Get your favorite DISH channels
DISH Network has five packages available: the DISH Flex Pack, America’s Top 120, the sportier America’s Top 120+, America’s Top 200, and America’s Top 250. That’s a lot, and it can be overwhelming to sort through all the channels in each package. Not to worry, we’ve done all the research for you and broken down the DISH channel lineup into five plan-specific guides.
This guide covers the DISH Flex Pack, a skinny satellite TV package (50+ popular channels like AMC, Cartoon Network, TBS, and TCM) that’s available to existing DISH customers. We tell you every channel in the DISH Flex Pack, along with its channel number (except local channels, which vary by location), and include DISH Flex Pack pricing and ordering details.
DISH channel lineup
The DISH Flex Pack has 29 of the top 50 most-watched channels according to Variety. Missing channels are indicated below with an asterisk (*).
- NBC
- CBS
- ABC
- FOX
- FOX News Channel*
- ESPN*
- Univision*
- MSNBC*
- ION*
- HGTV
- TNT
- Hallmark Channel
- Telemundo
- TBS
- HISTORY
- TLC
- INSP
- Discovery Channel
- USA Network
- Food Network
- MeTV*
- CNN
- Bravo*
- Investigation Discovery*
- Grit*
- TV Land
- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries*
- The CW
- Lifetime
- A&E
- FX
- UniMás*
- AMC*
- WE TV
- Paramount Network
- Game Show Network*
- REELZChannel*
- BET*
- ESPN 2*
- Oxygen
- FOX Sports 1 (FS1)*
- National Geographic
- Syfy
- MTV*
- Freeform*
- Bounce TV*
- Nick at Nite*
- Comedy Central
- fetv (Family Entertainment TV)°
- Travel Channel
Data as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
*Not included in the DISH Flex Pack.
To see if DISH has other live TV channels outside of Variety’s top 50, like NFL Network, VICE, or another specific channel? Click on the links below to find exactly what you’re looking for.
| Channel | Dish channel number | Flex Pack (50+ channels) |
|---|---|---|
A&E | 118 | ✔ |
| ACCN | 402 | — |
| AMC | 131 | ✔ |
| America's Voice | 219 | — |
| American Heroes Channel | 195 | — |
| Animal Planet | 184 | — |
| AXS TV | 167 | — |
BabyFirstTV | 823 | ✔ |
| BBC America | 135 | — |
| Beauty iQ | 73 | — |
| beIN Sports | 392, 861 | — |
| beIN Sports Connect 3–8 | — | — |
| beIN Sports en Español | 860 | — |
| BET | 124 | — |
| BET Gospel | 362 | ✔ |
| BET Her | 251 | — |
| BET Jams | 365 | ✔ |
| BET Soul | 363 | ✔ |
| Big Ten Network | 405, 410 | — |
| BINGE TV | 218 | — |
| Bloomberg Television | 203 | — |
| Boomerang | 175 | — |
| Bounce | 359 | — |
| Bravo | 129 | — |
| BUY | 84, 283 | ✔ |
| 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 | 262 | ✔ |
| Cinemax | 307–309 | $ |
| CMT | 166 | ✔ |
| CMT Music | 364 | ✔ |
| CNBC | 208 | — |
| CNN | 200 | ✔ |
| Comedy Central | 107 | ✔ |
| COMET | 289 | — |
| Cooking Channel | 113 | ✔ |
