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Whether it’s the NBA playoffs, classic movies, hockey, or baseball, here’s how to watch TNT for free so you don’t miss out on your favorite sports teams.

TNT went on air in 1989 as a venture by Ted Turner following SuperStation TBS, CNN, and Headline News (now HLN). Since then, it has aired various original programming like Heartland, Snowpiercer, and Animal Kingdom. The channel also airs several professional sports leagues, including the NBA, NHL, UEFA Champions League, MLB, NASCAR, and NFL. In 1990, the National Basketball Association made a deal with TNT to air regular-season games.

How to Watch TNT at a Glance

Speaking of basketball, one of the biggest sporting events is airing right as we speak. TNT covers NBA games (both regular season and postseason), along with the NHL, with up to 72 exclusive regular season games per season. Whew, that’s a lot of sports and entertainment right there.

How can you watch TNT live for free to follow your favorite sports teams during the NBA playoffs? Keep reading to find out.

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What channel is TNT?

How to Watch TNT Live for Free

You can watch TNT on streaming networks like DirecTV Stream, Sling, and Hulu+ With Live TV. DirecTV Stream offers a five-day free trial, starting at $74.99 per month after the trial ends (with $10 off your first three months). Fubo offers a seven-day free trial, which starts at $74.99 per month after the trial ends.

Sling Orange + Blue and Hulu+ With Live TV don’t have free trials; however, they are cheaper per month than the other options. Sling Orange + Blue starts at $30 for your first month and $45 after the first month ends. Hulu+ With Live TV starts at $82.99 per month.

Best Overall Pick to Watch TNT: DirecTV Stream

DirecTV is our best overall pick to watch TNT for free for its free trial, price, and channel selection. DirecTV Stream offers a five-day free trial. DirecTV offers four plans: Entertainment, which costs $85.99 per month; Choice, which costs $89.99 per month; Ultimate, which costs $119.99 per month, and Premier, which costs $164.99 per month. However, right now, you can score Choice for $79.99 per month, Ultimate for $109.99 per month, and Premier for $154.99 per month. That comes out to $10 in savings for those three plans, though all four plans offer truTV.

As for other differences between the plans, Entertainment includes more than 75 channels, the ability to stream on unlimited devices in your home, unlimited cloud DVR storage, and a special offer on premium channels. Choice, which is the most popular plan, includes more than 105 channels, regional sports networks, and everything included in Entertainment. Ultimate includes more than 140 channels and everything included in Entertainment and Choice. Premier includes more than 150 channels, including premium channels like HBO and Starz, and everything included in Entertainment, Choice, and Premier. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch TNT with DirecTV Stream’s free trial. 

  1. Visit streamtv.directv.com
  2. Click “Shop Packages”
  3. Click “Try It Free” for the plan of your choice
  4. Enter your information and payment method
  5. Search for the channel of your choice and start watching TNT

Best Budget Pick to Watch TNT: Sling

Sling is our best budget pick to watch TNT based on its price and current deals. Sling offers three plans with truTV: Sling Orange, Sling Blue, and Sling Orange + Blue. All of them currently have promotions, with Sling Orange costing $35.99 for your first month and $45.99 after your first month, Sling Blue costing $40.99 for your first month and $50.99 after your first month, and Sling Orange + Blue costing $55.99 for your first month and $65.99 after your first month.

As for the difference between the plans, Sling Orange includes 34 channels and seven exclusive sports and family channels, while Sling Blue includes 47 channels and 20 exclusive news and entertainment channels, and the ability to stream on three devices at a time. Sling Orange + Blue includes 46 channels and 22 exclusive channels, and the ability to stream on three devices at the same time. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch TNT with Sling.

  1. Visit Sling.com
  2. Click “Try Us Today”
  3. Create an account
  4. Choose your plan
  5. Enter your information and payment method
  6. Search for the channel of your choice and start watching TNT

Best Upgrade Pick to Watch TNT: Hulu+ Live TV

Hulu+ With Live TV is our best upgrade pick to watch TNT based on its channel selection and its free subscriptions to Hulu, Disney Plus, and ESPN Plus. Hulu+ With Live TV offers four plans: a $81.99 per month plan with access to only live TV; a $82.99 per month plan with free subscriptions to Hulu with ads, Disney Plus with ads, and ESPN Plus with ads; a $87.99 per month plan with free subscriptions to Hulu with ads, Disney Plus with no ads, and ESPN Plus with ads; and a $95.99 per month plan with free subscriptions to Hulu with no ads, Disney Plus with no ads, and ESPN Plus with ads. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch TNT with Hulu+ Live TV.

  1. Visit Hulu.com/liveTV
  2. Click “Sign Up Now”
  3. Enter your information and payment method
  4. Search for the channel of your choice and start watching TNT
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