Get your favorite DISH channels
DISH Network, our Editor’s Choice for best overall TV provider and best TV provider for families, has five packages available: the DISH Flex Pack, America’s Top 120, the sportier America’s Top 120+, America’s Top 200, and America’s Top 250. That’s a lot, and it can be overwhelming to sort through all the channels in each package. Not to worry, we’ve done all the research for you and broken down the DISH channel lineup into five plan-specific guides.
This guide covers the DISH Flex Pack, a skinny satellite TV package (50+ popular channels like AMC, Cartoon Network, TBS, and TCM) that’s available to existing DISH customers. We tell you every channel in the DISH Flex Pack, along with its channel number (except local channels, which vary by location), and include DISH Flex Pack pricing and ordering details.
DISH channel lineup
The DISH Flex Pack has 29 of the top 50 most-watched channels according to Variety. Missing channels are indicated below with an asterisk (*).
- NBC
- CBS
- ABC
- FOX
- FOX News Channel*
- ESPN*
- Univision*
- MSNBC*
- ION*
- HGTV
- TNT
- Hallmark Channel
- Telemundo
- TBS
- HISTORY
- TLC
- INSP
- Discovery Channel
- USA Network
- Food Network
- MeTV*
- CNN
- Bravo*
- Investigation Discovery*
- Grit*
- TV Land
- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries*
- The CW
- Lifetime
- A&E
- FX
- UniMás*
- AMC*
- WE TV
- Paramount Network
- Game Show Network*
- REELZChannel*
- BET*
- ESPN 2*
- Oxygen
- FOX Sports 1 (FS1)*
- National Geographic
- Syfy
- MTV*
- Freeform*
- Bounce TV*
- Nick at Nite*
- Comedy Central
- fetv (Family Entertainment TV)°
- Travel Channel
Data as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
*Not included in the DISH Flex Pack.
To see if DISH has other live TV channels outside of Variety’s top 50, like Max, NFL Network, VICE, or another specific channel? Click on the links below to find exactly what you’re looking for.
Channel | Dish channel number | Flex Pack (50+ channels) |
---|---|---|
A&E | 118 | ✔ |
ACCN | 402 | — |
AMC | 131 | ✔ |
America's Voice | 219 | — |
American Heroes Channel | 195 | — |
Animal Planet | 184 | — |
AXS TV | 167 | — |
BabyFirstTV | 823 | ✔ |
BBC America | 135 | — |
Beauty iQ | 73 | — |
beIN Sports | 392, 861 | — |
beIN Sports Connect 3–8 | — | — |
beIN Sports en Español | 860 | — |
BET | 124 | — |
BET Gospel | 362 | ✔ |
BET Her | 251 | — |
BET Jams | 365 | ✔ |
BET Soul | 363 | ✔ |
Big Ten Network | 405, 410 | — |
BINGE TV | 218 | — |
Bloomberg Television | 203 | — |
Boomerang | 175 | — |
Bounce | 359 | — |
Bravo | 129 | — |
BUY | 84, 283 | ✔ |
BUZZR | 245 | — |
BYUtv | 9403 | ✔ |
C-SPAN | 210 | ✔ |
C-SPAN 2 | 211 | — |
Cartoon Network/Adult Swim | 176, 177 | ✔ |
CBS Sports Network | 158 | — |
CGTN | 279 | ✔ |
Christian Television Network | 262 | ✔ |
Cinemax | 307–309 | $ |
CMT | 166 | ✔ |
CMT Music | 364 | ✔ |
CNBC | 208 | — |