| COZI | 253 | |
Daystar | 263 | ✔ |
| Deal | 95, 278 | ✔ |
| Destination America | 194 | — |
| Discovery Channel | 182 | ✔ |
| Discovery Family | 179 | — |
| DISH Info | 101 | ✔ |
| DISH Scapes | 199 | ✔ |
| DISH Scapes | 198 | — |
| DISH Studio | 102 | ✔ |
| Disney Channel | 172, 173 | — |
| Disney Junior | 168 | — |
| Disney XD | 174 | — |
| DIY | 111 | — |
E! | 114 | ✔ |
| Enlace | 9411 | ✔ |
| ESPN | 140 | — |
| ESPN2 | 143 | — |
| ESPNEWS | 142 | — |
| ESPNU | 141 | — |
| Estrella TV | 852 | — |
| EXTRA | 221 | ✔ |
FETV | 82 | ✔ |
| Family Movie Classics | 387 | — |
| FanDuel Racing | 399 | — |
| FanDuel TV | 398 | — |
| FETV | 82 | ✔ |
| FM | 243 | — |
| Food Network | 110 | ✔ |
| Fox Business Network | 206 | — |
| Fox News Channel | 205 | — |
| FOX Sports 1 (FS1) | 150 | — |
| FOX Sports 2 (FS2) | 149 | — |
| FOX Weather | 222 | — |
| Free Speech TV (FSTV) | 9415 | — |
| Freeform | 180 | — |
| Fuse | 164 | — |
| FX | 136 | ✔ |
| FXM | 384 | — |
| FXX | 125 | ✔ |
| FYI | 119 | — |
Galavisión | 273 | — |
| Gallery by DISH scapes | 305 | ✔ |
| Game Show Network (GSN) | 116 | — |
| Gem Shopping Network | 229 | ✔ |
| GET | 373 | — |
| Golf Channel | 401 | — |
| Great American Country | 165 | ✔ |
| Great American Faith & Living HD | 248 | — |
| Great American Family HD | 165 | ✔ |
| Grit | 217 | — |
Hallmark Channel | 185 | ✔ |
| Hallmark Drama | 186 | — |
| Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | 187 | — |
| HBO West | 310, 311 | $ |
| HBO 2 | 312 | $ |
| HBO Latino | 313 | $ |
| HBO Signature | 314 | $ |
| HBO Family | 315 | $ |
| HDNet Movies | 130 | ✔ |
| Heroes & Icons | 293 | — |
| HLN | 202 | — |
| HGTV | 112 | ✔ |
| HISTORY | 120 | ✔ |
| HITN | 880 | ✔ |
| Hopper Insider | 103 | ✔ |
| HSN | 74, 87 | ✔ |
| HSN2 | 226 | ✔ |
IFC | 133 | ✔ |
| Impact Network | 264 | ✔ |
| In Country Television | 230 | ✔ |
| INSP | 259 | ✔ |
| Investigation Discovery (ID) | 192 | — |
| ION | 250 | — |
Jewelry Television | 83 | ✔ |
| Justice Central | 240 | — |
Laff TV | 237 | — |
| Law & Crime Network | 252 | — |
| Lifetime | 108 | ✔ |
| Lifetime Movie Network | 109 | — |
| Local Channels (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) | 2–70 (varies by region) | — |
| Logo | 254 | — |
Magnolia Network | 111 | ✔ |
| MaxTM (See HBO channels above) | 310–315 | $ |
| MeTV | 247 | — |
| MGM+ | 380 | $ |
| MGM+ Drive-In | 292 | — |
| MGM Hits | 381 | $ |
| MGM Marquee | 382 | $ |
| MLB Network | 152 | — |
| MLB Strike Zone | 153 | — |
| MOTOR TREND | 246 | — |
| MoviePlex | 377 | — |
| MSNBC | 209 | — |
| MTV | 160 | — |
| MTV2 | 161 | ✔ |
| MTV Classic | 163 | — |
| MTV Live | 369 | — |
| mtvU | 366 | ✔ |
NASA | 286 | ✔ |
| National Geographic | 197 | ✔ |
| NatGeo Wild | 190 | — |
| NBA League Pass | N/A | $ |
| NBA Team Pass | N/A | $ |
