Quick Look: Peacock TV is a streaming TV service from NBCUniversal that provides entertainment, news, and sports from the NBCUniversal library, including Universal Pictures and Universal Television. Free content includes over 13,000 hours of NBC television shows, news and sports, original series and movies, and third-party content. In addition to live broadcasts and on-demand video, Peacock channels stream movies, shows, and clips 24/7. Additional content is available to viewers who subscribe to Peacock TV Premium (see Fees section below). Cox and Xfinity customers can receive Peacock Premium at no additional cost.
Programming on Peacock TV currently includes the following:
- Live stream channels - NBC News Now, NBC Sports, U.S. Open, Premier League TV, Today All Day, SNL Vault, This Old House, CNBC Ka-Ching, late night programming, and much more. The channels include a traditional programming grid with current and upcoming shows.
- TV shows - On-demand episodes from many current shows like American Ninja Warrior 2020, America's Got Talent, Dateline, and Days of our Lives. You'll also find plenty of current and past shows under categories that include Kardashian Kontent, Real Housewives (New York City, Beverly Hills, Atlanta, etc.), Food Coma (four versions of Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, and more), and Looking for Laughs? (includes Roseanne, Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond, Two and a half Men, 30 Rock). That's just for starters - other categories include Home Improvement, Crime & Punishment, WWE: The Legends, and Thrillers, and many more.
- Movies - All movie genres plus collections from Nicholas Cage, Bill Murray, Familiar Faces, Written by Women, Cult Classics, Hitchcock, Indie Films, SNL Alums, and more
- Kids TV - Animated movies and TV, educational programming, classic cartoons and more
- News - NBC, MSNBC, In the Spotlight, CNBC, entertainment news shows, news in Spanish, NBCLX, Around the World, plus several others
- Sports - Sports updates and top stories, Premier League replays, soccer, Stanley Cup Playoff highlights, Golf Channel, cycling documentaries, football, wrestling entertainment, and more.
- Latino Programming - Movies, news, and television series
Peacock TV is available on multiple platforms, including web browsers, Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices with Fire OS 5 and above, Android and iOS devices, Apple TV HD (4th Generation or above) with tvOS 13 or above, Chromecast, and many gaming consoles and Samsung and Vizio Smart TVs. A full list of viewing platforms can be found here.
Currently, Peacock TV is available only on the following Roku devices:
- Roku 2 (4210X model only)
- Roku 3 & 4 (model 4200X or later)
- Roku Streaming Stick (model 3600X or later)
- Roku Express/Express+ (model 3900X or later)
- Roku Premiere/Premiere+ (model 3920X or later)
- Roku Ultra/Ultra LT (model 4640X or later)
- Roku TV and Smart Soundbar (model 5000X or later)
Check this page for updates on compatible devices.
-- Information is current as of March 30, 2022
Developer's Channel Description: Get Peacock for FREE and stream hundreds of hit movies and your favorite TV series--plus a daily dose of news, sports and pop culture. Upgrade to Peacock Premium / Peacock Premium Plus for more!
CHANNEL STORE CATEGORY: Movies & TV
DEVELOPER: Peacock TV LLC
FEES: Ad-supported service is free. Peacock TV Premium ($4.99/month or $49.99 Annually) provides additional content, while Peacock TV Premium Plus ($9.99/month or $99.99/year) is virtually ad-free.
