Box, Roku, Samsung TV, TiVo, Vizio, Windows 10, Windows 11, Xbox, Xbox One

$88.99/month | History + 105 channels | 3 days free trial

Best for a great mix of on-demand and live entertainment: History on Hulu with Live TV

Hulu with Live TV is the fastest and most convenient way for Hulu users to get live TV channels without having to test out other unfamiliar streaming services. It offers a great mix too: along with channels like History, NatGeo, and Lifetime, users also get live sports from channels like ESPN and NFL Network as well as local channels like FOX, NBC, CBS, and ABC. Go to Hulu with Live TV

Hulu with Live TV channels: A&E, ABC, ABC News Live, ACC Network, Adult Swim, Animal Planet, BET, Big Ten Network, Bloomberg Television, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CBS, CBS local channels, CBS News, CBS Sports Network, Cheddar News, CMT, CNBC, CNN, CNN International, Comedy Central, Comedy TV, Cozi TV, CW, Dabl, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, E!, ESPN, ESPN College Extra, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, Food Network, FOX, Fox Business, Fox News Channel, FOX SOUL, Fox Sports 1 (FS1), Fox Sports 2 (FS2), Fox Weather, Freeform, FX, FXM, FXX, FYI, Game Show Network, Get TV, Golf Channel, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery, HGTV, History, HLN, ID, Justice Central TV, Lifetime, Lifetime Movies, LiveNOW, Localish, Military History Chanel, Motor Trend, MSNBC, MTV, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic, NBC, NBC local channels, NBC News Now, NBCLX, NBCSN, News Nation, NFL Network, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, OWN, Oxygen, Paramount Network, Pop, QVC, SEC Network, Smithsonian Channel, Start TV, SYFY, TBS, Telemundo, The Grio, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, TVLand, Universal Kids, USA Network, Vevo 80s, Vevo 90s, Vevo Country, Vevo Features, Vevo Hip-Hop, Vevo Pop, VH1, Vice, Weather Channel

Hulu with Live TV device support: Amazon Fire TV, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Google TV Streamer, iOS, iPhone, LG TV, Nintendo Switch, Roku, Samsung TV, Xbox

$40/month | History + 90 channels

History on Spectrum TV Stream

This newcomer to cord-cutting quietly launched in April 2024. It's about 90 channels for $39.99, without any additional fees like a local channels surcharge, because there are simply no local channels. What you won't find either are sports channels. And some of the channels are Spectrum channels like Spectrum Originals and Spectrum News.

With Philo having a similar channel lineup but costing $15 less, you probably need a very good reason to go for Spectrum TV Stream. But, it's always nice to have another option.

Go to Spectrum TV Stream

Spectrum TV Stream channels: A&E, AMC, American Heroes, Animal Planet, Aspire, AXS TV, BBC America, BBC World News, BET, BET Her, BET Jams, BET Soul, Bloomberg, Boomerang, Cars.TV, Cartoon Network, Cheddar News, Cleo, CMT, CMT Music, CNN, CNNi, Comedy Central, Cooking Channel, Crime & Investigation, Destination America, Discovery Life, Disney Channel, Food Network, Fox Business, Fox News, Fox Weather, FX, FYI, Great American Family, GSN, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Family, Hallmark Mystery, HDNet Movies, HGTV, History, HLN, HSN, HSN2, IFC, INSP, Investigation Discovery, Jewelry TV, Justice Central, Lifetime, Lifetime Movies, Logo, Magnolia, Military HISTORY, MotorTrend, MTV, MTV Classic, MTV Life, MTV2, MTVU, National Geographic, Newsmax TV, Nick Jr, Nickelodeon, NickMusic, Nicktoons, Outdoor Channel, OWN, Paramount Network, Pets.TV, QVC, QVC2, Recipe.TV, Science, Spectrum News, Spectrum Originals, Sundance TV, TCM, TeenNick, The Weather Channel, theGrio, TLC, Travel Channel, truTV, TV Land, TV One, UPtv, VH1, Vice, WE tv

2025 on History

History is now better known for their unscripted shows like Pawn Stars and American Pickers, but once in a while, they go back to show actual history. Earlier this year, they aired a six-part series on Thomas Jefferson. History will be following that up with documentaries like the Wild West: Kevin Costner's The West and Sitting Bull, which is about the titular Lakota chief.

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