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

You have 4 options to watch The CW online. You can watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM. You can also watch with Hulu Live TV, Fubo, and YouTube TV. Unfortunately, you cannot stream The CW with Philo or Sling TV.

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

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Abilene-Sweetwater, TXVODVODVOD---VOD
Albany, GAVODVODVOD---VOD
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY✓VODVOD---✓
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NMVOD✓VOD---VOD
Alexandria, LAVODVODVOD---VOD
Alpena, MIVODVODVOD---VOD
Amarillo, TXVODVODVOD---✓
Anchorage, AKVODVODVOD---VOD
Atlanta, GA✓✓✓---✓
Augusta, GAVODVODVOD---VOD
Austin, TXVOD✓VOD---VOD
Bakersfield, CAVOD✓VOD---VOD
Baltimore, MD✓VODVOD---✓
Bangor, MEVODVODVOD---VOD
Baton Rouge, LAVODVODVOD---VOD
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXVODVODVOD---✓
Bend, ORVODVODVOD---✓
Billings, MTVODVODVOD---VOD
Biloxi-Gulfport, MSVODVODVOD---VOD
Binghamton, NYVODVODVOD---✓
Birmingham-Anniston-Tuscaloosa, AL✓VODVOD---✓
Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WVVODVODVOD---VOD
Boise, ID✓VODVOD---✓
Boston-Manchester, MA✓VOD✓---✓
Bowling Green, KY✓VODVOD---✓
Buffalo, NYVOD✓VOD---VOD
Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NYVODVOD✓---✓
Butte-Bozeman, MTVODVODVOD---VOD
Casper-Riverton, WYVODVODVOD---VOD
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City-Dubuque, IA✓VODVOD---VOD
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL✓VODVOD---✓
Charleston-Huntington, WV✓VODVOD---VOD
Charleston, SCVODVODVOD---VOD
Charlotte, NC✓VOD✓---✓
Charlottesville, VAVODVODVOD---VOD
Chattanooga, TN✓VODVOD---✓
Cheyenne, WY - Scottsbluff, NEVODVODVOD---VOD
Chicago, IL✓✓VOD---✓
Chico-Redding, CAVODVODVOD---VOD
Cincinnati, OH✓VODVOD---✓
Clarksburg-Weston, WVVODVODVOD---VOD
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH✓VODVOD---VOD
Colorado Springs-Pueblo, COVODVODVOD---VOD
Columbia-Jefferson City, MOVODVODVOD---VOD
Columbia, SCVODVODVOD---✓
Columbus, GA✓VODVOD---VOD
Columbus, OH✓VODVOD---✓
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MSVODVODVOD---VOD
Corpus Christi, TXVODVODVOD---VOD
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX✓✓VOD---VOD
Davenport, IA - Rock Island-Moline, IL✓VODVOD---VOD
Dayton, OHVOD✓VOD---VOD
Denver, COVOD✓VOD---VOD
Des Moines-Ames, IA✓VODVOD---VOD
Detroit, MI✓✓✓---✓
Dothan, ALVODVODVOD---VOD
Duluth, MN-Superior, WIVODVOD✓---✓
El Paso (Las Cruces), TX✓VODVOD---VOD
Elmira, NYVODVODVOD---VOD
Erie, PAVODVODVOD---VOD
Eugene, ORVODVODVOD---✓
Eureka, CAVODVODVOD---VOD
Evansville, INVODVODVOD---VOD
Fairbanks, AKVODVODVOD---VOD
Fargo-Valley City, NDVODVODVOD---VOD
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI✓VODVOD---✓
Fresno-Visalia, CA✓VODVOD---✓
Ft. Myers-Naples, FLVODVOD✓---✓
Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARVODVOD✓---✓
Ft. Wayne, INVODVOD✓---✓
Gainesville, FLVODVODVOD---VOD
Glendive, MTVODVODVOD---VOD
Grand Junction-Montrose, COVODVODVOD---VOD
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MIVODVODVOD---VOD
Great Falls, MTVODVODVOD---VOD
Green Bay-Appleton, WI✓VODVOD---✓
Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, NCVODVOD✓---✓
Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC✓VODVOD---VOD
Greenville-Spartanburg, SCVOD✓VOD---VOD
Greenwood-Greenville, MSVODVODVOD---VOD
Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TXVODVODVOD---VOD
Harrisburg-Lancaster, PAVODVODVOD---VOD
Harrisonburg, VAVODVODVOD---VOD
Hartford-New Haven, CT✓VODVOD---VOD
Hattiesburg-Laurel, MSVODVODVOD---VOD
Helena, MTVODVODVOD---VOD
Honolulu, HI✓✓VOD---VOD
Houston, TXVOD✓VOD---VOD
Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL✓✓VOD---VOD
Idaho Falls-Pocatello, IDVODVODVOD---VOD
Indianapolis, INVODVODVOD---VOD
Jackson, MSVODVODVOD---VOD
Jackson, TNVODVODVOD---VOD
Jacksonville, FLVODVOD✓---✓
Johnstown-Altoona, PAVODVODVOD---VOD
Jonesboro, ARVODVODVOD---VOD
Joplin, MO - Pittsburg, KSVODVODVOD---VOD
