These days, just about every provider has some sort of “free” channels available. Of course, these became very popular with the likes of Pluto TV, Tubi TV, and The Roku Channel. Now, Google TV has gotten into the game, offering over 800 free channels, and they are continuing to add more. Google has now branded these channels as Google TV Freeplay.
Here we are listing all of the free channels available on Google TV. This article will be updated as Google adds more channels to Google TV – which seems to be weekly at this point.
What are “Free Channels” on Google TV?
You might be wondering, what are these free channels, and why are they free? They are what is called “Free Ad-Supported TV” or FAST for short. Basically, these are channels that run 24/7 and are generally themed. They have ads like normal TV, but the difference is that you don’t have to pay for them. In fact, on many services, you don’t even need to have an account to start watching.
There are many themed channels for popular shows like Baywatch, Family Feud, Top Gear, Are We There Yet? and many more.
Every Free Channel available on Google TV
Here’s the current list of channels available on Freeplay on Google TV. This list is constantly updating as Google adds more channels. These all require no app installations, which is great for those with Chromecast with Google TV, as there is limited space there. You can access these by opening the Freeplay app or going over to the Live Tab. The Live tab now shows FAST channels from all of your installed apps, as well as your Pay TV apps like YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and Sling TV.
- ACCDN
- AccuWeather
- America’s Test Kitchen
- Anger Management
- Antiques Roadshow
- Are We There Yet
- At Home with Family Handyman
- Baywatch
- BBC Earth
- BBC Food
- BBC Home & Garden
- beIN SPORTS XTRA
- Billiard TV
- Bounce XL
- BritBox Mysteries
- BUZZR
- CBC News & Explore
- Cheaters
- Cheddar News
- Cine Romántico
- Circle
- Classic Doctor Who
- Cook’s Country Channel
- Comedy Dynamics
- Court Legendary Trials
- Court TV
- Dateline 24/7
- DAZN Ringside
- DAZN Women’s Football
- Deal or No Deal
- Demand Africa
- Divorce Court
- DOCUMENTARY+
- Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan
- Dove Channel
- DraftKings
- Dry Bar Comedy
- DUST
- Easy Listening
- Ebony TV by Lionsgate
- Estrella News
- Estrella TV
- FailArmy
- Family Affair Channel
- Family Feud
- Family Feud Classic
- FilmRise Action
- FilmRise Free Movies
- FilmRise Horror
- FilmRise True Crime
- FilmRise Western
- Forensic Files
- Game Show Central
- Ghost Hunters Channel
- Great American Adventures
- Grit Xtra
- Hallmark Movies & More
- Heartland
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Highway to Heaven
- Historias de Amor
- iHeart90s
- iHeart Christmas
- iHeartCountry
- IMPACT Wrestling Channel
- Impossible
- ION
- ION Mystery
- ION+
- It’s Showtime at the Apollo
- Johnny Carson TV
- Just for Laughs Gags
- Kocowa K-Drama
- LAFF More
- Latino Vibes
- Law & Crime
- Lidia’s Kitchen
- Lo Mejor de Telemundo
- LOL Network
- Love Nature
- Maverick Black Cinema
- Midsomer Murders
- MotorTrend FAST TV
- Moviesphere
- Murder She Wrote
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K)
- NBC News Bay Area
- NBC News Boston
- NBC News Chicago
- NBC News Connecticut
- NBC News Dallas Fort Worth
- NBC News Los Angeles
- NBC News New York
- NBC News NOW
- NBC News Philadelphia
- NBC News San Diego
- NBC News South Florida
- NBC News Washington DC
- Newsmax
- Noticias Telemundo Ahora
- Outdoor America
- Outside
- Out TV
- Paranormal Files
- PBS Antiques RoadShow
- PBS Nature
- PFL Professional Fighters League
- PGA Tour
- PokerGo
- PowerNation
- Property & Reno
- Real Disaster Channel
- REELZ Famous & Infamous
- Remember the 80s
- Reuters Now
- Rig TV
- Scripps News
- Shades of Black
- Sky News
- Smooth Jazz
- Speedvision
- Stingray Classic Rock
- Stingray Greatest Hits
- Stingray HolidayScapes
- Stingray Hot Country
- Stingray Naturescape
- Stingray Soul Storm
- Supermarket Sweep
- Swerve Combat
- Tastemade
- Telemundo Al Día
- The Bob Ross Channel
- The Celebrity Name Game Channel
- The Conners
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- The FBI Files
- The Hill TV
- The Jamie Oliver Channel
- The Pet Collective
- The Price is Right – The Barker Years
- The Rifleman
- This Old House
- Today All Day
- Top Gear
- Universal Crime
- Unsolved Mysteries
- Unspeakable
- Untold Stories of the ER
- World Poker Tour
- World’s Most Evil Killer
- World’s Wildest Police Videos
- Wu Tang Collection
- Xumo Free Bollywood & Indian Cinema
- Xumo Free Crime TV
- Xumo Free Movies
- Xumo Free Nature & Wildlife TV
- Xumo Free Westerns
- Xumo Holiday Movie Channel
- Yahoo Finance
Update – September 11, 2024: Google has added another group of channels including Billiard TV, Buzzr, The Rifleman, Xumo Free Nature and Wildlife TV, The Connors, World’s Most Evil Killer, Untold Stories of the ER, Xumo Free Bollywood & Indian Cinema, Ghost Hunters Channel, Highway to Heaven, Unspeakable, Cook’s Country Channel, Ebony TV by Lionsgate and FilmRise: The Dick Van Dyke Show.
How to choose your Favorite Channels
Even though you’re not logging into an account, you can still choose your favorite channels. Here’s how you do it.
- Go to the Live Tab or open the Google TV Freeplay app.
- Now in the channel guide, find a channel you want to set as one of your favorites.
- Go to the channel name and select it. Now, a star will show up to confirm that the channel is in your favorites now.
- At the top of the channel guide, you can go do to the “Favorites” section and find all of your favorite channels.
This can be very useful, seeing as there are so many channels available right now, not just from Freeplay, but also other FAST services.
