How to Watch truTV Without Cable

truTV is, above all else, true: reality TV shows, shows about real-life events, and even live sports air on the channel. So while we're all being honest with each other: do you use cable to watch truTV, or do you watch truTV without cable?

If you're still doing the former, it's time for a truTV truth bomb. Yes, it's true that truTV has always been network television (not broadcast television), and that this has long meant that cable and satellite services were your only option for watching truTV content. But something else is true, too: you can now watch truTV without cable or satellite, because there’s a type of streaming service that makes it easy. Below, we'll introduce you to the services that will help you watch truTV without cable, plus all of the devices you can watch it on. Read on: this is how to watch truTV without cable.

Live TV streaming services allow you to stream live TV on almost any device you can think of. The content you love follows you everywhere, and you can watch it on your phone as easily as you can watch it on your big screen. And it's usually cheaper, too. The channel bundles these services offer can be slimmer and trimmer than their old-school cable counterparts. Sometimes called “skinny bundles,” these live TV streaming services offer nothing but the hits, stripping away little-watched networks and offering the channels that you actually want for less.

One of those channels you actually want is truTV. So did any of these skinny bundles see fit to keep truTV? They sure did. Here are the live TV streaming services that will allow you to watch truTV without needing a cable hookup:

• DIRECTV
• Hulu Plus Live TV
• Sling TV
• YouTube TV

The truth is out there: you can watch truTV on way more than just the TV you keep at home in your living room. If you want to watch it while you’re out and about, there are a lot of ways to do that. Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast, iOS, Android, and your web browser are devices that enable you to watch truTV without needing a cable hookup.

truTV used to be known as CourtTV. That didn’t mean it showed tennis or basketball games, but it did show live courtroom proceedings. truTV has changed both its mission and its name somewhat since then. Funny enough, you can actually find March Madness games on the channel these days. But whether you want to watch reality shows or mid-majors pulling off upsets on truTV, you can do it all without ever dealing with cable companies. Check out one of the free trials mentioned above to get started watching truTV without cable.