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Title: The YouTube TV Disney blackout continues: How to watch college
football on ESPN, ABC and more

Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:38:19 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/stream...

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It doesn't look like Disney-owned channels including ABC and ESPN will be
returning to YouTube TV anytime soon. The Walt Disney Co. pulled its channels
from YouTube TV as of midnight on Oct. 30 after the two companies failed to
reach new terms on their latest carriage agreement and the spat is showing no
signs of a resolution yet. While big sporting events are often where the
rubber meets the road on these channel blackouts, YouTube TV subscribers were
unable to see any college football games on ABC or ESPN all weekend, and it's
looking like this weekend will be just as frustrating for sports fans.

YouTube TV had previously stated that if DisneyΓÇÖs channels remain off the
platform for an extended period, customers will receive a $20 monthly credit.
YouTube has confirmed this credit hasn't been activated yet for customers,
but if and when it is, the discount provides little consolation if you want
to watch this weekend's college games or your favorite shows like Abbott
Elementary, Grey's Anatomy and Dancing with the Stars the night they air. If
you do want to watch any live shows or sports this week, you'll need to seek
out alternative viewing methods. And unfortunately for YouTube TV's
negotiating position, there are plenty of options.

One of the cheapest ways to watch ESPN is with a Sling Day Pass ΓÇö for just
$5/day, you can tune into any and all ESPN programming with no other
commitments. If you want a full switch from YouTube TV, there's Hulu + Live
TV, DirecTV, or Fubo, where you can watch all the Disney-owned channels.
(Remember, unlike a lot of cable plans, you can easily pause or cancel
YouTube TV or any of these alternatives, so long as you have month-to-month
subscriptions.) Below, we've outlined some of your best options to watch
ESPN, the Disney Channel, ABC and more, all pulled from our list of best live
TV streaming services to cut cable, as well as a comprehensive list of which
channels have been affected, and the biggest sporting events of the week that
won't be available to YouTube TV subscribers.

What games are on ESPN/ABC this week?

If you're wondering what games you might miss as a result of the
YouTubeTV/Disney blackout, here's a list of some upcoming sports you may not
want to miss:

College Football

Thursday, Nov. 6

7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern at Appalachian State | ESPN2

7:30 p.m. | UTSA at South Florida | ESPN

Friday, Nov. 7

9 p.m. | Tulane at Memphis | ESPN

Saturday, Nov. 8

12 p.m. | No. 5 Georgia at Mississippi State | ESPN

12 p.m. | No. 7 BYU at No. 8 Texas Tech | ABC

12 p.m. | SMU at Boston College | ACC Network

12 p.m. | James Madison at Marshall | ESPN2

12 p.m. | Southern Miss at Arkansas State | ESPNU

3:30 p.m. | No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 22 Missouri | ABC

3:30 p.m. | Syracuse at No. 18 Miami (Fla.) | ESPN

3:30 p.m. | Kansas at Arizona | ESPN2

4 p.m. | Auburn at No. 16 Vanderbilt | SEC Network

4 p.m. | Kennesaw State at New Mexico State | ESPN+

4 p.m. | Georgia State at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+

5 p.m. | Texas State at Louisiana | ESPN+

7 p.m. | Wake Forest at No. 14 Virginia | ESPN

7 p.m. | Cal at No. 15 Louisville | ESPN2

7 p.m. | Florida State at Clemson | ACCN

7:30 p.m. | LSU at No. 4 Alabama | ABC

7:30 p.m. | Florida at Kentucky | SEC Network

NFL Monday, Nov. 10

8:15 p.m. | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers | ESPN/ABC

Grab an ESPN bundle so you won't miss the NFL, NBA or any other games

Get Hulu + Live TV at a great price

Try Fubo free for a week and get $30 your first month

Try DirecTV free for 5 days, and get $30 off your first month

What about Sling "day passes"?

You may have heard that Sling offers day, weekend and week passes to its
streaming programming for as little as $5 per day. That is an option if
you're looking for just some of the ESPN channels (the Sling Orange tier),
but ABC isn't included. (If you're just looking to catch one of this week's
big games, like Monday Night Football on ESPN, it's a great short-term
solution.) If you want a longer-term solution, you can get both ESPN and ABC
with Sling's Orange and Blue package ($30 a month to start, $61 thereafter),
but you'll need to add on the Sports Extra package for ESPNU, which requires
an additional charge.

Get your local Disney/ABC programming for free

Need your local ABC programming? Your station may have its own free local
streaming news channel (many do), you can see if The Roku Channel carries
your local station's news, or download your local news station app if it's a
Nexstar channel.

The other alternative ΓÇö if you're within the broadcast radius of a local
ABC affiliate ΓÇö is to get an over-the-air antenna. You can plug in your ZIP
code at antennaweb.org to see what channels are in your area. This off-brand
unit has worked very well in our initial testing ΓÇö it's under $30, and the
channels are truly free.

Which channels are no longer available on YouTube TV?

Every channel that's owned by The Walt Disney Company is currently blacked
out on YouTube TV. Those channels are:

ABC

ABC News Live

ACC Network

Disney Channel

Disney Junior

Disney XD

ESPN

ESPNews

ESPN2

ESPNU

Freeform

FX

FXM

FXX

Localish

Nat Geo

Nat Geo Wild

SEC Network

ESPN Deportes

Baby TV Espa├▒ol

Nat Geo Mundo

Update Nov. 6 2025, 4:38PM ET: This story has been updated to include viewing
info for weekend college football games, as well as the next Monday Night
Football.

Update Nov. 5 2025, 12:32PM ET: This story has been updated to include
detailed info on tonight's ESPN NBA games.

Update Nov. 3 2025, 6:36PM ET: This story has been updated to include YouTube
TV's latest response to Disney's request to restore its channels for just 24
hours.

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