Juneau, AKVODVODVOD---VOD
Kansas City, MO✓VOD✓---✓
Knoxville, TNVODVODVOD---VOD
La Crosse-Eau Claire, WIVODVOD✓---✓
Lafayette, INVODVODVOD---VOD
Lafayette, LAVODVODVOD---VOD
Lake Charles, LAVODVODVOD---VOD
Lansing, MIVODVODVOD---VOD
Laredo, TXVODVODVOD---VOD
Las Vegas, NV✓VODVOD---✓
Lexington, KYVODVODVOD---VOD
Lima, OHVODVODVOD---VOD
Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, NEVODVODVOD---VOD
Little Rock, ARVOD✓VOD---VOD
Los Angeles, CAVOD✓VOD---VOD
Louisville, KYVODVOD✓---✓
Lubbock, TXVODVODVOD---VOD
Macon, GAVODVODVOD---VOD
Madison, WI✓VODVOD---VOD
Mankato, MNVODVODVOD---VOD
Marquette, MIVODVODVOD---VOD
Medford-Klamath Falls, ORVODVODVOD---✓
Memphis, TN✓VODVOD---VOD
Meridian, MSVODVODVOD---VOD
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FLVODVOD✓---✓
Milwaukee, WI✓VODVOD---✓
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN✓✓VOD---✓
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson, ND✓VODVOD---VOD
Missoula, MTVODVODVOD---VOD
Mobile, ALVODVODVOD---VOD
Monroe, LA - El Dorado, ARVODVODVOD---VOD
Monterey-Salinas, CAVODVODVOD---VOD
Montgomery, ALVODVOD✓---✓
Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC✓VODVOD---✓
Nashville, TN✓VODVOD---✓
New Orleans, LAVOD✓VOD---VOD
New York City, NYVOD✓✓---✓
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VAVODVODVOD---✓
North Platte, NEVODVODVOD---VOD
Odessa-Midland, TXVODVODVOD---VOD
Oklahoma City, OK✓✓VOD---✓
Omaha, NEVODVODVOD---✓
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FLVODVOD✓---✓
Ottumwa, IA - Kirksville, MOVODVODVOD---VOD
Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg-Mt Vernon✓VODVOD---VOD
Palm Springs, CAVODVODVOD---VOD
Panama City, FLVODVODVOD---VOD
Parkersburg, WVVODVODVOD---VOD
Peoria-Bloomington, ILVODVOD✓---✓
Philadelphia, PA✓✓✓---✓
Phoenix-Prescott, AZ✓VODVOD---✓
Pittsburgh, PA✓✓✓---✓
Portland-Auburn, MEVODVODVOD---VOD
Portland, ORVOD✓VOD---VOD
Presque Isle, MEVODVODVOD---VOD
Providence, RIVOD✓VOD---VOD
Quincy, IL-Hannibal, MO-Keokuk, IA✓VOD✓---✓
Raleigh-Durham, NC✓VODVOD---✓
Rapid City, SDVODVODVOD---VOD
Reno, NVVODVODVOD---VOD
Richmond-Petersburg, VAVODVODVOD---VOD
Roanoke-Lynchburg, VAVOD✓VOD---VOD
Rochester, MN-Mason City, IA-Austin, MNVODVODVOD---VOD
Rochester, NYVODVODVOD---✓
Rockford, ILVODVODVOD---VOD
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA✓✓✓---✓
Salisbury, MDVODVOD✓---✓
Salt Lake City, UTVOD✓VOD---VOD
San Angelo, TXVODVODVOD---✓
San Antonio, TX✓VODVOD---✓
San Diego, CA✓VODVOD---✓
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA✓✓✓---✓
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CAVODVODVOD---VOD
Savannah, GA✓VODVOD---VOD
Seattle-Tacoma, WA✓✓✓---✓
Sherman, TX - Ada, OKVODVODVOD---✓
Shreveport, LAVODVOD✓---✓
Sioux City, IAVODVODVOD---✓
Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SDVODVODVOD---VOD
South Bend-Elkhart, INVODVODVOD---VOD
Spokane, WA✓VODVOD---VOD
Springfield-Holyoke, MA✓VODVOD---VOD
Springfield, MO✓VODVOD---VOD
St. Joseph, MOVODVODVOD---✓
St. Louis, MOVOD✓VOD---VOD
Syracuse, NY✓VODVOD---✓
Tallahassee, FL-Thomasville, GAVODVODVOD---✓
Tampa-St Petersburg-Sarasota, FL✓✓✓---✓
Terre Haute, INVODVODVOD---VOD
Toledo, OH✓VODVOD---VOD
Topeka, KSVODVODVOD---VOD
Traverse City-Cadillac, MIVODVODVOD---VOD
Tri-Cities, TN-VA✓VODVOD---VOD
Tucson, AZVODVODVOD---✓
Tulsa, OKVODVOD✓---✓
Twin Falls, IDVODVODVOD---VOD
Tyler-Longview, TXVODVODVOD---VOD
Utica, NYVODVODVOD---VOD
Victoria, TXVODVODVOD---VOD
Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX✓VODVOD---VOD
Washington, D.C.VOD✓VOD---VOD
Watertown, NYVODVODVOD---VOD
Wausau-Rhinelander, WIVODVODVOD---✓
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL✓VODVOD---✓
Wheeling, WV - Steubenville, OHVODVODVOD---VOD
Wichita Falls, TX - Lawton, OKVODVODVOD---VOD
Wichita-Hutchinson, KS✓VODVOD---VOD
Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-Hazelton, PA✓VODVOD---✓
Wilmington, NCVODVODVOD---VOD
Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WAVODVODVOD---✓
Youngstown, OHVODVODVOD---VOD
Yuma, AZ - El Centro, CAVODVODVOD---✓
Zanesville, OHVODVODVOD---VOD

