Watch live TV on Google TV

How to Watch Live TV on Your TCL Google TV

Your TCL Google TV gives you access to a wide range of live TV channels—including free channels and services from popular streaming providers. Some options require app downloads, while others are available right out of the box.


Watch Free Live TV with Google TV Freeplay

Google TV Freeplay offers hundreds of live channels at no cost. No sign-up, subscription, or app installation is required.

To browse these channels:

Go to the Live tab on your Google TV home screen

Open the Google TV Freeplay app

Look for Freeplay channels in your recommendations


Examples of Available Channels Include:

News & Information: NBC News NOW, Scripps News, Reuters Now, Cheddar News

Entertainment: Baywatch, Hell’s Kitchen, The Conners, Anger Management

Classic TV: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Family Feud, Johnny Carson TV

Movies: FilmRise Free Movies, Moviesphere, Xumo Free Westerns

Kids & Family: The Pet Collective, Supermarket Sweep, Bob Ross Channel

Lifestyle & Cooking: Tastemade, Jamie Oliver Channel, PBS Nature

Sports & Fitness: PGA Tour, IMPACT Wrestling, DAZN Ringside

...and many more across every genre

Full channel list available in the Google TV Freeplay app.

Available Channels

  • ACCDN
  • AccuWeather
  • America's Test Kitchen
  • Anger Management
  • Antiques Roadshow
  • Are We There Yet
  • At Home with Family Handyman
  • Baywatch
  • BBC Earth
  • BBC Food
  • BBC Home & Garden
  • beIN SPORTS XTRA
  • Billiard TV
  • Bounce XL
  • BritBox Mysteries
  • BUZZR
  • CBC News & Explore
  • Cheaters
  • Cheddar News
  • Cine Romántico
  • Circle
  • Classic Doctor Who
  • Cook's Country Channel
  • Comedy Dynamics
  • Court Legendary Trials
  • Court TV
  • Dateline 24/7
  • DAZN Ringside
  • DAZN Women's Football
  • Deal or No Deal
  • Demand Africa
  • Designated Survivor
  • Divorce Court
  • DOCUMENTARY+
  • Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan
  • Dove Channel
  • DraftKings
  • Dry Bar Comedy
  • DUST
  • Easy Listening
  • Ebony TV by Lionsgate
  • Estrella News
  • Estrella TV
  • FailArmy
  • Family Affair Channel
  • Family Feud
  • Family Feud Classic
  • FilmRise Action
  • FilmRise Free Movies
  • FilmRise Horror
  • FilmRise True Crime
  • FilmRise Western
  • Forensic Files
  • Game Show Central
  • Ghost Hunters Channel
  • Great American Adventures
  • Grit Xtra
  • Hallmark Movies & More
  • Heartland
  • Hell's Kitchen
  • Highway to Heaven
  • Historias de Amor
  • iHeart90s
  • iHeart Christmas
  • iHeartCountry
  • IMPACT Wrestling Channel
  • Impossible
  • ION
  • ION Mystery
  • ION+
  • It's Showtime at the Apollo
  • Johnny Carson TV
  • Just for Laughs Gags
  • Kocowa K-Drama
  • LAFF More
  • Latino Vibes
  • Law & Crime
  • Lidia's Kitchen
  • Lo Mejor de Telemundo
  • LOL Network
  • Love Nature
  • Maverick Black Cinema
  • Midsomer Murders
  • MotorTrend FAST TV
  • Moviesphere
  • Murder She Wrote
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K)
  • NBC News Bay Area
  • NBC News Boston
  • NBC News Chicago
  • NBC News Connecticut
  • NBC News Dallas Fort Worth
  • NBC News Los Angeles
  • NBC News New York
  • NBC News NOW
  • NBC News Philadelphia
  • NBC News San Diego
  • NBC News South Florida
  • NBC News Washington DC
  • Newsmax
  • Noticias Telemundo Ahora
  • Outdoor America
  • Outside
  • Out TV
  • Paranormal Files
  • PBS Antiques RoadShow
  • PBS Nature
  • PFL Professional Fighters League
  • PGA Tour
  • Places & Spaces
  • PokerGo
  • PowerNation
  • Property & Reno
  • Real Disaster Channel
  • REELZ Famous & Infamous
  • Remember the 80s
  • Reuters Now
  • Rig TV
  • Scripps News
  • Shades of Black
  • Sky News
  • Smooth Jazz
  • Speedvision
  • Stingray Classic Rock
  • Stingray Greatest Hits
  • Stingray HolidayScapes
  • Stingray Hot Country
  • Stingray Naturescape
  • Stingray Soul Storm
  • Supermarket Sweep
  • Swerve Combat
  • Tastemade
  • Telemundo Al Día
  • The Bob Ross Channel
  • The Celebrity Name Game Channel
  • The Conners
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show
  • The FBI Files
  • The Hill TV
  • The Jamie Oliver Channel
  • The Pet Collective
  • The Price is Right - The Barker Years
  • The Rifleman
  • This Old House
  • Today All Day
  • Top Gear
  • Universal Crime
  • Unsolved Mysteries
  • Unspeakable
  • Untold Stories of the ER
  • World Poker Tour
  • World's Most Evil Killer
  • World's Wildest Police Videos
  • Wu Tang Collection
  • Xumo Free Bollywood & Indian Cinema
  • Xumo Free Crime TV
  • Xumo Free Movies
  • Xumo Free Nature & Wildlife TV
  • Xumo Free Westerns
  • Xumo Holiday Movie Channel
  • Yahoo Finance
 
 

Restrict Mature Content on Freeplay

To hide channels that may contain mature content:

Sign in to your Google account

Go to Settings > Accounts & Profiles

Select your account

Choose Content Restrictions > Google TV Channels

Turn on Hide channels that may play content for mature audiences


Manage Ads on Freeplay Channels

Ads on Freeplay may be personalized using your device’s advertising ID or Google Account info.

Learn how to change your Google and device ad settings.


Watch Live TV from Other Providers

You can also watch live TV using third-party apps—many of which are free to use:

Free Live TV Apps

Pluto TV

Tubi

Plex

Haystack News

Install the app and browse their channels from the Live tab, your recommendations, or through Search.

You can also link services like:

YouTube TV

Install the YouTube TV app

Sign in with the Google Account linked to your YouTube TV subscription

You may see personalized YouTube TV recommendations on the home screen

Sling TV

Install the Sling TV app

Link Sling TV to your Google Account

Add Sling TV to your list of streaming services

Philo

Install the Philo app

Add Philo to your list of services

Learn more about adding or removing streaming services on Google TV.


Choose Your Favorite Channels

Go to the Live tab or open the Google TV Freeplay app

Navigate to the channel guide

Highlight a channel and select it

That channel will now appear under your Favorites

To remove a favorite, select the channel again and the ⭐ will disappear.


Manage Recently Watched Channels

Your recent channels are shown in the Recents section of the channel guide. To enable this feature, turn on Web & App Activity in your Google account settings.

To remove a channel from Recents:

Highlight the channel

Press and hold the Select button

Choose Remove

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