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As of July, you will no longer be able to purchase TV episodes and seasons from Google TV, but you will be able to continue purchasing TV shows from YouTube (depending on country availability). Learn how to access previously purchased titles and more here.

Watch sports on Google TV

You can watch live and recorded sports events, movies and TV shows on your Google TV.

Selected leagues and providers are available on Google TV Sports:

  • Leagues:
    • NFL
    • MLB
    • NBA
  • Content providers:
    • YouTube TV
    • Sling
    • Max
    • Apple TV+

Access your sports content

Use the Sports page on the Google TV home screen

You can find Google TV sports features on the Sports page, such as:

  • Sports-leaning recommendations
  • Key highlights from YouTube
  • Shortcuts to sport providers
  • Relevant highlights and commentary
  • Sports-related free live TV

Important: At present, the Sports page is only available in the US.

To navigate to the Sports page:

  1. On the Google TV home screen, under the 'For you' tab, scroll to the 'What do you feel like watching?' row.
  2. Select Sports.

Tips:

  • Currently, the YouTube highlight row on the Sports page includes:
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Hockey
    • Baseball
    • American Football
  • To find other sports, open the YouTube app.
Let Google TV provide sports recommendations

You'll receive personalised sports recommendations on the 'On now' rows on your 'For you' and 'Live' tabs.

Tip: You won't find channel icons in the 'Live sports from your services' row. You can find the channel when you open your service provider.
Where to watch games and highlights

You can find upcoming and live games in the 'Selected live and upcoming games' row.

To get detailed info about a game with watch actions and related YouTube highlights, select the 'Selected live and upcoming games' tile. Some games may not be available for streaming, but you'll still receive info on where you can watch it.

Troubleshoot issues with watching sports

How to fix playback errors

You'll see a playback error if you try to watch a game on YouTube TV from a service that you haven't purchased or aren't subscribed to. To watch the game, you need to:

  1. Go to the YouTube TV store.
  2. Upgrade to the add-on service that carries the game.

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