Optimum Channel Lineup

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Rating: 3.9

Dig into our updated channel guide to see which Optimum TV plan is right for you.

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Editorial rating (3.9/5)

Price: $75.00–$115.00/mo.

Channel count: 220–420+

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

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By Randy Harward

Share | Jun 1, 2022

Optimum’s channel lineup has 420+ channels, including local network affiliates, basic cable staples, and popular favorites. The channels come in three packages—Optimum Core ($75 a month, 220+ channels), Optimum Select ($95 a month, 340+ channels), and Optimum Premier ($115 a month, 420+ channels).

Optimum offers TV only if you bundle it with internet. That’s a bummer if you live a hermetic, TV-only lifestyle, but the restriction seems to work okay for most Optimum TV customers.

The table below shows Optimum’s available channels and the packages containing them. “Optional” means the channel is available as an add-on for an additional monthly fee.

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Optimum channel lineup

Channel	Optimum Core (220+ channels)	Optimum Select (340+ channels)	Optimum Premier (420+ channels)
A&E	✗	✓	✓
ABC	✓	✓	✓
ABC Localish	✓	✓	✓
ACC Network	Optional	✓	✓
All Arts	✓	✓	✓
AMC	✗	✓	✓
American Heroes Channel	✗	✓	✓
Animal Planet	✗	✓	✓
Antenna TV	✓	✓	✓
aspireTV	✗	✗	✓
BBC America	✓	✓	✓
BBC World News	✓	✓	✓
beIN Sports	Optional	Optional	✓
beIN SPORTS en Español	Optional	Optional	✓
BET Her	✗	✓	✓
Big Ten Network (BTN)	Optional	✓	✓
Black Entertainment Television (BET)	✓	✓	✓
Bloomberg TV	✓	✓	✓
Boomerang	✗	✓	✓
Bounce TV	✓	✗	✗
Bravo	✓	✓	✓
Buzzr	✓	✓	✓
C-SPAN	✓	✓	✓
C-SPAN 2	✓	✓	✓
C-SPAN 3	✓	✓	✓
Cartoon Network/Adult Swim	✓	✓	✓
Catholic Faith Network	✓	✓	✓
CBS	✓	✓	✓
CBS Sports Networks	✓	✓	✓
Cheddar	✓	✓	✓
Classic Arts Showcase	✓	✓	✓
CMT	✗	✓	✓
CNBC	✓	✓	✓
CNN	✓	✓	✓
Comedy Central	✓	✓	✓
COMET	✓	✗	✗
Cooking Channel	✗	✓	✓
Court TV	✓	✓	✓
Cowboy Channel	✗	✓	✓
COZI TV	✓	✓	✓
CPTV	✓	✓	✓
Create	✓	✓	✓
Crime + Investigation	✓	✓	✓
CW	✓	✓	✓
Dabl	✓	✓	✓
Daystar	✓	✓	✓
Destination America	✗	✓	✓
Discovery Channel	✗	✓	✓
Discovery Family Channel	✗	✓	✓
Discovery Life	✗	✓	✓
Disney Channel	✓	✓	✓
Disney Junior	✓	✓	✓
Disney XD	✗	✓	✓
DIY Network	✗	✓	✓
E!	✓	✓	✓
ESPN	✓	✓	✓
ESPN2	✓	✓	✓
ESPN Deportes	✗	✓	✓
ESPNews	✗	✓	✓
ESPNU	✗	✓	✓
Estrella TV	✓	✓	✓
Euronews	✓	✓	✓
EWTN	✓	✓	✓
FLIX^®	✗	✓	✓
Food Network	✓	✓	✓
FOX	✓	✓	✓
Fox Business Network	✓	✓	✓
Fox Deportes	✗	✓	✓
Fox News	✓	✓	✓
Fox Sports 1 (FS1)	✓	✓	✓
Fox Sports 2 (FS2)	✗	✓	✓
Freeform	✓	✓	✓
Fuse	✗	✓	✓
FUSION	✗	✓	✓
FX	✓	✓	✓
FX Movie Channel (FXM)	✗	✓	✓
FXX	✗	✓	✓
FYI	✗	✓	✓
GAC Family	✗	✓	✓
Galavisión	✗	✓	✓
Game Show Network	✗	✓	✓
getTV	✓	✓	✓
Golf Channel	Optional	✓	✓
GolTV	✗	✗	✓
Hallmark Channel	✗	✓	✓
Hallmark Drama	✗	✓	✓
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries	✗	✓	✓
HBO^®	✗	✗	✓
HBO Comedy	✗	✗	✓
HBO Family	✗	✗	✓
HBO Latino	✗	✗	✓
HBO Signature	✗	✗	✓
HBO Zone	✗	✗	✓
HBO2	✗	✗	✓
Heroes & Icons	✓	✓	✓
HGTV	✓	✓	✓
HISTORY	✗	✓	✓
HLN	✓	✓	✓
HSN	✓	✓	✓
HSN2	✓	✓	✓
i24 News	✓	✓	✓
IFC	✗	✓	✓
Investigation Discovery	✗	✓	✓
ION	✓	✓	✓
JBS	✓	✓	✓
JTV (Jewelry Television^®)	✓	✓	✓
Justice Central TV	✓	✓	✓
Lifetime	✓	✓	✓
Lifetime Movie Network	✗	✓	✓
LOGO	✗	✓	✓
MeTV	✓	✓	✓
MLB Network	✗	✓	✓
MOTOR TREND	✓	✓	✓
Movie!	✓	✓	✓
MSG	✓	✓	✓
MSG+	✓	✓	✓
MSNBC	✓	✓	✓
MTV	✓	✓	✓
MTV2	✗	✓	✓
MTV Classic	✗	✓	✓
MTV Live	✗	✓	✓
My Network TV	✓	✓	✓
Nat Geo Channel	✗	✓	✓
Nat Geo Wild	✗	✓	✓
NBA TV	Optional	✓	✓
NBC	✓	✓	✓
NBC Sports Network	✓	✓	✓
(NBC) UNIVERSO	✗	✓	✓
NBCLX	✓	✓	✓
Newsmax TV	✓	✓	✓
NewsNation	✓	✓	✓
NFL Network	Optional	✓	✓
Nick Jr.	✗	✓	✓
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite	✓	✓	✓
Nicktoons	✗	✓	✓
NY 1	✗	✓	✓
Olympic Channel	Optional	✓	✓
OWN	✗	✓	✓
Oxygen	✓	✓	✓
Paramount	✓	✓	✓
PBS	✓	✓	✓
PBS Kids	✓	✓	✓
Pop	✗	✓	✓
QVC	✓	✓	✓
QVC2	✓	✓	✓
Recipe TV	✓	✓	✓
Reelz	✓	✓	✓
Regional News Network	✓	✓	✓
Science Channel	✗	✓	✓
SEC Network	Optional	✓	✓
ShopHQ	✓	✓	✓
SHOWTIME^®	Optional	Optional	✓
SHOWTIME 2	Optional	Optional	✓
SHOWTIME EXTREME	Optional	Optional	✓
SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE	Optional	Optional	✓
SHOWTIME SHOWCASE	Optional	Optional	✓
SHOWTIME WOMEN	Optional	Optional	✓
SHOxBET	Optional	Optional	✓
Smithsonian Channel	✗	✓	✓
Sony Movie Channel	✗	✗	✓
Sportsman Channel	Optional	Optional	✓
SportsNet	✓	✓	✓
Start TV	✓	✓	✓
STARZ ^®	Optional	Optional	✓
STARZ Cinema	Optional	Optional	✓
STARZ Comedy	Optional	Optional	✓
STARZ Edge	Optional	Optional	✓
STARZ ENCORE	Optional	✓	✓
STARZ ENCORE Action	Optional	✓	✓
STARZ ENCORE Black	Optional	✓	✓
STARZ ENCORE Classic	Optional	✓	✓
STARZ ENCORE Español	Optional	✓	✓
STARZ ENCORE Family	Optional	✓	✓
STARZ ENCORE Suspense	Optional	✓	✓
STARZ ENCORE West	Optional	✓	✓
STARZ in Black	Optional	Optional	✓
STARZ Kids & Family	Optional	Optional	✓
Stingray Music	✓	✓	✓
Sundance TV	✓	✓	✓
SyFy	✓	✓	✓
TBS	✓	✓	✓
Teen Nick	✗	✓	✓
Telemundo	✓	✓	✓
TeleXitos	✓	✓	✓
Tennis Channel	Optional	✓	✓
Travel Channel	✗	✓	✓
ThisTV	✓	✓	✓
TLC	✗	✓	✓
TNT	✓	✓	✓
Tr3s	Optional	✓	✓
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)	✓	✓	✓
truTV	✓	✓	✓
TUDN	Optional	✓	✓
Turner Classic Movies (TCM)	✗	✓	✓
TV Land	✗	✓	✓
TV One	✗	✓	✓
TVG	Optional	Optional	✓
UniMás	✓	✓	✓
Univision	✓	✓	✓
Universal Kids	✗	✓	✓
UPtv	✗	Optional	✓
USA Network	✓	✓	✓
VH1	✗	✓	✓
VICE TV	✗	✓	✓
WE tv	✓	✓	✓
The Weather Channel	✓	✓	✓
World	✓	✓	✓
YES Network	✓	✓	✓
Z Living	✗	✓	✓

