DIRECTV ULTIMATE Channel Lineup
Find out if the DIRECTV ULTIMATE package is right for you with our channel lineup guide.
$69.99–$159.99/mo.
$69.99–$159.99/mo.
The ULTIMATE package is one of DIRECTV’s middle-of-the-road TV plans. It comes with over 140 local and cable channels, including Discovery Family Channel and CBS Sports Network.
Unfortunately, ULTIMATE doesn’t have premium channels like HBO®, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME®, or CINEMAX®, so be sure to double-check the table below for your favorite channels before you sign up.
DIRECTV ULTIMATE channels
Below, you’ll find the full channel lineup for the DIRECTV ULTIMATE package, which is the same whether you choose DIRECTV Via Internet (i.e., DIRECTV STREAM) or DIRECTV Via Satellite (i.e., regular DIRECTV). Click a letter to speed up the search for your favorite channels.
| Channel | ULTIMATE |
|---|---|
|
A&E |
✔ |
| ABC | ✔ |
| ACC Network | ✔ |
| AccuWeather | ✔ |
| AMC | ✔ |
|
American Heroes Channel (AHC) |
✔ |
| Animal Planet | ✔ |
| Antena 3 | ✔ |
| Aquí | ✔ |
| Arirang TV | ✔ |
| Atrés Cine | ✔ |
| AXS TV (HD only) | ✔ |
|
BabyFirst TV |
✔ |
| BabyTV | ✔ |
| Bandamax | ✔ |
| BBC America | ✔ |
| BBC World News (HD only) | ✔ |
| BET | ✔ |
| BET Her | ✔ |
| Big Ten Network (BTN) | ✔ |
| Bloomberg TV | — |
| Blossom | ✔ |
| Bob Ross Channel* | ✔ |
| Boomerang | ✔ |
| BounceTV | ✔ |
| Bravo | ✔ |
| BYUtv | ✔ |
|
C-SPAN |
✔ |
| C-SPAN 2 | ✔ |
| Cartoon Network | ✔ |
| CBS | ✔ |
| CBS Sports Network | ✔ |
| Cheddar News | ✔ |
| CINEMAX® | $ |
| CINEMAX 5StarMax | $ |
| CINEMAX ActionMax | $ |
| CINEMAX Latino | $ |
| CINEMAX MoreMax | $ |
| CINEMAX MovieMax | $ |
| CINEMAX ThrillerMax | $ |
| CLEO TV (HD only) | ✔ |
| CMT | ✔ |
| CNBC | ✔ |
| CNBC World | ✔ |
| CNN | ✔ |
| CNN en Español | ✔ |
| CNN International (CNNi) | ✔ |
| Comedy Central | ✔ |
| Comedy Dynamics* | ✔ |
| Comedy TV | ✔ |
| Cooking Channel | ✔ |
| Court TV* | ✔ |
| Cowboy Channel | ✔ |
| COZI | ✔ |
| CTN | ✔ |
| The CW | ✔ |
|
Daystar |
✔ |
| Daystar Español | ✔ |
| Destination America | ✔ |
| DIRECTV 4K Live | ✔ |
| DIRECTV 4K Live | ✔ |
| DIRECTV 4K Live 2 | ✔ |
| DIRECTV HD SPORTSMIX | ✔ |
| DIRECTV News Mix | ✔ |
| Discovery | ✔ |
| Discovery Family Channel | ✔ |
| Discovery Life | ✔ |
| Disney Channel (East) | ✔ |
| Disney Channel (West) | ✔ |
| Disney Junior | ✔ |
| Disney XD | ✔ |
| Dog Whisperer* | ✔ |
| Dove TV* | ✔ |
|
E! |
✔ |
| EarthX | ✔ |
| El Rey Rebel* | ✔ |
| Enlace | ✔ |
| ESNE | ✔ |
| ESPN | ✔ |
| ESPN2 | ✔ |
| ESPNews | ✔ |
| ESPNU | ✔ |
| EWTN | ✔ |
|
FETV |
✔ |
| Family Movie Channel | ✔ |
| FanDuel TV | ✔ |
| The First | ✔ |
| Flix | — |
| FM (HD only) | ✔ |
| Food Network | ✔ |
| FOX | ✔ |
| Fox Business Network | ✔ |
| Fox News | ✔ |
| FOX Sports 1 (FS1) | ✔ |
| FOX Sports 2 (FS2) | ✔ |
| Free Speech TV | ✔ |
| Freeform | ✔ |
| Fuse | ✔ |
| FX | ✔ |
| FX Movie Channel (FXM) | ✔ |
| FXX | ✔ |
| fyi | ✔ |
|
GAC Family |
✔ |
| Galavisión | ✔ |
| Game Show Network (GSN) | ✔ |
