How to Watch CBS Live Without Cable in 2020

Updated on May 26, 2020 at 1:50 pm PDT

You can stream CBS with a live TV streaming service. No cable or satellite subscription needed. Start watching with a free trial.

Watch CBS - All Markets

We recommend fuboTV for most viewers.
You'll be able to watch CBS and 29 of the Top 35 Cable channels.

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• CBS	• CBS
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• A&E	- A&E
• AMC	- AMC
• BET	- BET
• Bravo	- Bravo
• Cartoon Network	- Cartoon Network
• CNN	- CNN
• Comedy Central	- Comedy Central
• Discovery	- Discovery
- Disney Channel	- Disney Channel
- Disney Junior	- Disney Junior
• E!	- E!
- ESPN	- ESPN
• Food Network	- Food Network
• Fox News	- Fox News
- Freeform	- Freeform
- FX	- FX
- FXX	- FXX
• Hallmark	- Hallmark
• HGTV	- HGTV
• History	- History
• Investigation Discovery	- Investigation Discovery
• Lifetime	- Lifetime
• MSNBC	- MSNBC
• MTV	- MTV
• Nickelodeon	- Nickelodeon
• Paramount Network	- Paramount Network
• Syfy	- Syfy
• TBS	- TBS
• TLC	- TLC
• TNT	- TNT
• Travel Channel	- Travel Channel
• truTV	- truTV
• USA Network	- USA Network
• VH1	- VH1
• WE tv	- WE tv

Full Matchmaker Comparison

The availability of CBS will vary by market and streaming service.

