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How to Watch CNN+ on VIZIO Smart TV

You can stream CNN+ on VIZIO Smart TV. Here’s how to sign up, download, install, and start streaming CNN+ using your VIZIO Smart TV. Learn how to get the most out of your VIZIO Smart TV while using CNN+.

Can you stream CNN+ on VIZIO Smart TV?

How to Sign Up and Download CNN+ on VIZIO Smart TV

Unfortunately, CNN+ is not currently available natively using VIZIO Smart TV. CNN+ may launch a native app for VIZIO Smart TV in the future, but for now you can only stream using Google Cast (2016+ models).

You can still watch CNN+ on other devices like Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, and Sony Smart TV.

Google Cast

  1. Install the CNN iPhone/iPad app or Android Phone/Tablet app.
  2. Make sure your Smart TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Android Phone/Tablet or iPhone/iPad.
  3. Start playing the content in the CNN app and select the Google Cast icon.
  4. Choose your VIZIO Smart TV and it will start displaying on your Smart TV.

CNN+

CNN+ was a subscription streaming service that included 12 hours of live news and on-demand access to shows like “Parental Guidance with Anderson Cooper,” “5 Things with Kate Bolduan,” “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” and “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.” The service features journalists like Chris Wallace and Audie Cornish.

The service lasted less than a month. It debuted on March 29, 2022 and ended on April 28, 2022.

Some of the programs and personalities from the service went to HBO Max, some went to discovery+.

How to Sign Up for CNN+ on Other Streaming Devices

If you have other devices, you can learn how to sign up for and use CNN+ on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, and Sony Smart TV.


Originals

CNN+ had many original shows, including “The Newscast with Wolf Blitzer,” “Big Picture with Sara Sidner,” “The Source with Kasie Hunt,” “Boss Files with Poppy Harlow,” and “Parental Guidance with Anderson Cooper.”

There were also limited series like “The Murdochs: Empire of Influence.”

TV Shows

The service featured established hits like “Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico,” “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell,” and “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.” Pre-existing shows have since moved to discovery+.

Movies

A selection of documentaries appeared on CNN+, including “The Last Movie Stars,” Ethan Hawke and Martin Scorsese’s documentary about Hollywood power couple Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.


CNN+

CNN+ was a subscription streaming service that included 12 hours of live news and on-demand access to shows like “Parental Guidance with Anderson Cooper,” “5 Things with Kate Bolduan,” “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” and “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.” The service features journalists like Chris Wallace and Audie Cornish.

The service lasted less than a month. It debuted on March 29, 2022 and ended on April 28, 2022.

Some of the programs and personalities from the service went to HBO Max, some went to discovery+.

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