Data as of 05/07/21. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.

Optimum channel numbers

Optimum channel numbers vary by location, and Optimum has a unique list for each of its service areas. Check those out on Optimum’s website, along with ongoing notation about changes to Optimum channel lineups.

Optimum channel lineup FAQ

Does Optimum have the DIY Network?

Optimum has the DIY Network in its Select and Premier bundles (starting at $95 a month). You can learn more about Optimum bundles in our full review.

What TV packages does Optimum have?

Optimum has three cable TV packages: Optimum Core ($75 a month, 220+ channels), Optimum Select ($95 a month, 340+ channels), and Optimum Premier ($115 a month, 420+ channels).

Does Optimum have the Hallmark Channel?

You can find the Hallmark Channel—as well as Hallmark Drama and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries—in the Optimum Select ($95 a month) and Optimum Premier ($115 a month) packages. For more information, read our Optimum TV review.

To learn more about Optimum TV, check out our full review.

What channel is CW on Optimum?

Optimum channel numbers vary according to where you live. To see the channel number for the CW where you live, find the Optimum channel list for your area.

What channel is ESPN on Optimum?

ESPN will have a different channel number depending on which Optimum service area you’re in. Fortunately, you can see the Optimum channel list for your area.

What channel is FS1 on Optimum?

The channel number for FS1 (FOX Sports 1) will change depending on where you live. But you can see your area’s channel number for FS1 on the Optimum channel list.

What channel is HBO on Optimum?

HBO’s channel number on Optimum is gonna be different in different Optimum service areas. But you can see channel numbers for your area on the Optimum channel list.

What channel is NBC on Optimum?

NBC’s channel number will be different in each of Optimum’s service areas. But you can see channel numbers for your area on the Optimum channel list.

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