How to Watch the 2024 ESPY Awards Online Without Cable

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Hosted by Serena Williams, the 2024 ESPY Awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards) honors the best and brightest in sports with superstar nominees, including Patrick Mahomes, Shohei Ohtani, Caitlin Clark, Coco Gauff, A’ja Wilson, Myles Garrett and others.

The ESPYS takes place at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 11. Check out a complete list of categories and nominees on the ESPY’s website.

What Time Is the 2024 ESPY Awards?

The 2024 ESPYS airs on Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The awards ceremony broadcasts on ABC.

Where to Watch The 2024 ESPY Awards for Free

If you’re a cord-cutter, then there are a number of ways to watch the ESPYS without cable — especially if you want to watch for free. For example: DirecTV Stream offers a 5-day free trial to try out the streaming service, while others like Fubo and Hulu + Live TV offer free trials too, so you can watch ABC without spending money up front.

Keep reading for more details on how to watch the 2024 ESPYS on ABC with DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others.

How to Watch The 2024 ESPY Awards on DirecTV Stream

A subscription to DirecTV Stream gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $69.99 per month for the first 24 months of services ($84.99 per month afterwards). The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now.

You can watch local networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and PBS, while you can also watch many cable networks, including FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, Cartoon Network, ESPN, FS1, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, Lifetime, CNBS, BET, MTV, Paramount Network and many others.

How to Watch The 2024 ESPY Awards on Fubo

Fubo starts at $79.99 per month with nearly 200 channels — including local and cable — that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. And with a seven-day free trial, you can watch for free, if you act fast and sign up now.

The services gets you live access to local broadcast networks including ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, while it also has dozens of cable networks, such as FX, Bravo, TLC, ESPN, E!, FS1, MTV, CMT, ID, Ion, OWN, Paramount Network, TV Land, VH1 and much more.

How to Watch The 2024 ESPY Awards on Hulu + Live TV

The broadcast network ABC is available to watch with Hulu + Live TV too. Prices for the cable alternative start at $76.99 per month, while each plan comes with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ at no additional cost.

Hulu + Live TV might be best for those who want all of these streaming services together in one package. It also features many other networks, like CBS, NBC, Fox, BET, CMT, Disney Channel, ESPN, Hallmark Channel and more.

More Ways to Watch

If you’re overseas and you’d like to stream the ESPYS internationally, you can sign up for a VPN, such as ExpressVPN, NordVPN and PureVPN, which lets you access a number of streaming platforms, like the ones mentioned above — legally.

The 2024 ESPY Awards broadcasts on ABC on Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. One of the best ways to watch the awards ceremony is with DirecTV Stream.

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