Cord-cutters can watch the Survivor season premiere on March 9. The reality show’s twenty-year run returns to Fiji in a compressed 42nd season on CBS. But without a cable subscription or a TV antenna, how can you watch the latest castaways vote each other off the island? Fortunately, live TV streaming services like Sling TV, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV let you watch CBS. You can also get the CBS stream through Paramount+. Let’s find out which one is right for you!
Watch the Survivor season premiere for free
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The only way to watch every Survivor episode for free is to connect an HDTV antenna to your TV. But if streaming is the way you roll, then you can at least catch the season premiere with one of these services’ free trials. The only catch? You have to be a new customer. If you’ve registered before, you won’t get the trial.
- Sling TV: 3 days for free.
- Fubo: 7 days for free.
- DirecTV Stream: 5 days for free.
- YouTube TV: 7 days for free.
- Paramount+: 7 days for free.
There is one live TV streaming service missing from this list: Hulu with Live TV doesn’t offer a free trial.
Watch the Survivor season premiere on Sling TV
Sling Orange
$10 off your first month
- 30+ channels
- ESPN
- Stream on one device
$40/month
Sling Blue
$10 off your first month
- 40+ channels
- Local channels in select cities
- News and entertainment
- Stream on three screens
$45/month
Sling Orange & Blue
$10 off your first month
- General cable replacement
- 45+ channels
- Stream on three screens
$60/month
The cheapest full-featured streaming service has always been Sling TV. You can get some of your favorite channels for a low price, but at the same time, Sling TV subscription plans are the most complicated to figure out. Sling Orange has some channels, Sling Blue has other channels. Then you have a bunch of “Extras” that let you add more channels.
But here’s the gotcha for Survivor fans: you can’t get CBS directly through Sling TV. The streaming company only has deals to carry local streams from NBC and Fox. Even then, the deals only cover the dozen or so markets where those networks own the local station. Sling TV hasn’t done the legwork other streamers have to sign deals with owners of local stations around the country.
Get local channels on Sling TV
That’s where the company’s AirTV Anywhere device comes in. Bundled with an antenna, AirTV lets you watch free over-the-air broadcasts from CBS and other local stations — as many as twenty or thirty depending on where you live. What happens next depends on which AirTV device you get:
- AirTV Mini - This dongle plugs into your 4K TV and also has apps for Sling TV and Netflix.
- AirTV 2 - This set-top box connects to your WiFi and streams to any local device running the Sling TV app.
- AirTV Anywhere - This set-top box has a built-in DVR and supports four local streams and one mobile stream.
When you pay Sling TV for two or three months in advance, they usually offer a discount on the AirTV devices.
If that seems like more trouble than it’s worth to watch the Survivor season premiere, then you have another option. Subscribe to Sling TV for its lineup of basic cable channels and also get a separate subscription to Paramount+. Even when you add the $6 Paramount+ subscription, you’ll be paying less than you would with any of the other services.
Every Sling TV subscription includes a fifty-hour cloud DVR and support for either one or three simultaneous streams. You can upgrade the DVR to two hundred hours.
Our Sling TV Review has all the details.
Watch the Survivor season premiere on Fubo
Fubo Pro
Try 7 days free
- 1000 hours of cloud DVR
- Stream on ten screens
- 180+ channels
$74.99/month
Fubo Elite
Try 7 days free
- Stream on ten screens
- 1000 hours of cloud DVR
- 250+ channels
- HD and 4K video quality
$84.99/month
Fubo Premier
Try 7 days free
- Stream on ten screens
- 250+ channels
- HD and 4K video quality
- 1000 hours of cloud DVR
- Showtime included
$94.99/month
One of the best values for sports fans, Fubo can stream CBS almost everywhere in the US. When Fubo first started, its plan was to only stream sports channels — especially channels that carry international soccer. But the only way to show the major American sports leagues was to sign deals with the big networks. That meant Fubo became an all-around option for cord-cutters — with lots of sports.
You get all of the major broadcast networks along with most of the popular cable channels. The only exceptions are Warner-owned channels like TBS and TNT. Other than that, it’s a complete package.
Moving from the Starter plan to the Pro plan gives you the same channels with better features. The cloud DVR increases from 250 hours in Starter to 1000 hours in Pro. And simultaneous streaming jumps from three devices to as many as ten devices on your home network and another two on the road.
Check out our Fubo Review for more.
