This ad-supported network doesn't require an account, though signing up for one enables you to save favorites and resume playback if you switch between devices. It offers considerably more free movie streaming than TV shows, but it continues to grow its extensive library and its live channel lineup. Tubi TV generated huge buzz from its 2023 Super Bowl ad, and now the service may demand your attention. Paying for Peacock unlocks the full 80,000-hour library with the free version you get about half of that.

In addition to NBC programming, Peacock has content from NBC-owned networks such as Bravo, E, Syfy and USA along with daytime soap operas, talk shows and sports. With the free version you won't get access to every episode of the original series, and you'll also miss out on a lot of the other content Premium subscribers get. The free streaming version has thousands of hours of television shows, films, news, skit-style clips and exclusive big-budget original programming. Premium subscribers have the option to downgrade their accounts. As of January 2023, you must already be a Peacock Premium subscriber to use the free tier. There are also $5 Premium and $10 Premium Plus tiers, and certain cable customers can receive Premium for free.

Unlike Netflix, Hulu and competitor Paramount Plus, however, Peacock has a free tier. Peacock is NBCUniversal's subscription service, which comes loaded with plenty of NBC content as well as movies and original programming.

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