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Fubo Essential Plan

The Basics

A relatively new option from Fubo, the Essential plan is simply the Pro plan minus local Regional Sports Networks (RSNs). Depending on your location in the U.S., you could have access to anywhere from one to six RSNs. If you don't dig sports or don't have any RSNs in your area anyway, choose this plan before Pro and save $5/mo.

The Essential package includes 212 channels for $59.99/mo. That's the promotional price for one month. Thereafter, the price increases to $79.99/mo (not a small jump but still a solid value). Let's dig into more details...

Essential
212+ channels
$59.99 /mo
7-day free trial
Regular: $79.99
Includes...
  • Over 100 live channels
  • Over 56 sports channels
  • Unlimited Cloud DVR
  • Free Local Channels
  • Unlimited screens
  • Family Share (3 outside screens)
  • 100% contract-free
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As mentioned, Essential doesn't include any regional sports. Some of those potentially NOT included: Altitude Sports, FanDuel Sports [regional], MASN, MSG, NBC Sports [regional], ROOT Sports and YES. In most areas in the U.S., you'll get access to 1-3 of those to watch your local MLB, NBA or NFL teams.

Keep in mind you still get full access to all regular (non sports) local channels: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, etc. So, you'll still get all the local and national sports via those channels.

PERFECT FOR: folks that want a bunch of programming with no RSNs...

See below for a complete listing of all the channels available:

Essential Channel Lineup

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Channel Base Channels
Base
Movie Channels
Movies
Sports Channels
Sports
Local Channels
Local
Spanish Channels
Spanish
Music Channels
Music
ABC
ABC News Live
AccuWeather
ACL Cornhole TV
Animal Planet
AXS TV NOW
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beIN SPORTS 4
beIN SPORTS 5
beIN SPORTS 6
beIN SPORTS 7
beIN SPORTS 8
beIN SPORTS En Español
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BET
Big Ten Network
Big Ten Network Alternate 2
Big Ten Network Alternate 3
Big Ten Network Alternate 4
Billiard TV
BLEAV Football
BLEAV Sports
Boomerang
Bounce
Boxing TV
Bravo
CBS
CBS News
CBS Sports Network
Cleo TV
CMT
CNBC
Comedy Central
Comedy Dynamics
Comet
Court TV
Court TV Legendary Trials
Cozi TV
Crackle
Curiosity Channel
Dabl
Dark Matter
Discovery
Disney Channel
Disney Jr
Disney XD
Dove Channel
E!
EarthX TV
ESPN
ESPN2
Fail Army
FamilyTime
Food Network
Forensic Files
FOX
FOX 4K
FOX Business Network
FOX LiveNOW
FOX News Channel
FOX Soul
FOX Sports 1
FOX Sports 2
FOX Weather
Freeform
FS1 4K
fubo Movie Network
fubo Sports Network
fubo Sports Network 2
fubo Sports Network 3
fubo Sports Network 4
fubo Sports Network 5
fubo Sports Network 6
fubo Sports Network 7
fubo Sports Network 9
FX
FXX
Galavisión
getTV
GLORY Kickboxing
Great American Family
Grit
Gusto
Hallmark
Hallmark Drama
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
HGTV
INFAST
Investigation Discovery
ION
ION Mystery
ION Plus
JTV
Lacrosse Sports Network
Law & Crime
Local Now
Localish
Magnolia Network
Marquee Sports
Maximum Effort Channel
MotoAmerica TV
MotorTrend
MSNBC
MTV
My Network TV
National Geographic
NBC
NBC News NOW
NBC Universo
NBCLX
News 12 New York
Newsmax
NewsNation
NFL Network
Nick Jr.
Nickelodeon
Origin Sports Network
OWN
Oxygen True Crime
Pac-12 Insider
Paramount Network
Perfect Game TV
PFL
Pickleball TV
pocket.watch
POP
Popcornflix
QVC
Real Madrid TV
Ryan and Friends
Scripps News
Smithsonian Channel
SPEEDVISION
Sports News Highlights
SportStak
Start TV
Swerve Combat
SYFY
T2
Tastemade
Telemundo
TG Jr
The Big Dish
The Bob Ross Channel
The Design Network
The First
The Golf Channel
The Pet Collective
TLC
Toon Goggles
Travel Channel
True Crime
TUDN
TUDNxtra 1
TUDNxtra 10
TUDNxtra 11
TUDNxtra 2
TUDNxtra 3
TUDNxtra 4
TUDNxtra 5
TUDNxtra 6
TUDNxtra 7
TUDNxtra 8
TUDNxtra 9
TV Land
UniMás
Universal Kids
Univision
Unsolved Mysteries
USA Network
VH1
Weather Channel (TWC)
Women's Sports Network
Last updated: 2/1/25

Where to get this package

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  • Best price: $24.99
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Essential Plan: Costs, (hidden) fees and taxes

In general, Fubo is pretty good about tacking on extra fees. As a matter of fact, with this plan, there's only one extra fee and it's simply for taxes. Depending on your state or county, it tends to be a couple extra dollars a month.

Fubo TV fees

Tax
$2

The big upside with Essential is no regional sports fee (which can be up to$ 13/mo). So, for non sports fan, that's a nice savings, even if/when RSN fees go up in the future.

Regarding discounts, Fubo is currently running a special that saves you $20 a month for 1 month. Remember, it only starts after your 7-day free trial. Plenty of time to figure things out before you fully dive in.

How's you first month's bill gonna look? With Essential, there are no up-front costs when you sign-up. Here's what to expect:

Category
Up front
Monthly
Plan
Fubo Essential
$79.99
Deal(s)
first month discount
- $20
Residential Taxes
government fees (varies)
$2
TOTALS
$0
$61.99

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Essential plan Fubo's smallest option?

It is their smallest and least-expensive English package. If you speak Spanish and are fine with less channels, the Latino plan goes for $24.99/mo (48 channels).

If I decide I want the RSNs, can I easily switch?

Yes. Fubo lets you easily switch at any time. Simply upgrade to the Pro plan to get all your local RSNs. You'll be charged or refunded the prorated difference on your next bill.

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