	AT&T NOW	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	Sling TV		YouTube	CBS
CBS	Sign Up	Free Trial	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up		Sign Up	Free Trial
CBS	$55	$55	$55	$20	$30	$30	$50	$5.99
Abilene-Sweetwater, TX	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	*
Albany, GA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Alexandria, LA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Alpena, MI	*	*	*	-	-	-	•	*
Amarillo, TX	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Anchorage, AK	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Atlanta, GA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Augusta, GA	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Austin, TX	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Bakersfield, CA	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Baltimore, MD	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Bangor, ME	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Baton Rouge, LA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Bend, OR	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Billings, MT	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Biloxi-Gulfport, MS	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Binghamton, NY	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Birmingham-Anniston-Tuscaloosa, AL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Boise, ID	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Boston-Manchester, MA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Bowling Green, KY	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Buffalo, NY	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Butte-Bozeman, MT	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Casper-Riverton, WY	*	*	*	-	-	-	•	*
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque, IA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Charleston-Huntington, WV	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Charleston, SC	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Charlotte, NC	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Charlottesville, VA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Chattanooga, TN	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Cheyenne, WY - Scottsbluff, NE	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Chicago, IL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Chico-Redding, CA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Cincinnati, OH	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Clarksburg-Weston, WV	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Columbia-Jefferson City, MO	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Columbia, SC	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Columbus, GA	•	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Columbus, OH	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Corpus Christi, TX	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Davenport, IA - Rock Island-Moline, IL	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Dayton, OH	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Denver, CO	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Des Moines-Ames, IA	•	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Detroit, MI	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Dothan, AL	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Duluth, MN-Superior, WI	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
El Paso (Las Cruces), TX	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Elmira, NY	*	*	•	-	-	-	*	•
Erie, PA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Eugene, OR	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Eureka, CA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Evansville, IN	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Fairbanks, AK	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Fargo-Valley City, ND	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Fresno-Visalia, CA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Ft. Myers-Naples, FL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Ft. Wayne, IN	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Gainesville, FL	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Glendive, MT	*	*	*	-	-	-	•	*
Grand Junction-Montrose, CO	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	*
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Great Falls, MT	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Green Bay-Appleton, WI	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, NC	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Greenwood-Greenville, MS	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Harrisburg-Lancaster, PA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Harrisonburg, VA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Hartford-New Haven, CT	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	*
Helena, MT	*	*	*	-	-	-	•	•
Honolulu, HI	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Houston, TX	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Idaho Falls-Pocatello, ID	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Indianapolis, IN	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Jackson, MS	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Jackson, TN	*	*	•	-	-	-	*	•
Jacksonville, FL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Johnstown-Altoona, PA	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Jonesboro, AR	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Joplin, MO - Pittsburg, KS	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Juneau, AK	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Kansas City, MO	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Knoxville, TN	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Lafayette, IN	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Lafayette, LA	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Lake Charles, LA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Lansing, MI	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Laredo, TX	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Las Vegas, NV	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Lexington, KY	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Lima, OH	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NE	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Little Rock, AR	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Los Angeles, CA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Louisville, KY	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Lubbock, TX	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	*
Macon, GA	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Madison, WI	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Mankato, MN	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Marquette, MI	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	*
Medford-Klamath Falls, OR	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Memphis, TN	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Meridian, MS	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Milwaukee, WI	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson, ND	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Missoula, MT	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Mobile, AL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Monroe, LA - El Dorado, AR	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Monterey-Salinas, CA	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Montgomery, AL	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Nashville, TN	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
New Orleans, LA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
New York City, NY	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
North Platte, NE	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Odessa-Midland, TX	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Oklahoma City, OK	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Omaha, NE	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Ottumwa, IA - Kirksville, MO	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg-Mt Vernon	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Palm Springs, CA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Panama City, FL	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Parkersburg, WV	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Peoria-Bloomington, IL	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	*
Philadelphia, PA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Phoenix-Prescott, AZ	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Pittsburgh, PA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Portland-Auburn, ME	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Portland, OR	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Presque Isle, ME	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Providence, RI	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Quincy, IL-Hannibal, MO-Keokuk, IA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Raleigh-Durham, NC	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Rapid City, SD	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Reno, NV	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Richmond-Petersburg, VA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Rochester, MN-Mason City, IA-Austin, MN	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Rochester, NY	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Rockford, IL	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Salisbury, MD	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Salt Lake City, UT	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
San Angelo, TX	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	*
San Antonio, TX	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
San Diego, CA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Savannah, GA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Seattle-Tacoma, WA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Sherman, TX - Ada, OK	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Shreveport, LA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Sioux City, IA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
South Bend-Elkhart, IN	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Spokane, WA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Springfield-Holyoke, MA	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Springfield, MO	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
St. Joseph, MO	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
St. Louis, MO	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Syracuse, NY	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Tallahassee, FL-Thomasville, GA	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Tampa-St Petersburg-Sarasota, FL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Terre Haute, IN	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Toledo, OH	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Topeka, KS	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Traverse City-Cadillac, MI	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Tri-Cities, TN-VA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Tucson, AZ	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Tulsa, OK	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Twin Falls, ID	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Tyler-Longview, TX	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Utica, NY	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Victoria, TX	*	*	*	-	-	-	•	*
Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Washington, D.C.	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Watertown, NY	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Wausau-Rhinelander, WI	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Wheeling, WV - Steubenville, OH	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Wichita Falls, TX - Lawton, OK	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Wichita-Hutchinson, KS	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazelton, PA	•	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Wilmington, NC	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	•
Youngstown, OH	*	•	•	-	-	-	•	*
Yuma, AZ - El Centro, CA	*	*	•	-	-	-	•	•
Zanesville, OH	*	*	*	-	-	-	*	*

TV Everywhere App

Some live TV streaming services include access to CBS App, which has live and on demand CBS shows.

	AT&T NOW	fuboTV	Hulu	Philo	Sling TV		YouTube	CBS
CBS	Sign Up	Free Trial	Free Trial	Free Trial	Sign Up		Sign Up	Free Trial
CBS	$55	$55	$55	$20	$30	$30	$50	$5.99
CBS App	-	•	•	-	-	-	•	•

CBS Shows

Even if you cut the cord, you can still watch CBS shows without cable.

