What To Watch on YouTube TV

New on YouTube TV in April 2024

• Lopez vs. Lopez (April 2, NBC)
• Monsters at Work (April 5, Disney Channel)
• WNBA Draft (April 15, ESPN)
• 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise (April 22, TLC)
• NFL Draft (April 25, ABC/ESPN/NFL Network)
• Art Happens Here with John Lithgow (April 26, PBS)

YouTube TV is CableTV.com’s editorial pick for best overall live TV streaming service thanks to its easy interface, unlimited cloud DVR storage, and, most of all, its wide variety of channels (over 100 in some markets). The service features a fat lineup of entertainment, sports, news, kids, and local channels to satisfy cord-cutters who are ditching cable, and it’s still (relatively) inexpensive.

Here are six of our go-to channels on YouTube TV.

Jump to:

• Paramount Network
• Hallmark Channel
• Syfy
• Comedy Central
• Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite
• HGTV

Paramount Network

Heard of Yellowstone? The most popular drama on basic cable and satellite is a Paramount Network original, as is one of the longest-running reality TV guilty pleasures, the extra-shouty Bar Rescue. The rest of the Paramount Network schedule consists of action and comedy movies, and blocks of TV hits like NCIS and Two and a Half Men. But really, it’s all about that Yellowstone.

Hallmark Channel

It’s the undisputed champion of Christmas movies, but Hallmark Channel delivers the feel-good fuzzies year-round. From classics like Cheers, Frasier, Golden Girls, and I Love Lucy to modern fare like The Good Witch, When Calls the Heart, and Ride, Hallmark Channel is as comfy as a warm blanket and a cup of tea (or something stronger, if you prefer).

Syfy

Syfy is home to three of our favorite current sci-fi series: Resident Alien (Alan Tudyk as a space invader living hilariously amongst us), Reginald the Vampire (an underdog creature-of-the-night comedy), and The Ark (a lost-in-space melodrama from Dean Devlin). Syfy also features round-the-clock action flicks and blocks of neo-vintage TV shows like Charmed, Warehouse 13, and The Twilight Zone (including the recent Jordan Peele revival).

Comedy Central

Seinfeld, The Office, Parks and Recreation, South Park, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine are just a few of the shows that you’ll find every day on Comedy Central. TV’s hub for all things funny isn’t just about those classic series; CC also produces new standup specials, movies, originals like Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens and Digman!, and the news program world leaders swear by, The Daily Show.

Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite

Those of us who grew up on Clarissa Explains It All, Salute Your Shorts, and Rocko’s Modern Life are glad to see that Nickelodeon is still cranking out quality kids’ shows for the next generations. Some of those are new takes on classics like SpongeBob SquarePants, Rugrats, and PAW Patrol, but newer entries like The Really Loud House, Star Trek: Prodigy, and Monster High are also pretty great. And what awards season would be complete without the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards?

HGTV

When it comes to sledgehammered partitions and renovations on impossible deadlines, you can’t beat HGTV. House Hunters, Love It or List It, Home Town, Property Brothers: Forever Home, No Demo Reno, Good Bones, My Lottery Dream House—there are so many binge-watchable home-makeover shows on HGTV that you’re probably (understandably) wondering why any of them haven’t fixed up your house yet.

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