What Is Spectrum TV Essentials?

Spectrum TV Essentials is a great choice for any Spectrum customer looking to add streaming or a cable TV replacement to their home services.

What Is TV Essentials?

Spectrum TV Essentials is a streaming-only TV plan for Spectrum Internet customers.

This TV plan prioritizes live entertainment, education and lifestyle channels above all else, providing your household with over 70 popular networks such as Animal Planet, BBC America, Comedy Central, and so many more.

What About Local Channels?

Because Spectrum TV Essentials is a streaming-only plan, (which means there are no cable boxes involved) this means that there are unfortunately no local channels available to stream.

However, there is a workaround to catch local channels that you can supplement your TV Essentials plan with.

Many electronics stores and retail chains sell modern, digital antennas that can be hooked up to your TV. For an inexpensive, one-time fee, these antennas can be used to catch local TV stations if you live in a metro area.

The antenna will usually come with setup instructions, and setup shouldn’t take longer than a few minutes. It is an option worth checking out if you want to combine your TV Essentials subscription with local channels.

Do You Need to Bundle with Spectrum Internet?

As mentioned, Spectrum TV Essentials is available only to Spectrum Internet customers.

This means that existing Spectrum Internet customers who may not have known about TV Essentials can easily add it to their services, or new Spectrum Internet customers can also choose Spectrum TV Essentials when signing up.

Because it is only available as a bundle, Spectrum TV Essentials (Spectrum Internet + Spectrum TV Essentials) starts as low as $74.98 per month for the first year.

This is still a tremendous value, as households will be receiving internet speeds of 300 Mbps while also enjoying over 70 popular TV channels, as well as Spectrum On Demand and the convenience of the Spectrum TV App.

Spectrum TV Essentials has plenty of convenient and modern features to offer:

• Get value with a standalone cost of just $24.99 per month

Spectrum TV Essentials has a standalone price of only $24.99 per month, making it a very attractive option for households looking to save a bit while also receiving a quality cable TV replacement.

Of course, TV Essentials must be bundled with Spectrum Internet, so the effect minimum cost of Spectrum TV Essentials is $74.98 per month, which is still a great deal for most entertainment-savvy families.

• Save more with no cable box required

When you sign up for Spectrum TV Essentials, your household will appreciate the lack of fees involved.

Typically, with cable TV plans, there is a cable box fee and broadcast surcharge because local networks charge the service providers (such as Spectrum) rights fees in order to broadcast their networks.

But because Spectrum TV Essentials doesn’t include local networks, these fees are avoided altogether. Instead, customers will pay a consistent, month-to-month price without worrying about extra fees.

• Enjoy over 70 popular channels

Spectrum TV Essentials offers a quality TV channel lineup. Most of the channels are entertainment, lifestyle, education, or children’s focused networks, which means that there will be something for everyone in your family when you sign up.

Top channels include Discovery, MTV, Nickelodeon, Science, and even Spectrum Originals, which showcases Spectrum’s original content.

• Watch with the Spectrum TV App

The Spectrum TV App allows Spectrum TV customers to access and watch both live and Spectrum On Demand content from practically anywhere.

Spectrum TV Essentials customers receive access to the Spectrum TV App when they sign up.

• Surf to your heart’s content

Spectrum TV Essentials’ channel lineup is designed with surfing and discovery in mind. Everyone is bound to already have their favorite TV channels, but TV Essentials provides a wide variety of content that is bound to result in your household finding some new favorites.