| GEB America | ✔ |
| GET | ✔ |
| GOD TV | ✔ |
| Golf Channel | ✔ |
| GRIT | ✔ |
| The Grio | ✔ |
|
Hallmark Channel |
✔ |
| Hallmark Movies and Mysteries | — |
| HBO® | $ |
| HBO2 | $ |
| HBO Comedy (HD only) | $ |
| HBO Family | $ |
| HBO Latino | $ |
| HBO Signature | $ |
| HBO Zone (HD only) | $ |
| Heroes & Icons | ✔ |
| HGTV | ✔ |
| HISTORY | ✔ |
| HITN | ✔ |
| HLN | ✔ |
| Hope | ✔ |
| HSN | ✔ |
| HSN2 | ✔ |
|
i24 News |
✔ |
| Impact Television Network | ✔ |
| Independent Film Channel (IFC) | ✔ |
| INSP | ✔ |
| Investigation Discovery (ID) | ✔ |
| ION Television (East) | ✔ |
| ION Television (West) | ✔ |
| JBS | ✔ |
| Jewish Life Television | ✔ |
| Justice Central (HD only) | ✔ |
|
Lifetime |
✔ |
| Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) | ✔ |
| Living Faith Network | ✔ |
| LOGO | ✔ |
|
Magnolia Network |
✔ |
| MAVTV | ✔ |
| MeatEater* | ✔ |
| MGM+ | $ |
| MGM+ Hits | $ |
| MGM+ Marquee | $ |
| MLB Network | ✔ |
| MoreMAX | $ |
| MOTOR TREND | ✔ |
| MovieMAX | $ |
| MSNBC | ✔ |
| MTV | ✔ |
| MTV2 | ✔ |
| MTV Classic | ✔ |
| MUSIC CHOICE | ✔ |
|
NASA TV |
✔ |
| National Geographic | ✔ |
| Nat Geo WILD | ✔ |
| NBA TV | ✔ |
| NBC | ✔ |
| Newsmax | ✔ |
| NewsNation | ✔ |
| Next Level Sports | $ |
| NFL Network | ✔ |
| NFL RedZone | $ |
| NHK | ✔ |
| NHL Network | ✔ |
| Nick Jr. | ✔ |
| Nickelodeon (East) | ✔ |
| Nicktoons | ✔ |
| NRBTV | ✔ |
|
ONCE MEXICO |
✔ |
| Outdoor Channel | ✔ |
| Ovation | ✔ |
| OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) | ✔ |
| Oxygen True Crime | ✔ |
|
Paramount Network |
✔ |
| Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® | $ |
| PBS | ✔ |
| PBS Kids | ✔ |
| PokerGO* | ✔ |
| Pop TV | ✔ |
| Pursuit Channel | ✔ |
|
QVC |
✔ |
| QVC2 | ✔ |
| QVC3 | ✔ |
|
Racing America* |
✔ |
| Recipe TV* | ✔ |
| REELZ | ✔ |
| REVOLT TV (HD only) | ✔ |
| RFD-TV | ✔ |
|
SEC Network |
✔ |
| Science Channel | ✔ |
| Scientology Network | ✔ |
| Scripps News* | ✔ |
| ShopHQ | ✔ |
| Shop LC | ✔ |
| ShortsTV | ✔ |
| SHOWTIME 2 | $ |
| SHOWTIME BEYOND | $ |
| SHOWTIME EXTREME | $ |
| SHOWTIME FAMILYZONE (HD only) | $ |
| SHOWTIME NEXT (HD only) | $ |
| SHOWTIME SHOWCASE (HD only) | $ |
| SHOWTIME x BET (HD only) | $ |
| Smithsonian Channel | ✔ |
| So Yummy | ✔ |
| Somos Novelas* | ✔ |
| SonLife Broadcasting | ✔ |
| Sportsman Channel | ✔ |
| STARZ® | $ |
| STARZ Cinema (HD only) | $ |
| STARZ Comedy (HD only) | $ |
| STARZ Edge | — |
| STARZ ENCORE | ✔ |
| STARZ ENCORE Action | ✔ |
| STARZ ENCORE Black | ✔ |
| STARZ ENCORE Classic | ✔ |
| STARZ ENCORE en Español | ✔ |
| STARZ ENCORE Family | ✔ |
| STARZ ENCORE Suspense | ✔ |
| STARZ ENCORE Westerns | ✔ |
| STARZ in Black | $ |
| STARZ Kids & Family (HD only) | $ |
| SundanceTV | ✔ |
| Syfy | ✔ |
|
Tastemade (HD only) |
✔ |
| TBN Inspire | ✔ |
| TBS | ✔ |
| TCM | ✔ |
| TCT (Tri-State Christian Television) | ✔ |
| TeenNick | ✔ |
| Tennis Channel | ✔ |
| The Learning Channel (TLC) | ✔ |
| THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ (TMC) | ✔ |
| TMC Xtra East (HD only) | — |
