Depending on whom you ask, the average cable TV plan costs anywhere from $83 to $118 per month.
So even in the cheaper case, a new DIY package of streaming services highlighted by Consumer Reports can knock more than two-thirds off your bill.
Yes, many streaming businesses already offer package deals intended to replace cable, but they can cost $65 or more per month. But “we managed to assemble a decent TV plan on an ultra-tight budget of just $25 per month, despite recent price hikes,” CR says.
The plan CR landed on includes:
- Paramount+ Essentials: $6
- Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu: $10
- Peacock Premium: $6
This combination provides sports, news, popular movies, new and classic series, kids’ favorites, live events, plus programming from cable standards like:
- ABC
- A&E
- AMC
- BET
- Bravo
- Big Ten Network
- CBS
- Comedy Central
- E
- ESPN
- Fox
- Fox Sports
- FX
- MTV
- NBC
- NFL Network
- Nickelodeon
- Oxygen
- Paramount
- PBS
- Showtime
- Smithsonian Channel
- Syfy
- USA Network
- Viacom
Consumer Reports admits this combination won’t work for everyone, but it does cover a lot of bases for the money.
You can also always supplement your viewing with “18 Streaming TV Services That Are Completely Free (Really).”
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