| Channel | Dish channel number | Flex Pack (50+ channels) | America’s Top 120 (190 channels) | America’s Top 120+ (190+ channels) | America’s Top 200 (240+ channels) | America’s Top 250 (290+ channels) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A&E | 118 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AMC | 131 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| America’s Auction Channel | 219 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| American Heroes Channel | 195 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Animal Planet | 184 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AXS TV | 167 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
BabyFirstTV | 823 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BBC America | 135 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Beauty iQ | 73 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| beIN Sports | 392/781 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| beIN Sports en Español | 873 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Believer’s Voice of Victory Network | 265 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BET | 124 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| BET Her | 251 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Big Ten Network | 405 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bloomberg Television | 203 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Boomerang | 175 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bounce | 359 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Bravo | 129 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BUZZR | 245 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BYUtv | 9403 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
C-SPAN | 210 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| C-SPAN 2 | 211 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cartoon Network/Adult Swim | 176/177 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CBS Sports Network | 158 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CGTN | 279 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Christian Television Network | 267 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CMT | 166 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CNBC | 208 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CNN | 200 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Comedy Central | 107 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| COMET | 289 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cooking Channel | 113 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Craft | 221 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Daystar | 263 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deal | 95 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Destination America | 194 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Discovery Channel | 182 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Discovery Family | 179 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DISH Info | 101 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DISH Studio | 102 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Disney Channel | 172/173 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Disney Junior | 168 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Disney XD | 174 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DIY | 111 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DPLCL | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
E! | 114 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Enlace | 9411 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Epic | 85 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| EPIX Drive-In | 292 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| ESPN | 140 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ESPN2 | 143 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ESPNEWS | 142 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ESPNU | 141 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Estrella TV | 852 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Eternal World Television Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
FETV | 82 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FM | 243 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FOLK TV | 218 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Food Network | 110 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FOX Business Network | 206 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FOX News Channel | 205 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FOX Sports 1 | 150 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FOX Sports 2 | 149 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free Speech TV | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Freeform | 180 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fuse | 164 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fusion | 244 | ✗ | ✓ | |||
| FX | 384 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FXM | 384 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| FXX | 125 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| FYI | 119 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Galavisión | 273 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Game Show Network | 116 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gem Shopping Network | 229 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GetTV | 373 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Golf Channel | 401 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Great American Country | 165 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Grit | 217 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Hallmark Channel | 185 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hallmark Drama | 186 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | 187 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Headline News | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| HGTV | 112 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HISTORY | 120 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HITN | 843 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hopper Insider | 103 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HSN | 74 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HSN2 | 226 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
IFC | 133 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| In Country Television | 230 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| INSP | 259 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Investigation Discovery | 192 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ION | 250 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Jewelry Television | 83/227 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Justice Central | 240 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Justice Network | 252 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Laff TV | 237 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lifetime | 108 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lifetime Movie Network | 109 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Link TV | 9410 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local Channels (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Logo | 254 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Longhorn Network | 407 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Mercury TV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| MeTV | 247 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MLB Extra Innings | 476 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MLB Network | 152 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MOTOR TREND | 246 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MoviePlex | 377 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| MSNBC | 209 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MTV | 160 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MTV2 | 161 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MTV Classic | 163 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| mtvU | 366 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| MTV Live | 369 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
