We're about to enter our third week of what appears like a endless contract dispute between Disney and YouTube TV that has left YouTube TV prospects with out entry to over 20 Disney-owned channels. Stories estimate that Disney is shedding $4.3 million per day throughout the blackout, you you’d assume they'd wish to resolve the state of affairs shortly, however Disney CFO Hugh Johnston said ominously earlier this week, "We’re able to go so long as they need to." On the up aspect, YouTube TV has lastly began issuing $20 credit to prospects as comfort for his or her troubles, however will that be sufficient to maintain their base from leaping ship and discovering a brand new streaming service? As a reminder of how we received right here, the Walt Disney Co. pulled its channels from YouTube TV on Oct. 30 after the 2 corporations failed to achieve new phrases on their newest carriage settlement, and YouTube TV subscribers have gone with out NFL, NBA and NCAA video games on ABC and ESPN's suite of channels for 2 full weeks. With no settlement in sight, YouTube TV subscribers will likely be left at the hours of darkness for this weekend's NCAA soccer video games, and probably Monday Night time Soccer, too.
With large convention matchups like Texas vs. Georgia and Oklahoma vs. Alabama on ABC and Florida vs. Ole Miss on ESPN this Saturday,, you'll want to hunt out various viewing strategies in case you depend on YouTube TV for these channels. And sadly for YouTube TV's negotiating place, there are many choices.
One of many least expensive methods to look at ESPN is with a Sling Day Cross — for simply $5/day, you possibly can tune into any and all ESPN programming with no different commitments. In order for you a full change from YouTube TV, there's Hulu + Reside TV, DirecTV, or Fubo, the place you possibly can watch all of the Disney-owned channels. (Keep in mind, in contrast to a whole lot of cable plans, you possibly can simply pause or cancel YouTube TV or any of those options, as long as you’ve gotten month-to-month subscriptions.) Under, we've outlined a few of your greatest choices to look at ESPN, the Disney Channel, ABC and extra, all pulled from our record of greatest dwell TV streaming companies to chop cable, in addition to a complete record of which channels have been affected, and the largest sporting occasions of the week that gained't be out there to YouTube TV subscribers.
What video games are on ESPN/ABC this week?
When you're questioning what video games you may miss on account of the YouTube TV/Disney blackout, right here's an inventory of some upcoming sports activities it’s possible you’ll not need to miss:
NCAA Soccer
Friday, Nov. 14
5:30 p.m. | South Carolina State at North Carolina Central | ESPN2
7:30 p.m. | Clemson at No. 20 Louisville | ESPN
Saturday, Nov. 15
12 p.m. | South Carolina at No. 3 Texas A&M | ESPN
12 p.m. | No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 22 Pitt | ABC
12 p.m. | Kansas State at Oklahoma State | ESPNU
12 p.m. | No. 24 South Florida at Navy | ESPN2
12:45 p.m. | Arkansas at LSU | SEC Community
1:30 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Kentucky| SEC Community +
3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Oklahoma at No. 4 Alabama | ABC
3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Virginia at Duke | ESPN2
3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Georgia Tech at Boston Faculty | ACC Community
3:30 p.m. | NC State at No. 15 Miami (Fla.) | ESPN
4 p.m. | Memphis at East Carolina | ESPNU
4:15 p.m. | New Mexico State at No. 23 Tennessee | SEC Community
7 p.m. | Florida at No. 7 Ole Miss | ESPN
7 p.m. | No. 13 Utah at Baylor | ESPN2
7:30 p.m. | No. 10 Texas at No. 5 Georgia | ABC
7:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Florida State | ACC Community
7:45 p.m. | Mississippi State at Missouri | SEC Community
8 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State | ESPNU
10:15 p.m. | TCU at No. 12 BYU | ESPN
10:30 p.m. | UC Davis at Montana State | ESPN2
NWSL
Sunday, Nov. 16
3 p.m. | NWSL Semifinal: Orlando Pleasure vs. Gotham FC | ABC
NFL
Monday, Nov. 17
8 p.m. | MNF: Dallas Cowboys vs. Las Vegas Raiders | ESPN
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What about Sling "day passes"?
You could have heard that Sling presents day, weekend and week passes to its streaming programming for as little as $5 per day. That’s an choice in case you're searching for simply a number of the ESPN channels (the Sling Orange tier), however ABC isn't included. (When you're simply seeking to catch one in all this week's large video games, like Monday Night time Soccer on ESPN, it's an awesome short-term answer.) In order for you a longer-term answer, you may get each ESPN and ABC with Sling's Orange and Blue bundle ($30 a month to begin, $61 thereafter), however you'll want so as to add on the Sports activities Additional bundle for ESPNU, which requires a further cost.
Get your native Disney/ABC programming at no cost
Want your native ABC programming? Your station might have its personal free native streaming information channel (many do), you possibly can see if The Roku Channel carries your native station's information, or obtain your native information station app if it's a Nexstar channel.
The opposite various — in case you're inside the broadcast radius of an area ABC affiliate — is to get an over-the-air antenna. You’ll be able to plug in your ZIP code at antennaweb.org to see what channels are in your space. This off-brand unit has labored very nicely in our preliminary testing — it's below $30, and the channels are actually free.
Which channels are now not out there on YouTube TV?
Each channel that's owned by The Walt Disney Firm is at the moment blacked out on YouTube TV. These channels are:
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ABC
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ABC Information Reside
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ACC Community
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Disney Channel
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Disney Junior
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Disney XD
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ESPN
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ESPNews
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ESPN2
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ESPNU
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Freeform
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FX
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FXM
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FXX
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Localish
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Nat Geo
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Nat Geo Wild
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SEC Community
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ESPN Deportes
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Child TV Español
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Nat Geo Mundo
Replace Nov. 14 2025 4:21PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate viewing information for weekend school soccer video games, in addition to the subsequent Monday Night time Soccer.
Replace Nov. 10 2025, 4:43PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate information on the $20 rebate for YouTube TV subscribers, in addition to to replace the record of upcoming soccer video games for the week.
Replace Nov. 6 2025, 4:38PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate viewing information for weekend school soccer video games, in addition to the subsequent Monday Night time Soccer.
Replace Nov. 5 2025, 12:32PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate detailed information on tonight's ESPN NBA video games.
Replace Nov. 3 2025, 6:36PM ET: This story has been up to date to incorporate YouTube TV's newest response to Disney's request to revive its channels for simply 24 hours.
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