CNN | 200 | ✔ |
Comedy Central | 107 | ✔ |
COMET | 289 | — |
Cooking Channel | 113 | ✔ |
COZI | 253 | |
Daystar | 263 | ✔ |
Deal | 95, 278 | ✔ |
Destination America | 194 | — |
Discovery Channel | 182 | ✔ |
Discovery Family | 179 | — |
DISH Info | 101 | ✔ |
DISH Scapes | 199 | ✔ |
DISH Scapes | 198 | — |
DISH Studio | 102 | ✔ |
Disney Channel | 172, 173 | — |
Disney Junior | 168 | — |
Disney XD | 174 | — |
DIY | 111 | — |
E! | 114 | ✔ |
Enlace | 9411 | ✔ |
ESPN | 140 | — |
ESPN2 | 143 | — |
ESPNEWS | 142 | — |
ESPNU | 141 | — |
Estrella TV | 852 | — |
EXTRA | 221 | ✔ |
FETV | 82 | ✔ |
Family Movie Classics | 387 | — |
FanDuel Racing | 399 | — |
FanDuel TV | 398 | — |
FETV | 82 | ✔ |
FM | 243 | — |
Food Network | 110 | ✔ |
Fox Business Network | 206 | — |
Fox News Channel | 205 | — |
FOX Sports 1 (FS1) | 150 | — |
FOX Sports 2 (FS2) | 149 | — |
FOX Weather | 222 | — |
Free Speech TV (FSTV) | 9415 | — |
Freeform | 180 | — |
Fuse | 164 | — |
FX | 136 | ✔ |
FXM | 384 | — |
FXX | 125 | ✔ |
FYI | 119 | — |
Galavisión | 273 | — |
Gallery by DISH scapes | 305 | ✔ |
Game Show Network (GSN) | 116 | — |
Gem Shopping Network | 229 | ✔ |
GET | 373 | — |
Golf Channel | 401 | — |
Great American Country | 165 | ✔ |
Great American Faith & Living HD | 248 | — |
Great American Family HD | 165 | ✔ |
Grit | 217 | — |
Hallmark Channel | 185 | ✔ |
Hallmark Drama | 186 | — |
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries | 187 | — |
HBO West | 310, 311 | $ |
HBO 2 | 312 | $ |
HBO Latino | 313 | $ |
HBO Signature | 314 | $ |
HBO Family | 315 | $ |
HDNet Movies | 130 | ✔ |
Heroes & Icons | 293 | — |
HLN | 202 | — |
HGTV | 112 | ✔ |
HISTORY | 120 | ✔ |
HITN | 880 | ✔ |
Hopper Insider | 103 | ✔ |
HSN | 74, 87 | ✔ |
HSN2 | 226 | ✔ |
IFC | 133 | ✔ |
Impact Network | 264 | ✔ |
In Country Television | 230 | ✔ |
INSP | 259 | ✔ |
Investigation Discovery (ID) | 192 | — |
ION | 250 | — |
Jewelry Television | 83 | ✔ |
Justice Central | 240 | — |
Laff TV | 237 | — |
Law & Crime Network | 252 | — |
Lifetime | 108 | ✔ |
Lifetime Movie Network | 109 | — |
Local Channels (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) | 2–70 (varies by region) | — |
Logo | 254 | — |
Magnolia Network | 111 | ✔ |
MaxTM (See HBO channels above) | 310–315 | $ |
MeTV | 247 | — |
MGM+ | 380 | $ |
MGM+ Drive-In | 292 | — |
MGM Hits | 381 | $ |
MGM Marquee | 382 | $ |
MLB Network | 152 | — |
MLB Strike Zone | 153 | — |
MOTOR TREND | 246 | — |
MoviePlex | 377 | — |
MSNBC | 209 | — |
MTV | 160 | — |
MTV2 | 161 | ✔ |
MTV Classic | 163 | — |
MTV Live | 369 | — |
mtvU | 366 | ✔ |
NASA | 286 | ✔ |
National Geographic | 197 | ✔ |
NatGeo Wild | 190 | — |
NBA League Pass | K.A. | $ |
NBA Team Pass | K.A. | $ |
NBA TV | 156 | — |
NewsMax | 216 | — |
NewsNation | 239 | — |
NFL Network | 154 | — |
NHL Center Ice | — | $ |
NHL Network | 157 | — |
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite | 170, 171 | — |
