Do you have a list of TV shows that you just have to watch every week? Or maybe you enjoy watching classics that don’t run on a regular rerun schedule.
Your first option is to spend money on cable television and pay for a digital recorder so you make sure to catch all of your favorite shows.
But if saving money is the name of your game, you can watch your favorite television shows, old and new, online. And for free.
Below, we have listed five places for you to bookmark and visit to get your television fix.
The first place to start is the websites for the networks you like to watch.
ABC,
NBC,
CBS, and
FOX put full episodes of most of their popular shows online after they air. Episodes show up sometime during the early morning the day after the show broadcasts.
You will have to watch short sponsor advertisements or commercials for the networks shows, but the commercial breaks are shorter than on regular television.
Next, check out
Hulu. The NBC and News Corp. owned video service provides contentfrom nearly 150 content companies, including NBC, FOX, CBS, MGM, Sony,and more recently ABC, including Disney content.
Episodes areavailable the day after the original airing. Hulu also offers more thancurrent content . Users can find Saturday Night Live sketches from theearly years, classic shows like Perry Mason, and full-length movieslike Super Size Me.
Search for your favorite show, movie, or clip, watch a short advertisement, and enjoy the show.
Try
Joost for a different selection from network sites. The global media site features episodes of current shows from channels such as CBS, MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, the CW, and Comedy Central as well as content from global content providers.
Joost also features a selection of previously run shows for you to enjoy. Want to watch a few episodes of The Love Boat or Beverly Hills 90210? You can head over to Joost and do a quick search for the shows and watch multiple episodes in one sitting. Other selections include Friends, Gilligan’s Island, and Family Ties.
Not all shows have the most current episodes, but the selection is vast and offers enough content to keep you watching for a while.
Youtube is known for its user-generated content, user-uploaded videos, and music videos, but the site has a collection of television shows that is expected to grow.
Users can watch current shows like Harper's Island, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Man vs. Wild, and Mythbusters or watch classic shows like Bewitched, MacGyver, and I Dream of Jeannie.
The list is small and some shows only have clips offered, but the amount of content is expected to grow, and it’s a good place to watch some classic television.
And lastly,
AOL Video offers video from major networks as well as cable channels. Users can watch popular television shows such as Survivor, Desperate Housewives, Scrubs, and Grey’s Anatomy.
AOL video also offers classic content and cable channel content, much like Hulu. Watch episodes of your favorite Food Network or Discovery Channel shows, or watch I Dream of Jeannie, Charlie’s Angels, or Knight Rider.
A short advertisement plays before the clip, but you can enjoy the show interrupted.
For most of these online video sites, there is overlap between shows that are offered, but each has a unique set of content that it provides over the others.
If you can’t find your show on one site, chances are you’ll be able to find it on another. And if it isn’t available yet, you probably won’t have to wait too long for it’s arrival on the web.
Happy watching!