| TNT | ✔ |
| Travel Channel | ✔ |
| Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) | ✔ |
| truTV | ✔ |
| TUDN | ✔ |
| TV Land | ✔ |
| TV One | ✔ |
|
UniMás |
✔ |
| Universal Kids | ✔ |
| UNIVERSO | ✔ |
| Univision | ✔ |
| UPtv | ✔ |
| USA Network | ✔ |
|
VH1 |
✔ |
| VICE | ✔ |
| Victory | ✔ |
|
WE tv |
✔ |
| The Weather Channel | ✔ |
| Willow | $ |
| Women’s Sports Network* | ✔ |
| The WORD Network | ✔ |
| World Harvest Television | ✔ |
Data effective as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
*Channel only available on DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV ULTIMATE regional sports networks
DIRECTV offers several regional sports networks (RSNs) in the CHOICE package and above, including DIRECTV ULTIMATE. Each RSN is available to you based on your location.
If you want more regional sports access, you can include DIRECTV SPORTS PACK with your plan and get around 40 more out-of-market networks. We highlight this add-on and many others on our DIRECTV Sports Packages page.
To see which DIRECTV RSNs are available in your area, enter your zip code on DIRECTV’s local RSN lookup tool.
| Channel** | ULTIMATE |
|---|---|
| Altitude Sports |
✔ |
| FanDuel Sports Network |
✔ |
| MSG |
✔ |
| MSG Sportsnet |
✔ |
| Marquee Sports Network |
✔ |
| Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) |
✔ |
| Monumental Sports Network |
✔ |
| NBC Regional Sports Networks |
✔ |
| NESN |
✔ |
| ROOT SPORTS Northwest |
✔ |
| Space City Home Network |
✔ |
| SportsNet New York (SNY) |
✔ |
| Spectrum SportsNet |
✔ |
| Spectrum SportsNet Los Angeles |
✔ |
| Spectrum SportsNet Pittsburgh |
✔ |
| YES Network |
✔ |
Data effective as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
**Customers with CHOICE,™ ULTIMATE and MÁS ULTRA™ only receive Regional Sports Networks for their market based on ZIP. Most Regional Sports Networks available in all markets for PREMIER™ and LO MÁXIMO.™ Blackout restrictions and other conditions apply to all sports programming.
DIRECTV ULTIMATE channel lineup FAQ
What's included in DIRECTV ULTIMATE package?
The DIRECTV ULTIMATE package includes over 140 local and cable channels. It has regional sports networks, additional Discovery channels, and a random assortment of additional news and sports channels like BBC World News and CBS Sports Network.
You’ll also get unlimited Cloud DVR service, over 55,000 hours of on-demand shows and movies, and three months free of premium channels like HBO and CINEMAX. Just remember that you’ll also end up paying an additional assortment of fees and taxes, totaling upwards of $30 per month.
What's the difference between DIRECTV ULTIMATE and PREMIER?
The main difference between DIRECTV ULTIMATE and DIRECTV PREMIER is that PREMIER costs a little bit more and includes HBO, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, CINEMAX, and STARZ channels.
TBH, if you’re going to pay more for DIRECTV, we recommend PREMIER over ULTIMATE because of the premium content.
