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220+ channels
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Data effective as of publish date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
By Randy Harward
Optimum Core offers 220+ channels
The Optimum Core package ($85 monthly) has 220+ channels including local network affiliates, entertainment, lifestyle, news, and sports channels. The table below shows every channel in Optimum Core (and, for perspective, even some channels the package doesn’t have). Note: “Optional” means the channel is available as an add-on for an additional monthly fee.
Why you should trust us: Our TV experts scour the web, researching every major provider and tracking down their ever-changing channel lineups. At CableTV.com, we’re constantly reviewing our site to keep all of our guides up to date with the latest information.
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Optimum TV channel lineup
| Channel | Optimum Core (220+ channels) |
|---|---|
| A&E | ✔ |
| ABC | ✔ |
| ABC Localish | ✔ |
| ACC Network | Optional |
| AMC | ✔ |
| American Heroes Channel | — |
| Animal Planet | — |
| Antenna TV | — |
| BBC America | — |
| BBC World News | — |
| beIN Sports | Optional |
| beIN SPORTS en Español | Optional |
| BET Her | — |
| Big Ten Network (BTN) | Optional |
| Black Entertainment Television (BET) | — |
| Bloomberg TV | — |
| Boomerang | — |
| Bravo | ✔ |
| C-SPAN | — |
| C-SPAN 2 | — |
| C-SPAN 3 | — |
| Cartoon Network/Adult Swim | ✔ |
| CBS | ✔ |
| CBS Sports Networks | — |
| Cheddar | — |
| CMT | — |
| CNBC | ✔ |
| CNN | ✔ |
| Comedy Central | — |
| Cooking Channel | — |
| Court TV | — |
| Crime + Investigation | — |
| CW | ✔ |
| Dabl | — |
| Daystar | — |
| Destination America | — |
| Discovery Channel | ✔ |
| Discovery Family Channel | ✔ |
| Discovery Life | ✔ |
| Disney Channel | ✔ |
| Disney Junior | — |
| Disney XD | — |
| E! | — |
| ESPN | ✔ |
| ESPN2 | — |
| ESPN Deportes | — |
| ESPNews | — |
| ESPNU | — |
| Estrella TV | — |
| Euronews | — |
| FLIX® | — |
| Food Network | ✔ |
| FOX | ✔ |
| Fox Business Network | — |
| Fox Deportes | — |
| Fox News | ✔ |
| Fox Sports 1 (FS1) | ✔ |
| Fox Sports 2 (FS2) | — |
| Freeform | ✔ |
| Fuse | ✔ |
| FX | ✔ |
| FX Movie Channel (FXM) | — |
| FXX | — |
| FYI | — |
| GAC Family | — |
| Galavisión | — |
| Game Show Network | — |
| getTV | ✔ |
| Golf Channel | ✔ |
| GoLTV | — |
| Hallmark Channel | — |
| Hallmark Drama | — |
| Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | — |
| HBO® | Optional |
| HBO Comedy | — |
| HBO Family | — |
| HBO Latino | — |
| HBO Signature | — |
| HBO Zone | — |
| HBO2 | — |
| Health Info | ✔ |
| Here! | ✔ |
| Heroes & Icons | — |
| HGTV | ✔ |
| HISTORY | ✔ |
| HLN | — |
| HSN | — |
| Hustler | ✔ |
| i24 News | — |
| IFC | ✔ |
| Investigation Discovery | — |
| ION | — |
| JBS | — |
| JTV (Jewelry Television®) | ✔ |
| Lifetime | ✔ |
| LOGO | — |
| Magnolia Network | — |
| MeTV | — |
| MLB Network | — |
| MOTOR TREND | — |
| MOVIES! | — |
| MSG | — |
| MSG Sportsnet | — |
| MSNBC | — |
| MTV | — |
| MTV2 | — |
| MTV Classic | — |
| MTV HD | — |
| Nat Geo Channel | ✔ |
| Nat Geo Wild | — |
| NBA TV | Optional |
| NBC | ✔ |
| (NBC) UNIVERSO | ✔ |
| Newsmax TV | — |
| NewsNation | — |
| NFL Network | Optional |
| Nick Jr. | — |
| Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite | — |
| Nicktoons | — |