| NBA TV | 156 | — |
| NewsMax | 216 | — |
| NewsNation | 239 | — |
| NFL Network | 154 | — |
| NHL Center Ice | — | $ |
| NHL Network | 157 | — |
| Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite | 170, 171 | — |
| Nick Jr. | 169 | — |
| Nick Music | 368 | ✔ |
| Nicktoons | 178 | — |
Outdoor Channel | 396 | — |
| OWN | 189 | — |
| Oxygen | 127 | — |
Paramount Network | 241 | ✔ |
| Pay-Per-View Guide | 502 | ✔ |
| PixL | 388 | ✔ |
| Pop | 117 | — |
| Pursuit | 393 | — |
QVC | 71 | ✔ |
| QVC 2 | 255 | ✔ |
| QVC 3 | 73 | ✔ |
Recipe TV (RecTV) | 284 | — |
| Reelz | 299 | — |
| RFD TV | 231 | — |
Sale | 225 | ✔ |
| Science | 193 | — |
| SEC Network | 404 | — |
| Shepherd’s Chapel Network | 256 | — |
| Sirius XM | 99, 6002-6090 | — |
| Smart | 87, 276 | ✔ |
| Smithsonian Channel | 367 | — |
| SonLife Broadcasting Network | 257 | ✔ |
| Sportsman Channel | 395 | — |
| Start TV | 291 | — |
| STARZ® | 350, 351 | $ |
| STARZ Cinema | 353 | $ |
| STARZ Comedy | 354 | $ |
| STARZ Edge | 352 | $ |
| STARZ In Black | 355 | $ |
| STARZ Kids & Family | 356 | $ |
| Starz ENCORE | 340, 341 | $ |
| STARZ ENCORE Action | 343 | $ |
| STARZ ENCORE Black | 345 | $ |
| STARZ ENCORE Classic | 346 | $ |
| STARZ ENCORE Español | 348 | $ |
| STARZ ENCORE Family | 347 | $ |
| STARZ ENCORE Suspense | 344 | $ |
| STARZ ENCORE Westerns | 342 | $ |
| SundanceTV | 126 | — |
| Syfy | 122 | ✔ |
TBN | 260 | — |
| TBS | 139 | ✔ |
| Turner Classic Movies (TCM) | 132 | ✔ |
| TDV | 881 | ✔ |
| TeenNick | 181 | — |
| Telemundo | Varies by region | — |
| Tennis Channel | 400 | — |
| The Cowboy Channel | 232 | — |
| The Cowgirl Channel | 269 | — |
| The Movie Channel | 329 | $ |
| The Movie Channel Xtra | 328, 330 | $ |
| Three Angels Broadcasting Network | 9393 | ✔ |
| TLC | 183 | ✔ |
| TNT | 138 | ✔ |
| Travel Channel | 196 | — |
| truTV | 242 | ✔ |
| TUDN | 397, 856 | — |
| TUDNxtra 1–11 | various | — |
| TV Games Network | 399 | — |
| TVG2 | 398 | — |
| TV Land | 106 | ✔ |
UniMás | 830 | — |
| Universo (NBC) | 838 | — |
| Univision | 827, 828 | — |
| UPtv | 188 | — |
| USA | 105 | ✔ |
Value TV | 72, 282 | ✔ |
| VH1 | 162 | ✔ |
| VICE | 121 | — |
| Victory | 265 | — |
Weather Channel | 214 | — |
| Weather Nation | 215 | ✔ |
| Women's Entertainment (WEtv) | 128 | ✔ |
| World Fishing Network | 394 | — |
YouTV | 275 | ✔ |
Z Renew | 191 | — |
Data as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
$ Available in add-on packs for an extra monthly fee.
DISH add-on packages
Multi-Sport Pack* ($13/mo.)
- ACC Network
- beIN Sports
- beIN Sports en Español
- Big Ten Network
- FOX Sports 2 (FS2)
- MLB Network
- MLB Strike Zone
- NBA TV
- NFL Network
- NFL RedZone
- NHL Network
- Outside TV
- SEC Network
- Over 25 regional sports networks
*Requires America’s Top 120+ or higher
Max ($16/mo.)
