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How to watch TNT for free: All the legal options

How to watch TNT for free: All the legal options

TNT is one of the most popular cable channels for good reason. With compelling dramas, hit movies, and sports (namely the NBA), it is a must-have for many TV fans. Thankfully, there are various legal ways to watch TNT without cable, potentially for free. We’ll walk you through all the options!

Watch TNT for free with a trial of a live TV streaming service

Four live TV streaming services carry TNT: DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu Live TV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV. If you want to test the waters before committing, you can start watching with a free trial. No contract is required, and you can cancel at any time. You can access these services on a smart TV, a streaming device like a Roku or Amazon Fire Stick, or on your phone, tablet, or computer. As long as you have an internet connection, you can get TNT.

If you only need TNT for a few days, we recommend the 5-day free trial of DIRECTV STREAM. The service includes 20 simultaneous streams and a huge channel lineup. TNT is among 31 of the top 35 cable channels channels offered by this service. If you max out your options, you can get as many as 283 channels.

We like DIRECTV STREAM for its great picture and an unbeatable lineup of regional sports networks.

Another top option is Hulu Live TV. You can try it free for 3 days. In addition to 33 of the top 35 cable channels, you’ll also get the great on-demand libraries of Hulu, Disney+, and the live sports of ESPN+. That’s a fantastic value for 3 free days.

Thanks to those free services, this is the best overall entertainment value available right now.

If you want to save money over the long haul, we recommend Sling TV. This ultra-flexible live streamer offers lots of different channel packages, but you can get TNT on either of their base packages. You can get your first month of Sling for just $20. No other live-streaming service offers more ways to save money.

DTV STREAM Fubo Hulu Philo Sling TV YouTube
Free Trial Free Trial Free 3-Day Trial Free Trial Get 50% OFF Sign Up
$86.99 $94.99 $82.99 $28 $45.99 $45.99 $82.99
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Are there other ways to see TNT Sports?

If you’re just looking for the sports on TNT, you can sign up for Max, since it offers the TNT and TBS sports on its Bleacher Report tier. Unfortunately, there is no free trial of this service.

Max is home to 100 years of Warner Bros. movies like “Dune,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Wonka,” “Her,” “Barbie,” “Inception,” and “The Lord of the Rings.” You’ll also see groundbreaking HBO series like “The Sopranos,” “Deadwood,” “The Wire,” “Chernobyl,” “Watchmen,” “Sex and the City,” “Euphoria,” “The Last of Us,” and “Game of Thrones.”


Since cutting the cord in 2010, Adam has been passionate about the latest in streaming entertainment and technology. When he's not sharing insights from the industry, Adam enjoys life with his wife, kids, and dog and is often found on the disc golf course or watching the New York Mets. A former video store manager of 13 years, he deeply appreciates 80s films, with "Back to the Future" as an all-time favorite. Still, he also can’t resist the clever adventures of "MacGyver."

DIRECTV STREAM Cash Back

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

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.

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.