All Live TV Streaming Services to Watch The CW

YouTube TV

Can I watch The CW with YouTube TV?

Yes, YouTube TV includes The CW as part of their YouTube TV package for $82.99 a month.

YouTube TV has 60 channels as part of their plan, including AMC, BET, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, USA Network, VH1, and WE tv.

This is the full YouTube TV Channel List.

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

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

Philo

Can I watch The CW with Philo?

No, Philo does not offer The CW with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer The CW, they do have 60 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, AMC, BET, Comedy Central, Discovery, Food Network, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, TLC, Travel Channel, VH1, and WE tv. Philo costs $28, after a 7-Day Free Trial.

This is the full Philo Channel List.

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

Sling TV

Can I watch The CW with Sling TV?

No, Sling TV does not offer The CW with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer The CW, they do have 30 channels as part of their $45.99 a month 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, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, and USA Network.

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, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, Xbox, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV. Sling TV is not available to stream on PlayStation, Nintendo, and onn.

Hulu Live TV

Can I watch The CW with Hulu Live TV?

No, Hulu Live TV does not offer The CW with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer The CW, they do have 70 channels as part of their $82.99 a month plan, including A&E, BET, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, USA Network, and VH1.

This is the full Hulu Live TV Channel List.

Hulu Live TV supports a wide-range of devices to stream including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV.

DIRECTV STREAM

Can I watch The CW with DIRECTV STREAM?

No, DIRECTV STREAM does not include The CW with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer The CW, they do have 91 channels as part of their plan, including A&E, AMC, BET, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, History, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Syfy, TBS, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, truTV, USA Network, VH1, and WE tv. DIRECTV STREAM costs $86.99, after a 5-Day Free Trial.

This is the full DIRECTV STREAM Channel List.

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

Fubo

Can I watch The CW with Fubo?

No, Fubo does not offer The CW with the streaming service.

While they don’t offer The CW, they do have 90 channels as part of their plan, including BET, Bravo, Comedy Central, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Fox News, Freeform, FX, FXX, Hallmark Channel, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Syfy, USA Network, and VH1. Fubo costs $94.99, after a 7-Day Free Trial.

This is the full Fubo Channel List.

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

DIRECTV STREAM Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $50 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for DIRECTV STREAM.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Offer Terms

  • Only valid for new DIRECTV STREAM subscribers.
  • Only valid once per household.
  • You must pay and maintain service for at least one month to be eligible.
  • Purchase must be completed on the DIRECTV STREAM website.
  • You’ll receive gift card 4-6 weeks after purchase (~2 weeks after your first month).
  • Cannot be combined with any other promotion and won’t be eligible if you try to use a coupon code or cash back from another site.

Sling TV Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $25 Uber Eats Gift Card when you sign up for Sling TV.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Offer Terms

  • Only valid for new Sling TV subscribers to Sling Orange, Blue, or Sling Orange + Blue.
  • Only valid once per household.
  • You must pay and maintain service for at least one month to be eligible.
  • You must click from The Streamable and complete your purchase on the Sling TV website.
  • You’ll receive gift card 4-6 weeks after purchase (~2 weeks after your first month).
  • Cannot be combined with any other promotion and won’t be eligible if you try to use a coupon code or cash back from another site.

Hulu Live TV Cash Back

Let us know your e-mail address to send your $35 Amazon Gift Card when you sign up for Hulu Live TV.

You will receive it ~2 weeks after you complete your first month of service.

Offer Terms

  • Only valid for new Hulu Live TV subscribers.
  • Only valid once per household.
  • You must pay and maintain service for at least one month to be eligible.
  • You must click from The Streamable and complete your purchase on the Hulu Live TV website.
  • You’ll receive gift card 4-6 weeks after purchase (~2 weeks after your first month).
  • Cannot be combined with any other promotion and won’t be eligible if you try to use a coupon code or cash back from another site.