| NY 1 | — |
| OWN | — |
| Oxygen | — |
| Outdoor Channel | ✔ |
| Pac-12 Network | — |
| Paramount | — |
| PBS | ✔ |
| PBS Kids | ✔ |
| Pop | ✔ |
| QVC | — |
| QVC HD | — |
| Recipe TV | — |
| Reelz | — |
| Regional News Network | ✔ |
| Science Channel | — |
| SEC Network | Optional |
| ShopHQ | — |
| SHOWTIME® | Optional |
| SHOWTIME 2 | Optional |
| SHOWTIME EXTREME | Optional |
| SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE | Optional |
| SHOWTIME SHOWCASE | Optional |
| SHOWTIME WOMEN | Optional |
| SHOxBET | Optional |
| Smithsonian Channel | — |
| Sportsman Channel | Optional |
| SportsNet | — |
| STARZ ® | Optional |
| STARZ Cinema | Optional |
| STARZ Comedy | Optional |
| STARZ Edge | Optional |
| STARZ ENCORE | Optional |
| STARZ ENCORE Action | Optional |
| STARZ ENCORE Black | Optional |
| STARZ ENCORE Classic | Optional |
| STARZ ENCORE Español | Optional |
| STARZ ENCORE Family | Optional |
| STARZ ENCORE Suspense | Optional |
| STARZ ENCORE West | Optional |
| STARZ ENCORE Westerns | Optional |
| STARZ in Black | Optional |
| STARZ Kids & Family | Optional |
| Stingray Music | ✔ |
| Sundance TV | — |
| SyFy | ✔ |
| TBS | ✔ |
| Teen Nick | — |
| Telemundo | ✔ |
| Tennis Channel | Optional |
| Travel Channel | ✔ |
| ThisTV | — |
| TLC | — |
| TNT | ✔ |
| Tr3s | Optional |
| Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) | — |
| truTV | — |
| TUDN | Optional |
| Turner Classic Movies (TCM) | — |
| TV Land | — |
| TV One | — |
| TVG | Optional |
| UniMás | ✔ |
| Univision | ✔ |
| Universal Kids | — |
| USA Network | ✔ |
| VH1 | — |
| VICE TV | — |
| WE tv | ✔ |
| The Weather Channel | ✔ |
| World | — |
| YES Network | — |
Data as of 11/20/23. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
Optimum TV channel numbers
Optimum channel numbers vary depending on your location, so each Optimum TV service area has a unique list located on Optimum’s website, along with ongoing notation about changes to Optimum channel lineups.
OptimumTV add-on packages
Optimum premium add-on packages make it simple to supplement your cable TV channel lineup.
- CINEMAX® ($9.99/mo.)
- Max ($15.99/mo.)
- Paramount+ with SHOWTIME ($10.99/mo.)
- STARZ and STARZENCORE ($9.99/mo.)
By the way, we recommend Optimum’s Premier package ($125.00 a month, 420+ channels) because it already includes Max, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, STARZ, and STARZENCORE.
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Optimum TV channel packages
Optimum has even more channel-package add-ons, for additional package customization options.
- Family Package ($10/mo.)
- Movie Package ($10/mo.)
- Sports & Info Package ($15/mo.)
- Sports Plus Package ($5/mo.)
- Español TV ($15/mo.)
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Optimum channel lineup FAQ
The Optimum Core TV bundle doesn’t have the Magnolia Network—but the popular channel is in Optimum’s Select TV and Premier TV bundles (starting at $105 a month). You can learn more about Optimum bundles in our full review.
Optimum Core does not have the Hallmark Channel—or Hallmark Drama and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries—but you can find these live TV channels in Optimum Select ($105 monthly, 340+ channels) and Optimum Premier ($125 monthly, 420+ channels). For more information, read our Optimum TV review.
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