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Title: Are you a YouTube TV subscriber looking for ESPN and ABC? Here are
your options

Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:33:30 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/stream...

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If you're a YouTube TV subscriber, you may have noticed that ABC, ESPN and
other Disney-owned channels have gone dark on the platform today. The Walt
Disney Co. has 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.

That means that until that negotiation is resolved, you won't be able to
watch any programming from those stations. That includes all upcoming college
football and NFL games broadcast on ESPN's suite of channels ΓÇöincluding
Monday Night Football ΓÇö as well as all ABC programming like Abbott
Elementary, Grey's Anatomy and Dancing with the Stars.

YouTube TV has stated that if DisneyΓÇÖs channels remain off the platform for
an extended period, customers will receive a $20 monthly credit. That's all
fine and good, but if you're looking to watch one of those upcoming games,
you're likely looking for a solution as soon as Friday night. The good news
is that there are plenty of ways to get those channels back. If you want a
permanent switch from YouTube TV, there's Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, or Fubo,
where you can watch all of those channels. If you're looking for a workaround
for this weekend (or for the long term) to watch ESPN, the Disney Channel,
ABC and more, here's are the best options so you won't miss a moment of
sports, news, or entertainment, all pulled from our list of best live TV
streaming services to cut cable.

Grab an ESPN bundle so you won't miss a single game this weekend

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. You can get both 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.

What games are on ESPN/ABC this weekend?

If you're wondering what games you might miss as a result of the
YouTubeTV/Disney blackout, here's a list of NCAAF games that will be
broadcast this weekend on ABC or on one of ESPN's many channels, and don't
forget about Monday Night Football on ESPN/ABC, too.

Friday, Oct. 31

7PM ET | No. 25 Memphis at Rice | ESPN2
7PM ET | Brown at Penn | ESPNU
7:30PM ET | North Carolina at Syracuse | ESPN
10:30PM ET | Idaho at Northern Arizona | ESPN2

Saturday, Nov. 1

12PM ET | No. 9 Vanderbilt at No. 20 Texas | ABC
12PM ET | No. 10 Miami (Fla.) at SMU | ESPN
12PM ET | Duke at Clemson | ACC Network
12PM ET | UCF at Baylor | ESPNU
12PM ET | Navy at North Texas | ESPN2
3:30PM ET | No. 5 Georgia vs. Florida (in Jacksonville, Fla.) | ABC
3:30PM ET | No. 12 Notre Dame at Boston College | ESPN
3:30PM ET | Pitt at Stanford | ACC Network
3:45PM ET | No. 15 Virginia at Cal | ESPN2
4PM ET | Mississippi State at Arkansas | SEC Network
4PM ET | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | ESPNU
7PM ET | South Carolina at No. 7 Ole Miss | ESPN
7:30PM ET | No. 8 Georgia Tech at NC State | ESPN2
7:30PM ET | No. 18 Oklahoma at No. 14 Tennessee | ABC
7:30PM ET | Kentucky at Auburn | SEC Network
7:30PM ET | Wake Forest at Florida State | ACC Network
8PM ET | Arkansas State at Troy | ESPNU

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