What Channel is TBS On?
TBS is on DIRECTV channel 247 and DISH Network channel 139 nationwide. On Xfinity, Spectrum, Cox, Optimum, Verizon Fios, Mediacom Xtream TV and Astound Broadband, channel numbers vary by location. Find your exact TBS number below.
| Provider | Location | Ch # | Package | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Albuquerque, NM |
43
HD 216
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Atlanta, GA |
39
HD 807
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Baltimore, MD |
31
HD 826
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Boston, MA |
31
HD 831
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Burlington, VT |
24
HD 761
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Charleston, SC |
12
HD 421
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Chicago, IL |
33
HD 219
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Colorado Springs, CO |
25
HD 759
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Denver, CO |
18
HD 678
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Detroit, MI |
24
HD 196
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Fort Wayne, IN |
25
HD 1220
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Harrisburg, PA |
50
HD 826
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Hartford, CT |
16
HD 1434
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Houston, TX |
51
HD 651
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Huntsville, AL |
37
HD 1434
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Indianapolis, IN |
29
HD 1434
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Jackson, MS |
61
HD 421
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Jacksonville, FL |
17
HD 421
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Kansas City, MO |
50
HD 826
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Knoxville, TN |
34
HD 1220
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Little Rock, AR |
27
HD 1434
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Louisville, KY |
15
HD 421
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Manchester, NH |
67
HD 761
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Memphis, TN |
27
HD 842
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Miami, FL |
43
HD 421
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Minneapolis, MN |
46
HD 826
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Nashville, TN |
23
HD 1434
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Newark, NJ |
29
HD 826
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Orlando, FL |
49
HD 421
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Philadelphia, PA |
20
HD 826
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Pittsburgh, PA |
23
HD 826
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Richmond, VA |
35
HD 826
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Salt Lake City, UT |
32
HD 674
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | San Francisco, CA |
35
HD 735
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Savannah, GA |
26
HD 421
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Seattle, WA |
55
HD 664
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Springfield, MA |
31
HD 831
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Tampa, FL |
50
HD 421
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Tucson, AZ |
37
HD 216
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Xfinity | Washington, DC |
66
HD 826
|
TV Plus | Cable |
| Spectrum | Akron, OH |
42
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Albany, NY |
5
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Alton, IL |
51
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Ashford/Willimantic, CT |
44
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Atlanta, GA |
39
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Austin, TX |
65
HD 104
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Bakersfield, CA |
32
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Barre, VT |
31
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Bergen County, NJ |
74
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Billings, MT |
16
HD 516
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Birmingham, AL |
42
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Bolivar, TN |
33
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Buffalo, NY |
26
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Charlotte, NC |
24
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Cheyenne, WY |
16
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Cincinnati, OH |
6
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Clarksburg, WV |
36
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Cleveland, OH |
33
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Coburg & Elmira Area, OR |
38
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Coeur d'Alene, ID |
44
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Columbus, OH |
17
HD 202
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Conway, NH |
47
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Crisfield, MD |
37
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
51
HD 757
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Dayton, OH |
32
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | El Paso, TX |
39
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Erie, PA |
11
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Fairfield County, CT |
31
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Greensboro, NC |
23
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Greenville, SC |
28
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Gunnison, CO |
37
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Hammond, LA |
27
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Honolulu, HI |
61
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Indianapolis, IN |
23
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Kansas City, KS |
14
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Kansas City, MO |
14
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Las Cruces, NM |
39
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Lexington, KY |
18
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Lincoln, NE |
16
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Los Angeles, CA |
41
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Louisville, KY |
27
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Madison, WI |
31
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Manatee County, FL |
23
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Medford, OR |
41
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Milwaukee, WI |
3
HD 202
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Moscow/Pullman, WA |
56
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | New York City, NY |
8
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Orlando, FL |
12
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Ottawa County, MI |
17
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Picayune, MS |
27
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Portland, ME |
68
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Raleigh, NC |
34
HD 104
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Reno, NV |
16
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Richlands, VA |
47
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Rochester, NY |
49
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Rosemount, MN |
56
HD 767
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | San Antonio, TX |
12
HD 104
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | St. Louis, MO |
51
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Syracuse, NY |
17
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Tampa, FL |
23
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Worcester, MA |
33
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| Spectrum | Yuma, AZ |
38
HD
|
TV Select Signature | Cable |
| DIRECTV | United States: Nationwide |
247
HD
|
Entertainment | Satellite |
| DIRECTV | United States: Nationwide |
247
|
Entertainment | Streaming over Internet |
| DISH Network | United States: Nationwide |
139
HD
|
Flex Pack | Satellite |
| Cox | Baton Rouge, LA |
31
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Cleveland, OH |
16
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Enfield, CT |
12
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Fairfax County, VA |
17
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Fort Smith, AR |
2
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
11
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Gramercy, LA |
31
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Hampton Roads, VA |
42
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Las Vegas, NV |
7
HD
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Manchester, CT |
12
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Meriden Area, CT |
12
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Middle Georgia, GA |
10
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | New Orleans, LA |
17
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Northwest Arkansas, AR |