Nick Jr. | 169 | — |
Nick Music | 368 | ✔ |
Nicktoons | 178 | — |
Outdoor Channel | 396 | — |
OWN | 189 | — |
Oxygen | 127 | — |
Paramount Network | 241 | ✔ |
Pay-Per-View Guide | 502 | ✔ |
PixL | 388 | ✔ |
Pop | 117 | — |
Pursuit | 393 | — |
QVC | 71 | ✔ |
QVC 2 | 255 | ✔ |
QVC 3 | 73 | ✔ |
Recipe TV (RecTV) | 284 | — |
Reelz | 299 | — |
RFD TV | 231 | — |
Sale | 225 | ✔ |
Science | 193 | — |
SEC Network | 404 | — |
Shepherd’s Chapel Network | 256 | — |
Sirius XM | 99, 6002-6090 | — |
Smart | 87, 276 | ✔ |
Smithsonian Channel | 367 | — |
SonLife Broadcasting Network | 257 | ✔ |
Sportsman Channel | 395 | — |
Start TV | 291 | — |
STARZ® | 350, 351 | $ |
STARZ Cinema | 353 | $ |
STARZ Comedy | 354 | $ |
STARZ Edge | 352 | $ |
STARZ In Black | 355 | $ |
STARZ Kids & Family | 356 | $ |
Starz ENCORE | 340, 341 | $ |
STARZ ENCORE Action | 343 | $ |
STARZ ENCORE Black | 345 | $ |
STARZ ENCORE Classic | 346 | $ |
STARZ ENCORE Español | 348 | $ |
STARZ ENCORE Family | 347 | $ |
STARZ ENCORE Suspense | 344 | $ |
STARZ ENCORE Westerns | 342 | $ |
SundanceTV | 126 | — |
Syfy | 122 | ✔ |
TBN | 260 | — |
TBS | 139 | ✔ |
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) | 132 | ✔ |
TDV | 881 | ✔ |
TeenNick | 181 | — |
Telemundo | Varies by region | — |
Tennis Channel | 400 | — |
The Cowboy Channel | 232 | — |
The Cowgirl Channel | 269 | — |
The Movie Channel | 329 | $ |
The Movie Channel Xtra | 328, 330 | $ |
Three Angels Broadcasting Network | 9393 | ✔ |
TLC | 183 | ✔ |
TNT | 138 | ✔ |
Travel Channel | 196 | — |
truTV | 242 | ✔ |
TUDN | 397, 856 | — |
TUDNxtra 1–11 | various | — |
TV Games Network | 399 | — |
TVG2 | 398 | — |
TV Land | 106 | ✔ |
UniMás | 830 | — |
Universo (NBC) | 838 | — |
Univision | 827, 828 | — |
UPtv | 188 | — |
USA | 105 | ✔ |
Value TV | 72, 282 | ✔ |
VH1 | 162 | ✔ |
VICE | 121 | — |
Victory | 265 | — |
Weather Channel | 214 | — |
Weather Nation | 215 | ✔ |
Women's Entertainment (WEtv) | 128 | ✔ |
World Fishing Network | 394 | — |
YouTV | 275 | ✔ |
Z Renew | 191 | — |
Data as of post date. Offers and availability may vary by location and are subject to change.
$ Available in add-on packs for an extra monthly fee.
DISH add-on packages
Multi-Sport Pack* ($13/mo.)
- ACC Network
- beIN Sports
- beIN Sports en Español
- Big Ten Network
- FOX Sports 2 (FS2)
- MLB Network
- MLB Strike Zone
- NBA TV
- NFL Network
- NFL RedZone
- NHL Network
- Outside TV
- SEC Network
- Over 25 regional sports networks
*Requires America’s Top 120+ or higher
Max ($16/mo.)
After being exclusive to DIRECTV for several years, HBO is back at DISH—as the streaming service Max (formerly HBO Max). You’ll have access to the entire Max streaming library plus these HBO channels:
- HBO East
- HBO West
- HBO 2
- HBO Latino
- HBO Signature
- HBO Family
Cinemax ($10/mo.)
- Cinemax
- 5 Star Max
- More Max
Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® ($12/mo.)