NASA | 286 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NatGeo Wild | 190 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| National Geographic | 197 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NBA TV | 156 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NBC Universo | 838 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| NBCSN | 159 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NewsMax | 216 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Newsy | 283 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| NHL Center Ice | 574 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite | 170/171 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nick Jr. | 169 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nick Music | 368 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Nicktoons | 178 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Olympic Channel | 389 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Outdoor Channel | 396 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| OWN | 189 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Oxygen | 127 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pac-12 Network | 409 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Paramount Network | 241 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pop | 117 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pursuit | 393 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
QVC | 137 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| QVC 2 | 255 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Real | 94 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RecTV | 284 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reelz | 299 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RFD TV | 231 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ride TV | 248 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RT (Russia Today) | 280 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sale | 225 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Science | 193 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SEC Network | 408 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shepard’s Chapel Network | 256 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ShopLC | 274 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ShopHQ | 228 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sirius XM | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Smithsonian Channel | 367 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| SonLife Broadcasting Network | 257 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sportsman Channel | 367 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| STARZ® ENCORE channels) | 341 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| SundanceTV | 126 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Syfy | 122 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TBN | 260 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TBS | 139 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Turner Classic Movies | 132 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TeenNick | 181 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tennis Channel | 400 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TheBlaze | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
| The Cowboy Channel | 232 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hillsong Channel | 258 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The Impact Network | 268 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The Movie Channel (2 channels) | 329 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Three Angels Broadcasting Network | 9393 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TLC | 183 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TNT | 138 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Travel Channel | 196 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| truTV | 242 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TV Games Network | 399 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TVG2 | 398 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TV Land | 106 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
UniMas | 271 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Univision Deportes | 856 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Univision | 270/828 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Uplifting Entertainment | 188 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| USA | 105 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
VH1 | 162 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vme | 846 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| VICELAND | 121 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Weather Channel | 214 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weather Nation | 215 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WGN America | 239 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WE tv | 128 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
YouTV | 275 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Z Living | 191 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dish add-on packages
If you have specialized interests and don’t want all of the channels in one of the more expensive packages, you can try a slimmer plan and supplement it with an add-on package for less.
Multi-Sport Pack* ($13/mo.)
- beIN Sports
- beIN Sports en Español
- Big Ten Network
- ESPN Buzzer Beater
- FOX Sports 2
- Longhorn Network
- MLB Network
- MLB Strike Zone
- NBA TV
- NHL Network
- Outside TV
- Pac-12 Network
- SEC Network
- Over 25 regional sports networks
*Requires America’s Top 120+ or higher
SHOWTIME® ($10/mo.)
- SHOWTIME EAST
- SHOWTIME WEST
- SHOWTIME 2
- SHOWTIME SHOWCASE
- SHOWTIME EXTREME
- SHOWTIME BEYOND
- The Movie Channel
- The Movie Channel Xtra
- Flix
STARZ ($10/mo.)
- STARZ Encore
- STARZ East
- STARZ West
- STARZ Edge
- STARZ Cinema
- STARZ Comedy
- STARZ In Black
STARZ Kids & Family
STARZ ENCORE Movie Pack ($6/mo.)
- STARZ ENCORE West
- STARZ ENCORE Westerns
- STARZ ENCORE Action
- STARZ ENCORE Suspense
- STARZ ENCORE Black
- STARZ ENCORE Classic
- STARZ ENCORE Family
- MoviePlex
EPIX ($7/mo.)
- EPIX
- EPIX2
- EPIX Drive-In
- EPIX Hits
DISH Movie Pack ($10/mo.)
- Crime & Investigation
- EPIX
- EPIX2
- EPIX Hits
- FXM
- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
- HDNet Movies
- IndiePlex
- MGM
- MoviePlex
- PixL
- RetroPlex
- Sony Movie Channel
- STARZ ENCORE Suspense
- STARZ Kids & Family
Other add-ons
- TheBlaze ($5/mo.)
- FOX Soccer Plus ($15/mo.)
Channel packs
Locals Pack ($12/mo.)
- ABC affiliates
- CBS affiliates
- FOX affiliates
- NBC affiliates
- The CW affiliates
- PBS affiliates
- ION affiliates
- MeTV affiliates
- Estrella affiliates
- Telemundo affiliates
National Action Pack ($12/mo.)
- AXS TV
- Crime & Investigation
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- FOX Sports 1
- Fuse
- TV Games Network
- TVG2
- Velocity
Regional Action Pack ($12/mo.)
- Big Ten Network
- ESPN Buzzer Beater
- FOX Sports 2
- Longhorn Network
- Outside TV
- Pac-12 Network
- Regional Sports
- SEC Network
- World Fishing Network
Kids Pack ($10/mo.)
- Animal Planet
- BabyFirstTV
- Boomerang
- Disney Channel East
- Disney Channel West
- Disney Junior
- Disney XD
- Nick Jr.
- Nicktoons
News Pack ($10/mo.)
