Both prices checked directly against each provider's own pricing page as of 2026-07-19, and re-confirmed current on 2026-08-10.
| Channel | Sling Orange | YouTube TV |
|---|---|---|
| A&E | Yes | No |
| ABC | No | Yes |
| AMC | Yes | Yes |
| Animal Planet | No | Yes |
| BET | Yes | Yes |
| Bravo | No | Yes |
| Cartoon Network | Yes | Yes |
| CBS | No | Yes |
| CNBC | No | Yes |
| CNN | Yes | Yes |
| Comedy Central | Yes | Yes |
| Discovery Channel | Yes | Yes |
| Disney Channel | Yes | Yes |
| E! | No | Yes |
| ESPN | Yes | Yes |
| ESPN2 | Yes | Yes |
| Food Network | Yes | Yes |
| FOX | No | Yes |
| Fox News | No | Yes |
| FS1 | No | Yes |
| FX | No | Yes |
| Golf Channel | No | Yes |
| Hallmark Channel | Yes | Yes |
| HGTV | Yes | Yes |
| HISTORY | Yes | No |
| Lifetime | Yes | No |
| MeTV | No | Yes |
| MSNBC | No | Yes |
| MTV | No | Yes |
| National Geographic | No | No |
| NBC | No | Yes |
| NFL Network | No | Yes |
| Nickelodeon | No | Yes |
| Paramount Network | No | Yes |
| PBS | No | Yes |
| PBS Kids | No | No |
| Syfy | No | Yes |
| TBS | Yes | Yes |
| The CW | No | Yes |
| TLC | No | Yes |
| TNT | Yes | Yes |
| truTV | No | Yes |
| USA Network | No | Yes |
| VH1 | No | Yes |
| Weather Channel | No | Yes |
All 45 channels this site tracks, checked against both services as of 2026-07-19. Add-on-only carriage (a channel that needs a paid genre pack on top of the base plan) is marked "No" here. It's called out separately in the text below; this table is the base-plan answer only. Verify on each provider's own channel-lineup page before you sign up, since carriage changes and can vary by zip code for local channels.
Sling Orange is a narrow plan on purpose. It's built around the ESPN family (ESPN, ESPN2) and the rest of the Disney-owned channels, plus a short list of general entertainment. That's 16 channels total. YouTube TV covers 40 of the same 45, adding locals in most markets, general news (Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC), and sports outside the Disney family (FS1, NFL Network, Golf Channel), along with kids and lifestyle channels Sling Orange skips entirely.
The one place this flips: Sling Orange actually beats YouTube TV on three specific channels. A&E, HISTORY, and Lifetime are all in the Sling Orange base plan. On YouTube TV, Lifetime is only reachable through the paid Entertainment Plan add-on, and A&E and HISTORY aren't on YouTube TV at all, base plan or add-on. If your household watches any of those three regularly, that's a real point in Sling Orange's favor, not just a footnote.
Neither service carries an over-the-air broadcast network for free the way an antenna does. If locals matter and you don't want to pay for either service's version of them, see how antennas actually work instead.
Both of these are single-service answers. Need ESPN and Fox News together? Sling Orange plus Sling Blue combines into one $60.99-$65.99/mo plan, still less than YouTube TV alone. Don't need ESPN at all? Philo is the cheapest plan we track at $25.00/mo. If your household's channel list doesn't cleanly match either single-service pick above, check the channel you'd actually miss in the full channel finder, and see the complete household math on streaming vs cable cost before you commit to either plan.