Watch the Survivor season premiere on DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream Entertainment
Try 4 days free
- 75+ channels
- Stream on unlimited devices at home
- Unlimited DVR space
- Three months of Max free
$79.99/month
DirecTV Stream Optimo Mas
- 100+ live TV channels
- Spanish and English programming
- Three months of Max free
- Unlimited DVR space
$79.99/month
DirecTV Stream Choice
Try 4 days free
- 105+ live channels
- Unlimited DVR space
- Includes regional sports networks
- Three months of Max free
$108.99/month
DirecTV Stream Ultimate
Try 4 days free
- 140+ live channels
- Unlimited DVR space
- Includes regional sports networks
- Three months of Max free
$119.99/month
DirecTV Stream Premier
- Unlimited DVR space
- 150+ channels
- Includes Max Cinemax SHOWTIME and STARZ
- Includes regional sports networks
$154.99/month
First it was DirecTV Now, then it was AT&T TV Now, then it was AT&T TV, and now it’s DirecTV Stream. Whatever its name becomes next, this is the streaming service that comes closest to the cable experience — without the cable hassles.
Depending on your subscription, you’ll get the national broadcasters, popular cable channels, regional sports networks and more. In fact, DirecTV Stream has the biggest channel lineup. The only difference between the plans is the number of channels you can watch.
What doesn’t change from plan to plan is DirecTV Stream’s features. Everyone gets the “unlimited” cloud DVR. You can record as much content as you want, but you can’t keep it forever. The DVR deletes anything more than 90 days old. In addition, you can use as many devices as your home network can handle — plus another three on the road.
Find out more in our DirecTV Stream Review.
Watch the Survivor season premiere on Hulu with Live TV
Hulu (with ads)
Get 3 HULU, DISNEY Plus, ESPN
- Stream on two screens
- Big movies
- Hit TV shows
- On demand content
$7.99/month
Hulu (no ads)
Get 3 HULU, DISNEY Plus, ESPN
- Stream on two screens
- Big movies
- Hit TV shows
- On demand content
- No ads
$17.99/month
Hulu Live TV only
- 90+ live channels
- Stream on two screens
$75.99/month
Hulu Live TV (with ads)
Disney+ and ESPN+ included
- Stream on two screens
- ESPN+ and Disney+ included
- On demand content
- 90+ live channels
$76.99/month
Hulu Live TV (some ads)
Disney+ and ESPN+ included
- Stream on two screens
- ESPN+ and Disney+ included
- On demand content
- 90+ live channels
$81.99/month
Hulu Live TV (no ads)
Disney+ and ESPN+ included
- Stream on two screens
- ESPN+ and Disney+ included
- On demand content
- 90+ live channels
$89.99/month
By itself, cord-cutters have better choices than Hulu with Live TV. The service is fine but other options give you more channels and better features. However, Hulu with Live TV shines when you look at everything else you can get with it.
The single plan has a core lineup of 85+ channels that offers something for everyone. A small upgrade will even remove the commercials from on-demand content. That on-demand library, though, is Hulu’s special sauce. You get content from more channels than are in the live TV service — plus Hulu’s award-winning original shows.
Since Hulu is a Mickey Mouse operation, you can also save money by getting the bundled subscription of Hulu with Live TV, Disney+ and ESPN+.
The streaming service’s features suffer in comparison to competitors. The cloud DVR only records fifty hours of content. A monthly fee will boost that to two hundred hours. By default, only two devices can use Hulu at the same time. Another monthly fee will give you unlimited access at home with support for three mobile devices.
Find out more in our Hulu with Live TV Review.
Watch the Survivor season premiere on YouTube TV
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The best bet for getting local CBS channels has always been YouTube TV. They simply would not take subscribers unless they had deals to carry all of their network affiliate stations. The monthly subscription includes a comprehensive lineup of local and cable channels. You can add more from YouTube TV’s à-la-carte menu. The company even offers a 4K upgrade that works with seven channels.
YouTube TV is also strong on features. Its “unlimited” cloud DVR will save as many programs as you want. They will expire, but only after nine months. Surprisingly, though, the three-device limit on simultaneous streams can’t be upgraded.
Our YouTube TV Review will give you more details.
Watch the Survivor season premiere on Paramount+
Source: Paramount+
If your favorite cable-replacement service doesn’t carry your local CBS station, you have another option: Paramount+. You may have heard of it with its old name: CBS All Access. ViacomCBS is the company that owns CBS, MTV, Paramount, and other media studios. Now, it has bundled them together into a single service.
You’ll get live streams of your local CBS station and ViacomCBS cable channels. Plus, you’ll get on-demand streams of Hollywood blockbusters, classic films and Paramount+ originals like Star Trek Strange New Worlds.
Paramount+ doesn’t offer a cloud DVR. Shows like Survivor are available on-demand. But you won’t be able to record sports or other live events.
Learn more in our Paramount+ Review.
How to watch the Survivor season premiere on Amazon Fire TV
You can watch the Survivor Season Premiere on Amazon Fire TV using apps from Sling TV, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, and Paramount+.
How to watch the Survivor season premiere on Roku
You can watch the Survivor Season Premiere on Roku using apps from Sling TV, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, and Paramount+.
How to watch the Survivor season premiere on Apple TV
You can watch the Survivor Season Premiere on Apple TV using apps from Sling TV, Fubo, DirecTV Stream, Hulu with Live TV, YouTube TV, and Paramount+.
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