- BBC World News
- Bloomberg Television
- CNBC
- FOX Business Network
- FOX News Channel
- MSNBC
- TheBlaze
- Weather Channel
Heartland Pack ($6/mo.)
- BabyFirstTV
- Discovery Family
- Game Show Network
- Hallmark Channel
- Hallmark Drama
- Hallmark Mysteries & Movies
- OWN
- PixL
- RFD-TV
- Ride TV
- The Cowboy Channel
- Uplifting Entertainment
Variety Pack ($6/mo.)
- BET
- Bravo
- Crime & Investigation
- Freeform
- Investigation Discovery
- Lifetime Movie Network
Outdoor Pack ($4/mo.)
- Outdoor Channel
- Outside TV
- Sportsman Channel
- World Fishing Network
Stars & Stripes Pack ($10/mo.)
- American Heroes
- Destination America
- Crime & Investigation
- The Cowboy Channel
- STARZ ENCORE Westerns
- GetTV
- Justice Network
- Reelz
- Smithsonian Channel
Latino Bonus Pack ($10/mo.)
- beIN Sports en Español
- Caracol TV
- CBeebies
- CNN en Español
- Disney XD
- ESPN Deportes
- Telemundo
- UniMás
- Univision
- Univision Deportes
(If you’re looking for more programming en español, DISH also offers a full range of Spanish-language TV packages.)
All add-on and channel packs require Flex Pack or higher.
DISH channel lineups FAQ
How much is the basic DISH package?
Flex Pack, DISH’s channel-skinny base package, starts at $37.99 per month. It features 50 channels, a mix of popular networks and fillers that DISH will not-so-gently suggest you beef-up with an add-on package—because what’s another $10 on top of 38 bucks? Flex isn’t fully-loaded, but it’s one of the cheapest deals in satellite TV.
How much does it cost to add HBO® to a DISH package?
HBO and DISH aren’t getting along these days, so you can’t add the service for any price. Not having HBO available as an add-on isn’t as big a deal as it was years ago, however, thanks to stand-alone streaming service HBO NOW ($15 per month).
DISH itself even referred disgruntled customers to HBO NOW for 2019’s highly anticipated Game of Thrones finale. Ouch.
What sports channels are available on DISH?
DIRECTV is generally thought of as the more sports-centric satellite TV brand, but DISH also offers a fair amount of ballin’ action. A few of the sports channels DISH carries include the following:
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- NBA TV
- MLB Network
- NHL Network
- FOX Sports 1
- FOX Sports 2
- FOX Soccer Plus
- CBS Sports Network
- beIN Sports
- Pac-12 Network
Does DISH have NFL RedZone?
No. In June, the NFL pulled NFL RedZone—and the NFL Network—from DISH or its streaming service Sling TV. Cox, DIRECTV, fuboTV, Mediacom, Optimum, Spectrum, Verizon Fios, and Xfinity still carry both channels.
What movie channels are available on DISH?
While you can’t get HBO on DISH (yes, HBO still runs movies), it still carries plenty of channels for film buffs. DISH’s movie channels lineup and add-on packages include these favorites:
- SHOWTIME (6 channels)
- STARZ (8 channels)
- STARZ ENCORE (7 channels)
- The Movie Channel (2 channels)
- EPIX (4 channels)
- FXM
- IFC
- SundanceTV
- HDNet
- MoviePlex
- IndiePlex
- RetroPlex
What kids’ channels are available on DISH?
Don’t forget the little ones; they might look up from their phones and tablets occasionally to check out the big TV in the room. DISH’s kiddie programming includes these channels:
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- Disney Channel
- Disney Jr.
- Disney XD
- Boomerang
- Nickelodeon
- Nick Jr.
- Nicktoons
- Cartoon Network
- Animal Planet
- Discovery Family
- PBS
- BabyFirstTV
Bill Frost has been a journalist and TV reviewer since the 4:3-aspect-ratio ’90s. His pulse-pounding prose has been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, Pacific Northwest Inlander, Coachella Valley Independent, Salt Lake City Weekly, and many other dead-tree publications. In addition to his CableTV.com work, Bill is a senior writer and streaming TV columnist at SLUGMag.com. By night, Bill cranks a Flying V with his band at the bar.
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