How to Stream the 2024 People’s Choice Awards Online for Free – The Hollywood Reporter

The 2024 People’s Choice Awards may bring a Barbie reunion when the awards show airs this Sunday, Feb. 18.

Hosted by Simu Liu, the pop culture ceremony will take place at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar and airs on NBC. It will also livestream on Peacock. The Marvel star revealed to E! News that viewers can expect to “see a couple people from the movie.” His Barbie co-stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are nominated for their roles in the Greta Gerwig-directed film, which leads PCA film nominees with nine nods.

Only Murders in the Building earned the most TV nominations with seven recognitions. Other top film contenders include The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, The Last of Us, The Bear and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit round out the TV categories.

In the music category, Luke Combs, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen are the top nominees with five nods each.

In addition to performing his top hits, Lenny Kravitz will be presented with the Music Icon Award. Adam Sandler will receive the People’s Icon Award, and the show will also feature performances by Kylie Minogue and Lainey Wilson.

Presenters at the PCAs will include Sydney Sweeney, Jeremy Renner, Megan Fox, Jon Hamm, Victoria Monét, Abigail Spencer, Donald Faison, Joe Manganiello, Jon Cryer, Kathryn Hahn, Lucy Hale and many others.

Below, keep reading for more ways to watch the 2024 People’s Choice Awards with and without cable.

How to Watch the 2024 People’s Choice Awards: Red Carpet, Ceremony Start Time

Airing live this Sunday, Feb. 18, the 2024 People’s Choice Awards will be broadcast on NBC at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET and livestreams simultaneously on Peacock. Red carpet coverage begins at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET on E!, and then expands to NBC and Peacock at 4 p.m. PT/7 pm. ET.

The live red carpet coverage will be hosted by Laverne Cox and include commentary by Access Hollywood‘s Zuri Hall, E! News style correspondent Zanna Roberts Rassi and comedian Loni Love.

How to Stream the 2024 People’s Choice Awards Online

The 2024 People’s Choice Awards stream live on Feb. 18 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on Peacock. You can also watch the show’s red carpet and awards ceremony online without cable using any live TV streaming service that carries NBC and E!, including DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and Sling‘s Blue plan.

See the best options for watching the 2024 People’s Choice Awards without cable below, including for free.

DirecTV Stream

Watch the 2024 People’s Choice Awards red carpet and awards ceremony for free when you sign up for DirecTV Stream‘s five-day trial. Packages start at $69.99 per month for the Entertainment package, which includes more than 75 other channels, including ABC, CNN, Discovery, Disney Channel, E!, MSNBC, Nickelodeon and others. Other plans offer over 105-150 channels, with prices ranging from $84.99 to $159.99 per month.

For a limited time, new subscribers can get a Visa gift card worth up to $400; learn more here.

Fubo

Watch the People’s Choice Awards on NBC and the red carpet pre-show coverage on E!, along with more than 170 other news, entertainment and sports channels on Fubo, which starts at $79.99 per month for the Pro package. The online TV streaming service offers a seven-day trial for new subscribers, so you can technically watch the show online for free during that period.

Other plans include the Elite package (254 channels for $89.99 per month) and the Premier tier that comes with 298 channels, including NFL RedZone, Showtime and 4K quality for $99.99 per month afterward.

Hulu + Live TV

Watch the People’s Choice Awards red carpet and ceremony on E! and NBC live with a Hulu + Live TV subscription, which starts at $76.99 per month with ads and comes bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+. The plan includes 75 other major cable news, entertainment and sports channels, you’ll also get access to live sports events on ESPN+, like UFC Fight Night, PGA golf, soccer and baseball.

Hulu + Live TV does not currently offer a free trial.

Sling

Sling‘s Blue live TV streaming plan includes NBC and E! so it’s a great option for watching the People’s Choice Awards red carpet and ceremony without traditional cable. The live TV streaming service is on sale for half off of your first month, so you can watch for $22.50 during your first month and $45 monthly afterward.

Other packages include the individual Sling Orange plan ($20 for your first month, reg. $40 monthly) that offers over 30 channels and the combined Sling Orange + Blue tier ($30 for your first month, reg. $60 monthly) that features 46 channels.

Peacock

If you want to watch the People’s Choice Awards live and get access to award-winning TV series and films, you’ll want to consider a subscription to Peacock.

Peacock is $5.99 per month (or $59.99 annually) for the ad-supported plan and $11.99 monthly ($119.99 per year) for the ad-free tier. Subscriptions include streaming of original series such as the Emmy-nominated Poker Face, Bel-Air, Girls5eva and Sick; hit movies like Oppenheimer, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Fast X, Asteroid City and Strays; live sports and entertainment from NBC Sports and WWE; and more than 50 “always-on” streaming channels.