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 | YouTube TV | Hulu + Live TV |
|---|---|---|
| A&E | No | Yes |
| ABC | Yes | Yes |
| AMC | Yes | Yes |
| Animal Planet | Yes | Yes |
| BET | Yes | Yes |
| Bravo | Yes | Yes |
| Cartoon Network | Yes | Yes |
| CBS | Yes | Yes |
| CNBC | Yes | Yes |
| CNN | Yes | Yes |
| Comedy Central | Yes | Yes |
| Discovery Channel | Yes | Yes |
| Disney Channel | Yes | Yes |
| E! | Yes | Yes |
| ESPN | Yes | Yes |
| ESPN2 | Yes | Yes |
| Food Network | Yes | Yes |
| FOX | Yes | Yes |
| Fox News | Yes | Yes |
| FS1 | Yes | Yes |
| FX | Yes | Yes |
| Golf Channel | Yes | Yes |
| Hallmark Channel | Yes | Yes |
| HGTV | Yes | Yes |
| HISTORY | No | Yes |
| Lifetime | No | Yes |
| MeTV | Yes | Yes |
| MSNBC | Yes | Yes |
| MTV | Yes | Yes |
| National Geographic | No | Yes |
| NBC | Yes | Yes |
| NFL Network | Yes | Yes |
| Nickelodeon | Yes | Yes |
| Paramount Network | Yes | Yes |
| PBS | Yes | Yes |
| PBS Kids | No | No |
| Syfy | Yes | Yes |
| TBS | Yes | Yes |
| The CW | Yes | Yes |
| TLC | Yes | Yes |
| TNT | Yes | Yes |
| truTV | Yes | Yes |
| USA Network | Yes | Yes |
| VH1 | Yes | Yes |
| Weather Channel | Yes | 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.
This is the closest match of any pair on this site. Every channel on YouTube TV's base plan is also on Hulu + Live TV's base plan, no exceptions. The gap runs one direction only: Hulu + Live TV also carries A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime, and National Geographic, four channels YouTube TV's base plan skips. YouTube TV's paid Entertainment Plan add-on recovers Lifetime, but not the other three, so if you need A&E or HISTORY specifically, no YouTube TV plan gets you there.
Outside channel count, Hulu + Live TV bundles Disney+ and ESPN+ into the same $89.99/mo price, on top of the live channels, which YouTube TV's base plan does not do. That's a real reason the extra $7.00/mo can be worth it even for a household that doesn't care about the four missing channels, if it already wants Disney+ or ESPN+ separately.
Neither service carries PBS Kids, the one channel both plans skip. It's a broadcast network, free over the air; see how antennas actually work if that's the one gap you'd otherwise pay to fill.
These two are close enough that the decision usually comes down to four specific channels and whether you'd buy Disney+ and ESPN+ anyway. If your household's list doesn't match either service's gap, check the channel you'd actually miss in the full channel finder, and see the full household math on streaming vs cable cost before you commit.