After being exclusive to DIRECTV for several years, HBO is back at DISH—as the streaming service Max (formerly HBO Max). You’ll have access to the entire Max streaming library plus these HBO channels:
- HBO East
- HBO West
- HBO 2
- HBO Latino
- HBO Signature
- HBO Family
Cinemax ($10/mo.)
- Cinemax
- 5 Star Max
- More Max
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® ($12/mo.)
- CBS (local affiliate)
- CBSN (24/7 news)
- CBS Sports HQ (24/7 sports analysis and live games)
- ET Live (Entertainment Tonight on a loop)
- SHOWTIME On Demand
- Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
- Paramount+ with SHOWTIME West
- Showtime 2
- SHO x BET
- Showtime Extreme
- Showtime Showcase
- Showtime Family Zone
- The Movie Channel (E)
- The Movie Channel Xtra (E)
- 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 Action
- STARZ ENCORE Suspense
- STARZ ENCORE Black
- STARZ ENCORE Classic
- STARZ ENCORE Español
- STARZ ENCORE Family
- STARZ ENCORE Westerns
- MoviePlex
MGM+ ($7/mo.)
- MGM+ Hits
- MGM+
- MGM+ Marquee
- MGM+ Drive-In
DISH Movie Pack ($10/mo.)
- Crime & Investigation
- FXM
- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
- HDNet Movies
- IndiePlex
- MGM+
- MGM+ Hits
- MGM+ Marquee
- MoviePlex
- PixL
- RetroPlex
- Sony Movie Channel
- STARZ Encore Suspense
- STARZ Kids & Family
Other add-ons
- TheBlaze ($5.00/mo.)
- Dog TV ($4.99/mo.)
- English: Willow Cricket ($14.99/mo.)
- FOX Soccer Plus ($15.00/mo.)
- Heartland Pack ($6.00/mo.)
- Latino Bonus Pack ($10.00/mo.)
- Outdoor Pack ($4.00/mo.)
- Outside TV Features ($1.99/mo.)
- Racetrack TV ($50.00/mo.)
- Shudder ($6.99/mo.)
- Stars and Stripes Pack ($10.00/mo.)
- Sundance Now ($6.99/mo.)
- ViX Premium ($6.99/mo.)
- Warriors and Gangsters ($2.99/mo.)
DISH 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
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
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
- REELZ
- Smithsonian Channel
- STARZ ENCORE Westerns
Latino Bonus Pack ($10/mo.)
- Almavision
- Antena 3
- Baby TV
- beIN Sports en Español
- beIN Sports Connect 3–8 (8 channels)
- Bounce TV
- BUY tv
- BUZZR
- Caracol TV
- CentroAmérica TV
- Cine Latino
- Clan
- CNN en Español
- CubaMAX TV
- Discovery en Español
- Discovery Familia
- Disney XD
- ESPN Deportes
- Estrella TV
- foroTV
- FOX Deportes
- Galavisión
- Grit
- HISTORY en Español
- Inglés Para Todos
- Laff TV
- Mexicanal
- Milenio Television
- Multimedios
- Nat Geo Mundo
- Pasiones
- QVC3
- Renew
- Sony Cine
- TBN
- Telemundo
- tlnovelas
- tr3s
- TUDN Extra 1–11 (11 channels)
- TVE
- UniMás
- Univision
- Univision Deportes
- Videorola
- WAPA América
- Zona TUDN
(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?
If you're new to DISH, your cheapest option is America's Top 120 ($94.99/mo., 190 channels). If you're an existing DISH customer, check out the DISH Flex Pack, DISH’s channel-skinny base package, at $74.99/mo.. 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. The DISH Flex Pack isn’t fully loaded, but it’s one of the cheapest deals in satellite TV.
How do I get the channel guide on DISH?
To view the on-screen DISH channel guide, press the "Guide" button on the DISH voice remote that goes with your Hopper receiver/DVR or other DISH TV box.
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