Quick Answer: Hulu + Live TV carries 95 or more live channels for $89.99 a month, and that price also includes the full Hulu library, Disney+ and ESPN Select. Before you choose a plan, look at one number. Hulu sells a Live TV Only option at $88.99, which strips out Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Select and saves you exactly one dollar. Almost nobody should take it.
The One Dollar That Decides Everything
This is the most important thing on the page, and it is buried in Hulu’s own pricing table where most people never compare the rows side by side.
| Plan | Price | What you give up |
|---|---|---|
| Hulu (With Ads) + Live TV | $89.99 | Nothing. This is the full bundle |
| Live TV Only | $88.99 | The entire Hulu library, Disney+ and ESPN Select |
One dollar. For that dollar you are handing back three separate subscriptions. ESPN Select on its own costs $12.99 a month, rising to $13.99 on 17 September 2026, so the ESPN component alone is worth more than thirteen times the saving before you count Disney+ or Hulu at all.
Worth knowing: Live TV Only exists for people who already pay for Hulu and Disney+ elsewhere, usually through a different bundle or an employer perk, and do not want to double up. If that is not you, taking it is simply losing money.
The Three Plans
| Plan | Price | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Hulu (With Ads) + Live TV | $89.99 | 95+ live channels, the Hulu library with ads, Disney+ with ads, ESPN Select, unlimited DVR |
| Hulu (No Ads) + Live TV | $99.99 | Everything above, but the Hulu and Disney+ on demand libraries play ad free |
| Live TV Only | $88.99 | Live channels and DVR by themselves, with no Hulu library and no Disney bundle |
The ten dollar step to No Ads applies to on demand viewing only. Live television still carries advertising on every plan, because those ads belong to the channels rather than to Hulu. If you mostly watch live, that upgrade buys you very little.
The Full Hulu + Live TV Channel Lineup
Everything in the middle column comes with every plan. The right column lists channels in that category that need a paid add-on.
| Category | Included in every plan | Needs an add-on |
|---|---|---|
| Local and broadcast | ABC, ABC Localish, CBS, The CW, FOX, NBC, PBS, PBS Kids, Telemundo, Univision, UniMas, COZI TV, Dabl, Charge!, Comet, Start TV, Comedy.tv, TheGrio TV, Fox Soul, LiveNOW from FOX, True Crime Network, Justice Central | None |
| Entertainment | A&E, Adult Swim, BET, Bravo, CMT, Comedy Central, Crime+Investigation, E!, Freeform, FX, FXX, FYI, Great American Family, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery, Lifetime, Lifetime Movies, MTV, OWN, Oxygen, Paramount Network, Pop, SYFY, TBS, TNT, truTV, TV Land, USA Network, VH1, Vice, World at War | BET Her, Boomerang, Hallmark Drama, MTV2, MTV Classic |
| Sports | ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, FanDuel TV, FS1, FS2, Fubo Sports Network, Golf Channel, MLB Network, MotorTrend, NFL Network, SEC Network, T2 Live Tennis, TUDN | NFL RedZone, Tennis Channel, FanDuel Racing, MAVTV, Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, MLB Strike Zone |
| News and weather | ABC News Live, Bloomberg Television, CBS News, CNBC, CNN, CNN International, C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, C-SPAN3, Fox Business, Fox News, Fox Weather, HLN, MS NOW, NBC News NOW, Newsmax, NewsNation, The Weather Channel | CNBC World |
| Lifestyle, home and learning | Animal Planet, Discovery, Discovery Turbo, Food Network, Game Show Network, HGTV, The History Channel, Investigation Discovery, Magnolia Network, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Smithsonian Channel, TLC, Travel Channel | American Heroes Channel, Cooking Channel, Destination America, Discovery Family, Discovery Life, Military History, Science |
| Kids and family | Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. | Nicktoons, TeenNick |
| Movies, music and shopping | FXM, TCM, VEVO, QVC | None |
| Spanish language | Galavision | CNN en Español, Discovery en Español, Discovery Familia, ESPN Deportes, FOX Deportes, History en Español, Hogar de HGTV, NBC Universo, Weather Channel en Español |
Note the three channels set in bold. TBS, TNT and truTV are all included, which matters more than it looks. Those are the channels that carry roughly half of March Madness, the NHL playoff games on TNT and the MLB postseason on TBS. They are also the exact channels its sister service Fubo does not carry.
The Add-Ons, and Which Are Worth Paying For
| Add-on | Price | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Sports | $9.99 | Worth it only for NFL RedZone. The rest is filler for most people |
| Entertainment | $7.99 | Mostly second feeds of channels you already have. Skip unless you want Cooking Channel or the Discovery spin-offs |
| Español | $4.99 | Good value if you want Spanish language news and sport, since almost none is in the base plan |
| Unlimited Screens | $9.99 | Only if two simultaneous streams is genuinely not enough at home |
| ESPN Unlimited | $29.99 | Upgrades the included ESPN Select to the full ESPN service |
Premium networks sit on top of all of this: HBO Max at $16.99, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME at $12.99, STARZ at $10.99 and Cinemax at $9.99.
Hulu and Hulu + Live TV Are Not the Same Product
Plain Hulu is an on demand service with no live channels at all. Hulu + Live TV is that library plus a full television package. People regularly subscribe to the first, go looking for their local news, and find nothing. If you want live channels you need the plan with Live TV in the name, and the price gap between them is large.
Disney Owns Fubo Too, and They Are Still Separate
In October 2025 Disney combined its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, taking roughly a 70 percent stake and creating the second largest live TV provider in the country. The two products did not merge. Separate apps, separate lineups, separate prices, and no subscriber was moved from one to the other.
The practical difference is straightforward. Hulu + Live TV gives you the Disney bundle and the Warner channels, TBS, TNT and truTV. Fubo gives you regional sports networks for your local team, which Hulu does not carry, and charges a mandatory regional sports fee for them. Choose on that, not on the parent company.
Who Hulu + Live TV Actually Suits
| You are | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Already paying for Hulu or Disney+ separately | Ideal. Folding them in is close to free here |
| A household with children | Strong. Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney+ together |
| Someone who watches the NCAA tournament | Strong. TBS, TNT and truTV are all included |
| Following one local MLB, NBA or NHL team | Weak. No regional sports networks. Look at Fubo |
| Wanting a cheap live TV package | No. This is a premium price for a premium bundle |
| Mostly watching live rather than on demand | Take the ad supported plan. No Ads does not remove live commercials |
If Hulu + Live TV Is Not Right, What Is
- You need your local team. Fubo carries regional sports networks, at the cost of a mandatory fee and no TNT or TBS.
- You want the widest lineup. The YouTube TV lineup is the most complete option at a similar price.
- You want to spend far less. Philo drops sport and locals entirely and costs about a third as much.
- You want cheap with some sport. Compare Sling Orange and Blue.
The author specializes in U.S. cable, satellite, and streaming TV services, with hands-on experience analyzing channel lineups, regional restrictions, equipment requirements, and contract terms. All the content is written with clear, easy-to-understand explanations to help readers compare services accurately and make informed decisions.
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