Best Streaming TV Deals and Discounts for September 2024

One of the bigger selling points of streaming TV is that it’s usually less expensive than cable or satellite . . . OK, it’s the biggest selling point. We’re not cheap; we’re “dollar-conscious.”

But there’s always a new way to save a few bucks, even in the streamverse. We’ve done the research and found several sweet promos and deals for streaming TV services that you can take advantage of right now.

Sure, they’re mostly temporary streaming service deals, but aren’t all the best things in life fleeting? Love, contentment, Taco Tuesday—don’t dwell. Just enjoy them while they’re here.

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• Monthly streaming TV promotions
• Best streaming TV plans
• What to look for

September 2024 streaming TV promotions and deals

• Hulu: Add Paramount+ with SHOWTIME®, CINEMAX®, and/or STARZ® for free for 1 wk.; regular price after.
• DIRECTV STREAM: Try Max™, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, STARZ, MGM+™, and CINEMAX® free for 3 mos. with the ENTERTAINMENT plan and above. You’ll also get unlimited cloud DVR storage when you sign up online.
• Paramount+: Paramount+ is the new streaming home for SHOWTIME—get both services with no ads for $12.99/mo. Student discount: 25% off the Essential monthly subscription.
• YouTube TV: Get Max free for 4 months when you add NFL Sunday Ticket to your YouTube TV subscription.
• Amazon Prime: Get Amazon Prime (including Prime Video) for $6.99/mo. if you’re a qualified government assistance recipient. Students get a 6-mo. free trial, with a discounted rate of $7.49/mo. or $69.00/yr. after.
• Sling TV: Get half off your first month of Sling Blue, Orange, or Orange & Blue.
• Netflix: Verizon +Play is for a limited time offering a Netflix Premium and STARZ bundle for $25.99/mo., a savings of $6.99/mo.

September 2024 free streaming trials

• Amazon Prime Video: 30 days
• AMC+: 7 days
• Apple TV+: 7 days
• Discovery+: 7 days
• DIRECTV STREAM: 5 days
• Fubo: Varies
• Hulu: 30 days
• MGM+: 7 days
• Paramount+: 7 days
• Paramount+ with SHOWTIME: 7 days
• Philo: 7 days
• STARZ: 7 days (only through Hulu or Amazon)

Best streaming TV packages and plans

Best live TV streaming

• YouTube TV ($72.99/mo.)—Best overall
• Hulu + Live TV ($76.99–$89.99/mo.)—Best value
• Philo ($25.00/mo.)—Cheapest

Best on-demand TV streaming

• Amazon Prime Video ($8.99–$14.99/mo.)—Best overall
• Netflix ($6.99–$22.99/mo.)—Most original content
• Paramount+ with SHOWTIME bundle ($5.99–$11.99/mo.)—Best value

Compare the best streaming TV plans and pricing

Live TV streaming

Data effective as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.

On-demand streaming TV

Data effective as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.

YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and Philo are our top recommendations for live TV streaming; for on-demand streaming, Netflix, Prime Video, and Max are our big three. As you’ll notice in the pricing, the Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ bundle can save you upwards of $72 a year over subscribing separately.

Best overall deal: Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ bundle

Everybody loves Disney+, the ($7.99–$13.99/mo. or $139.99/yr.) streaming service that gives you access to a gazillion Disney movies and shows (and Baby Yoda and Loki), but what if that’s still not enough content for your eyeballs? Get this: you can bundle Disney+ with Hulu and ESPN+.

With the Disney Bundle Trio Basic, you can combine Disney+ Basic (regularly $7.99 a month) with Hulu (basic version with ads, regularly $7.99 a month) and ESPN+ (regularly $10.99 a month). That’s a $26.97 value for just $14.99 a month. You could upgrade your internet speed with the extra green. With all that streaming, you might need it.

There are several ways you can customize the Disney Bundle. If you’re not interested in ESPN+, you can get the Duo Basic, which only includes ad-supported versions of Hulu and Disney+, for $9.99 a month.

If you want to go all-out and do away with pesky ads, you can upgrade to Duo Premium, which bundles ad-free versions of Disney+ and Hulu for $19.99 a month. You can also add ad-supported ESPN+ to the bundle for a total of $24.99 a month. Unfortunately, you can’t bundle in an ad-free version of ESPN+.

There are also variations on this bundle that can save you money on ad-free Hulu or Hulu + Live TV—check out our Hulu Bundles guide for all the discount streaming deets.

Best deal for live TV streaming: Sling TV with discounted first month

Sling TV is one of the loudest voices in live TV streaming. But it doesn’t just advertise hard—it’s also willing to give you free stuff to cut that cable (or satellite beam).

If you prepay for 4 months of Sling TV Season Pass (which includes Sling’s Orange + Blue tier and the Sports Extra plan), you’ll save $92 and be able to stream both NFL and NCAA football games.

Best deal for Apple fans: Free Apple TV+ with Apple product purchase

Apple lovers rarely need an excuse to visit an Apple Store, but not all of them are convinced that they should drop $9.99 a month on its content-loaded Apple TV+ streaming service. Conundrum solved: purchase a new iPhone, MacBook, iPad, or Apple TV, and Apple will throw in three months of Apple TV+ at zero cost. Ultimately, that’s an annual savings of $29.97.

With it, you can check out Apple TV+ original series like Ted Lasso, Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, and The Morning Show. When does Apple give away anything for free?

Best Amazon Prime Video deal for students: Free and discounted Amazon Prime membership

Amazon’s Prime Student program offers a free six-month trial of Prime membership for higher education students, and a discounted rate of $7.49 a month (or $69.00 a year—you save even more money by paying for 12 months in advance) after the trial. This also gives you access to Prime Video at no extra charge.

After four years, or the end of your college studies, whichever comes first, your Prime membership will revert to its standard rate: $14.99 a month, or $139.00 a year.

Best Hulu deal for students: Discounted basic plan

College students 18 and over can subscribe to Hulu’s basic, ad-supported plan for just $1.99 a month, a huge savings over the usual $7.99 a month.

To be eligible, you’ll need to be verified as a student through Sheer ID. The deal isn’t available to all colleges, and it’s only active for the time you’re a verifiable student.

What to look for in streaming TV packages and deals

Before you sign up for that deal, check into these details first:

How long the deal lasts

Once your deal’s time is up, you’ll be charged the regular rate for the service. The Disney+ bundle has no expiration date (yet), but some plans are limited time only—after which, you’ll be charged the normal price each month.

Hidden fees

Sometimes a provider will sneak in some extra fees that can eat into your overall savings. It’s a strain on the eyes, but always read the fine print before you sign up.

Current customer eligibility

Most of the deals we’ve covered here are aimed at new customers as an incentive to sign up, but current customers can sometimes get in on them too. If you’re a customer in good standing with your provider, contact customer service and simply ask if you can take advantage of the same offer as a new customer. In most cases, they’ll work with you to keep you as customer.

What are the best streaming TV deals?

The Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ bundle is the deal to beat, in our opinion—mostly because, unlike most other offers, it doesn’t (yet) have an expiration date. We also like the free Apple TV+ with an Apple product purchase, even though Apple keeps threatening to shorten or end the deal.

More so than the others, Sling TV is always wheeling and dealing for customers—check out our Sling TV Deals guide.

Best streaming TV deals FAQ

Our monthly promotions are tracked down by an engaged team of data specialists so that you get the most accurate information possible. We also put our editorial know-how to the test by comparing the deals and top packages from nationwide providers so you don’t have to. To learn more about our methods, check out our How We Rank page.