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.

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.

Paid Live TV Subscriptions

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