The Best Streaming Deals on Sling TV

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With the influx of streaming price increases, Sling TV continues to stand out as an affordable alternative thanks to its innovative approach to traditional live TV packages. While monthly plans have become the norm amongst competitors, Sling has broadened its offerings by implementing short-term Passes — 1 Day Passes, 3 Day Passes and 7 Day Passes — along with a 5 Month Prepay plan that’s ideal for football fans right now.

Below is everything to know about Sling TV’s packages and how to save even more.

Sling TV Packages Compared

Sling currently has six core plans: Orange, Blue, Orange & Blue (bundle), Essentials, Select and Essentials & Select (bundle). Here’s what you get with each plan and who they’re best for:

Sling Essentials
Sling Essentials is a “skinny” package with a channel lineup geared toward sports fans with ESPN and ESPN2. It carries 10+ channels in total, with other standouts being Disney Channel, Grit and Freeform. Sling Essentials starts at just $19.99 a month, making it an ideal package for anyone shopping on a tight budget.

Sling Select
Sling Essentials is another skinny plan, also delivering 10+ channels at a starting price of just $19.99 a month. Some of the package’s most popular channels are FOX News, NFL Network, National Geographic and FS1. However, unlike Select, the Essentials plan also offers local channels FOX, NBC, and ABC (where available). If they’re available in your market, Sling Essentials costs $29.99 a month.

Sling Essentials & Select
Sling Essentials & Select bundles everything in the two packages, totaling 20+ channels at a discounted rate starting at $34.99 a month. This is an ideal plan for sports fans looking to save on their streaming bill.

Sling Orange
If you’re looking for a mix of sports, entertainment, and family programming, consider Sling Orange. The plan starts at $45.99 a month and delivers 30+ channels, including ESPN, TNT, CNN, HGTV, and Food Network. Bonus: You can also get short-term passes to Sling Orange; a one-day pass costs $4.99, a three-day pass is $9.99, and a seven-day pass costs $14.99.

Sling Blue
Sling Blue offers 40+ channels with a focus on news and entertainment. Popular networks on this plan include FOX News, NFL Network, Bravo, CNN, and ID. This one also offers local coverage (FOX, NBC, and ABC) in certain markets. Sling Blue starts at $45.99 with a $10 surcharge if local channels are available in your area.

Sling Orange + Blue
Sling’s flagship offering is Orange + Blue, which carries 50+ channels. You get all the channels that Sling offers — including sports, entertainment, family, and news networks — for a very reasonable price starting at $60.99 per month. If you’re looking for comprehensive cable replacement, this is an ideal package.

Sling TV Add-Ons

Beyond Sling’s six base packages, the streamer allows subscribers to build out a personalized experience through a variety of add-ons and premium services. This includes themed channel packs starting at $6 per month, premium services (think HBO Max and Discovery+) starting at $5 per month, additional sports programming starting at $13.99 per month, plus individual channel add-ons starting at $3 per month.

The Best Sling TV Streaming Deals

One of the best ways to save on Sling is to take advantage of its Season Pass offering. With this deal, streamers can prepay for five months of the Essentials & Select + Sports Extra add-on. This starts at $199, which saves you about $50 or 20% over those five months.

New subscribers can take advantage of a variety of first-month savings on select add-ons: Paramount+ for $5 (reg. $10), AMC+ for $5 (reg. $10.99), STARZ for $5 (reg. $9.99) and Unlimited DVR free for the first month (reg. $5). After one month, customers will be charged at the regular rate, unless cancelled at any time. Even better, Sling’s Premium Pass deal offers customers who sign up for either Sling Orange or Blue free Paramount+, AMC+, Starz and MGM+ access for the first month, up to $35.98 in savings.

Sling also has a Student Deal, offering verified students $10 off for their first six months.

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Packages from $4.99 per day or $19.99 per month.

Visit Sling.com to further compare base packages and add-ons, and navigate to the deals dropdown for all the latest offers.