How to Watch Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on VIZIO Smart TV
You can stream Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on VIZIO Smart TV. Here’s how to sign up, download, install, and start streaming Paramount+ with SHOWTIME using your VIZIO Smart TV. Learn how to get the most out of your VIZIO Smart TV while using Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
Can you stream Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on VIZIO Smart TV?
How to Sign Up and Download Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on VIZIO Smart TV
Unfortunately, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME is not currently available natively using VIZIO Smart TV. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME may launch a native app for VIZIO Smart TV in the future, but for now you can only stream using Apple AirPlay (2016+ models) or Google Cast (2016+ models).
You can still sign up for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and use it on other devices like Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, Xbox, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Sony Smart TV.
Apple AirPlay
- Click here to sign up for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
- Install the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME iPhone/iPad app.
- Once installed, log in using your Paramount+ with SHOWTIME credentials.
- Make sure your Smart TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone/iPad.
- Start playing the content in the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME app and select the AirPlay icon.
- Choose your VIZIO Smart TV and it will start displaying on your Smart TV.
If you have a compatible TV and you don’t see AirPlay as an option, make sure you update to the latest VIZIO Smart TV firmware.
Google Cast
- Click here to sign up for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
- Install the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME iPhone/iPad app or Android Phone/Tablet app.
- Once installed, log in using your Paramount+ with SHOWTIME credentials.
- Make sure your Smart TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Android Phone/Tablet or iPhone/iPad.
- Start playing the content in the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME app and select the Google Cast icon.
- Choose your VIZIO Smart TV and it will start displaying on your Smart TV.
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME is a video streaming service offering access to A-list movies and compelling original series like Yellowjackets, Billions, Shameless, Homeland, Ray Donovan, Dexter, Weeds, and Nurse Jackie. The service includes live access to your local CBS station, and movies and TV shows from the Paramount library including “Yellowstone” spinoffs from Taylor Sheridan, Nickelodeon shows like “PAW Patrol” and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” and other classics like “Survivor,” “Beavis and Butt-Head,” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
How to Sign Up for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on Other Streaming Devices
If you have other devices, you can learn how to sign up for and use Paramount+ with SHOWTIME on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, Xbox, LG Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, and Sony Smart TV.
What features are available on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME?
Single Profile Only
SHOWTIME doesn’t currently offer user profiles, so your entire family will have to use the same account.
Parental Controls
With SHOWTIME, you can disallow playback of certain types of shows and movies by rating. You can enter a pin that will allow you to unlock or change the restrictions.
Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, and STARZ also have parental control features.
Up to 3 Devices
SHOWTIME can be used on up to three devices at the same time.
Offline Downloads
SHOWTIME offers nearly their entire library available to download.
You can authorize up to 5 devices for download at any given time, but you can switch the devices that are authorized if necessary. On each device, SHOWTIME has a limit of 15 titles that can be downloaded at a time.
International Access
While SHOWTIME isn’t available to stream outside the U.S., you can still watch shows or movies you’ve downloaded offline to your mobile or tablet device.
Originals
The main reason to subscribe to SHOWTIME is for access to their critically-acclaimed original series. Currently, Showtime’s most popular shows include Yellowjackets, Billions, and American Gigolo.
TV Shows
In addition to new originals, you’ll also get access to their full catalog of shows that the channel has ever released. That means you can stream series like Dexter, Weeds, Nurse Jackie, Shameless, Homeland, Ray Donovan, Black Monday, Kidding, House of Lies, Californication, Queer as Folk, and The L Word.
Movies
While their movie catalog isn’t as deep as Netflix, Max, or Amazon Prime Video — the service receives new release films from CBS Films, Amblin Partners, and IFC. This joins hundreds of older movies that come to the service from major studios every month.
Kids
Since Showtime automatically comes with Paramount+, you’ll get access to tons of kid-friendly content like “PAW Patrol,” “Spongebob Squarepants,” “Digby Dragon,” “Rugrats,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Peppa Pig,” and much more.
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME is a video streaming service offering access to A-list movies and compelling original series like Yellowjackets, Billions, Shameless, Homeland, Ray Donovan, Dexter, Weeds, and Nurse Jackie. The service includes live access to your local CBS station, and movies and TV shows from the Paramount library including “Yellowstone” spinoffs from Taylor Sheridan, Nickelodeon shows like “PAW Patrol” and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” and other classics like “Survivor,” “Beavis and Butt-Head,” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”