How to Watch the 2024 Tony Awards Online on CBS for Free
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Ariana DeBose returns to host Broadway’s biggest night. The 77th annual Tony Awards will air live on Sunday, June 16 and will be held for the first time at the Lincoln Center in New York. Now her third year hosting, the Academy Award-winning star is also choreographing the opening number and serving as producer.
A 90-minute pre-show, The Tony Awards: Act One, will be hosted by Julianne Hough and Utkarsh Ambudkar starting at 3:30 to 5 p.m. p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET and livestreams for free on Pluto.
How to Watch the 2024 Tony Awards Online Without Cable
The easiest way to stream the 2024 Tony Awards without a cable subscription is with Paramount+ with Showtime. (Note that the Paramount+ Essential plan does not include your local CBS channel, but you can still watch the show on demand the day after it airs.) Through July 14, new subscribers can get Paramount+ with Showtime (reg. $11.99 monthly) for only $5.99 per month — the same price as the Paramount+ Essential package. Use the code THECHI to save 50 percent off for a limited time.
If you don’t have cable and are ready to cut the cord, you can also watch the Tony Awards on any live TV streaming platform that carry CBS, including DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV. You can also watch the Tonys pre-show live for free on Pluto.
If you’re not watching on traditional cable, note that you’ll need a smart TV or a streaming device such as Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV Stick or Roku to watch the awards show; you can also watch on a smartphone, tablet or another mobile device. Read on to find out how to stream the 2024 Tony Awards with and without cable, including for free.
Paramount+ with Showtime
Watch the Daytime Emmy Awards for free when you sign up for a seven-day free trial for Paramount+ with Showtime, which is on sale for a limited time for $59.99 for the first year for new subscribers. (It’s regularly $11.99 per month or $119.99 annually.) Note that subscribers of the Paramount+ Essential plan do not get livestreaming access to CBS; instead, they can watch on demand the day after the show airs.
Paramount+ subscribers get access to hundreds of movies and TV series, such as Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Frasier, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, all of the Star Trek franchises, the Yellowstone prequels 1883 and 1923 and others. The Paramount+ with Showtime plan is the best deal with ad-free viewing and access to Showtime originals, such as Emmy-winning series The Curse, Yellowjackets, The Chi and more.
DirecTV Stream
Watch the 2024 Tony Awards on CBS for free with a five-day free trial to DirecTV Stream, which starts at $69.99 per month. The cable alternative offers more than 75 channels, such as ABC, NBC, Fox, AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN and much more.
Other plans offer more than 105-150 channels, with prices ranging from $89.99 to $159.99 per month. For a limited time, new subscribers can get a Visa gift card worth up to $100; learn more here.
Paramount+ on Prime Video
Another way to watch the 2024 Tonys online for free is through the Paramount+ with Showtime channel on Prime Video, which offers a seven-day trial. After that, it auto-renews at $11.99 per month; a membership to Amazon Prime ($15.99 per month or $139 annually) or the standalone Prime Video streaming service ($8.99 monthly) is required.
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Fubo
Stream the Tonys live online on CBS and more than 170 other news, entertainment and sports channels with a subscription to Fubo, which offers a five-day free trial. The cable steamer starts at $79.99 per month and includes 189 channels (such as ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, FS1, E!, FX and more); over 1,000 hours of movies and TV shows; and more.
Hulu + Live TV
You can also watch the 77th Tony Awards live on CBS online without traditional cable with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV, which is offering a free three-day trial for new subscribers. Get access to more than 90 live channels — including BET, CNN, Food Network and more — along with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ starting at $76.99 per month.
How to Watch the 2024 Tony Awards Awards Outside of the U.S.
If you want to stream the Tony Awards outside of the U.S., you can watch the awards ceremony with any of the above streaming services paired with ExpressVPN. For the uninitiated, it’s a virtual private network that lets you legally access U.S. web servers, even if you’re in another country, so you can log into your streaming services on a smartphone, tablet, laptop and smart TV. Learn more about ExpressVPN here.
