Hulu + Live TV Review 2024: Cost, Plans, Channels, and More (2024)

Hulu + Live TV is exactly what the name implies: live tv streaming (like Sling TV or Philo) added to on-demand Hulu. Combined, Hulu + Live TV is an excellent value because you get access to the Hulu catalog of content and the most popular live TV streaming service in the country (we think YouTube TV does it better, but Hulu + Live TV is a close second).

Hulu + Live TV is one of the more expensive live TV streaming services, but it also features a husky count of popular channels (95+) and a wide range of available deals and discounts. Sweetening the deal, Hulu + Live TV also includes the so-hot-now Hulu bundle with Disney+ and ESPN+, as well as unlimited cloud DVR storage space for recorded shows.

Besides its higher price, the only other downsides to Hulu + Live TV are a handful of favorite channels missing from its live TV lineup (like AMC, BBC America, and IFC) and its simultaneous streams allowance (just two). Still, it’s one of the best live TV streaming services out there—let’s explore why.

• Unlimited cloud DVR
• Disney+ and ESPN+ bundle included

• Missing some popular channels
• Only 2 simultaneous streams

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• Free trials and deals
• Plans
• Channels
• Specs and features

There are no current Hulu + Live TV deals, but the service has a free 3-day trial.

For money-saving tips on Hulu On-Demand, see our Hulu Deals guide.

Hulu + Live TV’s channel lineup is impressive, but not without a few holes. Popular channels AMC, BBC America, and IFC are missing from Hulu + Live TV’s 95+ channel collection, as are sports channels like NBA TV, MLB Network, and NHL Network.

For more on Hulu + Live TV’s channel lineup and available add-ons (including premium channels like Max and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME), read our Hulu Channels guide.

The big news here: Hulu + Live TV recently upped its cloud DVR storage space to unlimited (it’ll keep your recorded shows for nine months, as YouTube TV does).

That’s a nice improvement over the previously included 50 hours and extra-charge 200 hours, and you can now skip commercials on recorded live TV. Unlimited storage only seems unusable until you realize how quickly 12 seasons of Bob’s Burgers can pile up (that’s over 100 hours of hamburger puns, FYI).

Hulu + Live TV allows only two simultaneous streams between TVs, tablets, phones, and computers. This is one of our few complaints about the service—a third stream seems so doable, so why not just do it already? All of the other live TV streaming services offer at least three.

For an additional monthly $9.99, you can upgrade to unlimited simultaneous Hulu + Live TV streams. That’ll get you watching on multiple TVs and up to three mobile screens—as long as they’re all on the same home Wi-Fi network.

Our favorite live TV streaming service at CableTV.com is still YouTube TV, but Hulu + Live TV has plenty going for it—especially after the recent additions of the included Disney+/ESPN+ bundle and unlimited cloud DVR storage.

Hulu + Live TV is also unique in that it comes with an excellent built-in on-demand service (Hulu, of course). If YouTube TV suddenly disappeared (perish the thought), we’d jump to Hulu + Live TV in a second—even if we had to put up with just two streams and no AMC. The pluses far outweigh the minuses here.