2
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Ocala, FL |
26
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Oklahoma City, OK |
62
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Omaha, NE |
27
HD
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Orange County, CA |
27
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Palos Verdes, CA |
8
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Pensacola Area, FL |
7
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Phoenix, AZ |
49
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Providence, RI |
45
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Roanoke, VA |
6
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | San Diego North, CA |
25
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | San Diego South, CA |
33
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Santa Barbara, CA |
14
|
Contour TV Starter | Cable |
| Cox | Southeast Kansas, KS |
29
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Sun Valley, ID |
2
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Cox | Tucson, AZ |
30
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Tulsa, OK |
47
HD
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Cox | Wichita Metro, KS |
29
|
Contour TV Preferred | Cable |
| Optimum | Bayonne, NJ |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Bergen County, NJ |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Bridgeport, CT |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Bronx, NY |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Brookhaven, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Brooklyn, NY |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Dutchess, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | East Hampton, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Eastchester, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Elizabeth, NJ |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Freehold, NJ |
39
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Great Neck, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Hamilton (Philly DMA), NJ |
39
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Hamilton, NJ |
39
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Hauppauge, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Hendersonville, NC |
47
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Islip, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Jersey City, NJ |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Litchfield, CT |
39
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Lynbrook, NY |
39
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Morris County, NJ |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | New Haven, CT |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Newark, NJ |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Norwalk, CT |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Oakland, NJ |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Ossining (Rockland), NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Ossining, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Paterson, NJ |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Port Chester, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Ramapo, NY |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Raritan, NJ |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Rockland County, NY |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Seaside, NJ |
39
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Southern Westchester, NY |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Sparta, NJ |
47
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Wall, NJ |
39
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Wappingers Falls, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Warren-Sussex, NJ |
47
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Warwick, NY |
39
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | West Jefferson, NC |
47
|
— | Cable |
| Optimum | Yonkers, NY |
39
HD
|
Extra TV | Cable |
| Optimum | Yorktown, NY |
39
HD
|
— | Cable |
| Verizon Fios | Alexandria, VA |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Boston, MA |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Greenwich, CT |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Hempstead, NY |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Jersey City, NJ |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
— | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Montgomery County, MD |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | New York City, NY |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
— | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Philadelphia, PA |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Providence, RI |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Washington, DC |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Verizon Fios | Wilmington, DE |
52 / 1502
HD 552
|
Insider · More · Most | Fiber |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Albany, GA |
34
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Albany, KY |
48
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Ames, IA |
23
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Apache Junction, AZ |
30
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Ardmore, TN |
21
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Berlin, MD |
20
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Bettendorf, IA |
44
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Burlington, IA |
31
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Cedar Rapids, IA |
66
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Clinton, IA |
44
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Columbia, MO |
46
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Davenport, IA |
44
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Des Moines, IA |
23
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Dubuque, IA |
57
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Hutchinson, MN |
33
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Iowa City, IA |
66
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Jefferson City, MO |
46
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Kendallville, IN |
43
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Mason City, IA |
44
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Mattawan, MI |
40
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Menifee, CA |
26
HD 526
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Milton, FL |
78
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Mobile, AL |
70
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Moline, IL |
44
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Osage City, KS |
57
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Prairie du Chien, WI |
30
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Springfield, MO |
32
HD 736
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Valdosta, GA |
24
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Waterloo, IA |
62
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | Waveland, MS |
26
HD 526
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Mediacom Xtream TV | West Des Moines, IA |
23
HD 836
|
Variety TV | Cable |
| Astound Broadband | Austin, TX |
52
HD
|
Preferred TV | Streaming TV |
| Astound Broadband | Brownwood, TX |
42
|
Basic TV | Digital TV |
| Astound Broadband | Brownwood, TX |
33
HD
|
Basic TV | Streaming TV |
| Astound Broadband | Corpus Christi, TX |
25
HD
|
$ Add-on | Digital TV |
| Astound Broadband | Corpus Christi, TX |
25
HD
|
Preferred TV | Streaming TV |
| Astound Broadband | Dallas, TX |
27
HD
|
$ Add-on | Digital TV |
| Astound Broadband | Dallas, TX |
27
HD
|
Preferred TV | Streaming TV |
| Astound Broadband | Midland & Odessa, TX |
25
HD
|
$ Add-on | Digital TV |
| Astound Broadband | Midland & Odessa, TX |
25
HD
|
Preferred TV | Streaming TV |
Streaming availability
TBS is also available on Hulu + Live TV's Base plan, Sling TV's Sling Orange & Blue plan and YouTube TV's Base plan.
Streaming services do not use cable-style channel numbers. Availability can change; check the service before subscribing.
About TBS
Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, TBS grew out of Ted Turner's Atlanta television station, which was distributed nationally by satellite in the 1970s. Today it operates as a U.S. cable entertainment network.
What's on TBS
TBS combines entertainment programming with live-event sports. On the entertainment side, the channel carries AEW Dynamite, which moved from TNT to TBS in 2022, along with Impractical Jokers, acquired sitcom reruns, films, and unscripted originals. Sports coverage centers on Major League Baseball: TBS carries League Championship and Division Series postseason telecasts plus Tuesday-night regular-season games. It also shares NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament coverage with CBS Sports and TNT Sports' other networks.
Its superstation roots made it one of the earliest national cable channels in the United States.
Written by Manikandan · Last updated April 14, 2026