All Live TV Streaming Options

Can I watch CBS with fuboTV?

Yes, fuboTV includes CBS as part of their fubo package. The service costs $55, after a 7-Day Free Trial.

fuboTV has 90 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, AMC, BET, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, E!, Food Network, Fox News, Hallmark, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, USA Network, VH1, and WE tv.

This is the full fuboTV Channel List.

Every fuboTV subscriber can record CBS to their 30 hours Cloud DVR, or can upgrade to a 500 hours Cloud DVR. While 2 subscribers can stream at the same time, you can add a third stream for $5 a month.

fuboTV supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Web Browsers, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Android TV, and Samsung Smart TV. fuboTV is not available to stream on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, VIZIO Smart TV, and LG Smart TV.

Can I watch CBS with Hulu Live TV?

Yes, Hulu Live TV includes CBS as part of their Hulu Live TV package. The service costs $55, after a 7-Day Free Trial.

Hulu Live TV has 70 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Discovery, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MSNBC, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, and USA Network.

This is the full Hulu Live TV Channel List.

Every Hulu Live TV subscriber can record CBS to their 50 hours Cloud DVR, while 2 users can stream at the same time. For $14.99/month, you can upgrade to a 200 Hour DVR (with skippable ads) and use on unlimited screens at home and three on-the-road.

Hulu Live TV supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, iPhone/iPad, Web Browsers, Android Phone/Tablet, Xbox, Nintendo, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, VIZIO Smart TV, and Android TV. Hulu Live TV is not available to stream on PlayStation.

Can I watch CBS with YouTube TV?

Yes, YouTube TV includes CBS as part of their YouTube TV package for $50 a month.

YouTube TV has 60 channels as part of their plan, including AMC, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Discovery, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, MSNBC, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, USA Network, and WE tv.

This is the full YouTube TV Channel List.

Every YouTube TV subscriber can record CBS to their Unlimited Cloud DVR, while 3 users can stream at the same time.

YouTube TV supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, iPhone/iPad, Web Browsers, Android Phone/Tablet, Android TV, Xbox, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, VIZIO Smart TV, and Amazon Fire TV. YouTube TV is not available to stream on PlayStation and Nintendo.

Can I watch CBS with AT&T TV NOW?

Yes, AT&T TV NOW includes CBS as part of their PLUS package for $55 a month.

AT&T TV NOW has 40 channels as part of their plan, including BET, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, Hallmark, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Syfy, TBS, TNT, truTV, USA Network, and VH1.

This is the full AT&T TV NOW Channel List.

Every AT&T TV NOW subscriber can record CBS to their 500 hours Cloud DVR, while up to 3 subscribers can stream at the same time.

AT&T TV NOW supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Web Browsers, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Samsung Smart TV, and Android TV. AT&T TV NOW is not available to stream on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, VIZIO Smart TV, and LG Smart TV.

Can I watch CBS with Philo?

Philo does not offer CBS with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer CBS, they do have 58 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, AMC, BET, Comedy Central, Discovery, Food Network, Hallmark, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, TLC, Travel Channel, VH1, and WE tv. Philo costs $20, after a 7-Day Free Trial.

This is the full Philo Channel List.

Philo supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Roku, Android Phone/Tablet, iPhone/iPad, Web Browsers, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. Philo is not available to stream on Google Chromecast, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Samsung Smart TV, VIZIO Smart TV, and LG Smart TV.

Can I watch CBS with Sling TV?

Sling TV does not offer CBS with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer CBS, they do have 30 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, AMC, BET, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Channel, E!, ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, Freeform, FX, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MSNBC, Paramount Network, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, and USA Network. Sling TV costs $30, after a Sign Up.

This is the full Sling TV Channel List.

Sling TV supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, iPhone/iPad, Web Browsers, Android Phone/Tablet, Android TV, Xbox, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV. Sling TV is not available to stream on PlayStation and Nintendo.

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