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From live sports to Yellowstone spinoffs to reality shows like Survivor and Big Brother, Paramount Plus has almost anything a television fan could ask for. But how much is Paramount Plus? Well, it’s one of the cheaper streaming services on the market and it includes way more for its price. Keep reading for how much Paramount Plus costs and how to use it to watch CBS live for free.
Paramount Plus, which replaced CBS All Access and has more than 21.4 million subscribers, is the exclusive streaming service for Paramount Global networks such as CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and the Smithsonian channel. The service offers a library of more than 30,000 TV episodes and over 1,000 movies, as well as a live stream to CBS, so fans can watch sports and CBS shows like Big Brother, Young Sheldon and Survivor in real time as they air on TV.
If you’re an avid fan of television, there’s no doubt Paramount Plus has a lot to offer. But with so many streaming services on the market (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, HBO Max—the list goes on), it’s understandable why customers want to test out the site for free first before they commit and subscribe. So how much is Paramount Plus and does it have a free trial? Read on for what we know about how much Paramount Plus costs and how to make that price even lower.
What are Paramount Plus’ current deals?
Paramount Plus currently has a free trial for seven days.
- Visit Paramount Plus’ website
- Click “Get Started” and select Paramount Plus With Showtime as your plan
- Enter your information and payment method
- Start watching Paramount Plus
How much is Paramount Plus?
The service offers two plans: ad-supported Essential Plan and an ad-free Showtime Plan, which also includes Showtime originals. Without any deals, the Essential Plan costs $7.99 per month, while the Showtime plan costs $12.99 per month. Paramount Plus also offers two yearly plans: The Essential plan costs $59.99 per year (which saves users 16 percent or around $12 from the monthly price) and the Showtime plan costs $119.99 per year (which saves users 16 percent or around $40 from the monthly price.)
As for the differences between the plans, Paramount Plus Essential includes limited ads; tens of thousands of TV shows and movies including CBS and Paramount Plus originals; NFL games on CBS; UEFA Champions League matches; and 24/7 live access to CBS News. Paramount Plus With Showtime includes everything in essential, as well as no ads; Showtime original shows and movies; 24/7 live access to your local CBS network; college football; and the ability to download and watch shows on your mobile device.
Does Paramount Plus have a free trial?
Yes! Paramount Plus has free trial. Paramount Plus offers a seven-day free trial for both its Essential and With Showtime plans. Paramount Plus also offers a seven-day free trial with its Prime Video channel. Prime Video, for its part, offers a 30-day free trial and costs $8.99 per month for non-Prime members. Prime Video comes free with Prime, which costs costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year.
Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to sign up for Paramount Plus.
- Visit ParamountPlus.com
- Click “Try It Free”
- Select your plan between Paramount Plus Essential or Paramount Plus With Showtime
- Enter your information and payment method
- Start watching Paramount Plus!
What’s on Paramount Plus?
Paramount Plus offers hundreds of hours of TV shows from Paramount Global networks like CBS, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, CMT, Logo, and more. Paramount Plus also offers thousands of movies from Paramount Pictures, as well as original series like The Good Fight, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Mayor of Kingstown, 1883, 1923, Star Trek: Strange Worlds, Tulsa King, and Lawmen: Bass Reeves.
Sign up for Paramount Plus on ParamountPlus.com.