- CBS (local affiliate)
- CBSN (24/7 news)
- CBS Sports HQ (24/7 sports analysis and live games)
- ET Live (Entertainment Tonight on a loop)
- SHOWTIME On Demand
- Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
- Paramount+ with SHOWTIME West
- Showtime 2
- SHO x BET
- Showtime Extreme
- Showtime Showcase
- Showtime Family Zone
- The Movie Channel (E)
- The Movie Channel Xtra (E)
- FLIX
STARZ ($10/mo.)
- STARZ Encore
- STARZ East
- STARZ West
- STARZ Edge
- STARZ Cinema
- STARZ Comedy
- STARZ In Black
- STARZ Kids & Family
STARZ ENCORE Movie Pack ($6/mo.)
- STARZ ENCORE West
- STARZ ENCORE Action
- STARZ ENCORE Suspense
- STARZ ENCORE Black
- STARZ ENCORE Classic
- STARZ ENCORE Español
- STARZ ENCORE Family
- STARZ ENCORE Westerns
- MoviePlex
MGM+ ($7/mo.)
- MGM+ Hits
- MGM+
- MGM+ Marquee
- MGM+ Drive-In
DISH Movie Pack ($10/mo.)
- Crime & Investigation
- FXM
- Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
- HDNet Movies
- IndiePlex
- MGM+
- MGM+ Hits
- MGM+ Marquee
- MoviePlex
- PixL
- RetroPlex
- Sony Movie Channel
- STARZ Encore Suspense
- STARZ Kids & Family
Other add-ons
- TheBlaze ($5.00/mo.)
- Dog TV ($4.99/mo.)
- English: Willow Cricket ($14.99/mo.)
- FOX Soccer Plus ($15.00/mo.)
- Heartland Pack ($6.00/mo.)
- Latino Bonus Pack ($10.00/mo.)
- Outdoor Pack ($4.00/mo.)
- Outside TV Features ($1.99/mo.)
- Racetrack TV ($50.00/mo.)
- Shudder ($6.99/mo.)
- Stars and Stripes Pack ($10.00/mo.)
- Sundance Now ($6.99/mo.)
- ViX Premium ($6.99/mo.)
- Warriors and Gangsters ($2.99/mo.)
DISH channel packs
Locals Pack ($12/mo.)
- ABC affiliates
- CBS affiliates
- FOX affiliates
- NBC affiliates
- The CW affiliates
- PBS affiliates
- ION affiliates
- MeTV affiliates
- Estrella affiliates
- Telemundo affiliates
Heartland Pack ($6/mo.)
- BabyFirstTV
- Discovery Family
- Game Show Network
- Hallmark Channel
- Hallmark Drama
- Hallmark Mysteries & Movies
- OWN
- PixL
- RFD-TV
- Ride TV
- The Cowboy Channel
- Uplifting Entertainment
Outdoor Pack ($4/mo.)
- Outdoor Channel
- Outside TV
- Sportsman Channel
- World Fishing Network
Stars & Stripes Pack ($10/mo.)
- American Heroes
- Destination America
- Crime & Investigation
- The Cowboy Channel
- REELZ
- Smithsonian Channel
- STARZ ENCORE Westerns
Latino Bonus Pack ($10/mo.)
- Almavision
- Antena 3
- Baby TV
- beIN Sports en Español
- beIN Sports Connect 3–8 (8 channels)
- Bounce TV
- BUY tv
- BUZZR
- Caracol TV
- CentroAmérica TV
- Cine Latino
- Clan
- CNN en Español
- CubaMAX TV
- Discovery en Español
- Discovery Familia
- Disney XD
- ESPN Deportes
- Estrella TV
- foroTV
- FOX Deportes
- Galavisión
- Grit
- HISTORY en Español
- Inglés Para Todos
- Laff TV
- Mexicanal
- Milenio Television
- Multimedios
- Nat Geo Mundo
- Pasiones
- QVC3
- Renew
- Sony Cine
- TBN
- Telemundo
- tlnovelas
- tr3s
- TUDN Extra 1–11 (11 channels)
- TVE
- UniMás
- Univision
- Univision Deportes
- Videorola
- WAPA América
- Zona TUDN
(If you’re looking for more programming en español, DISH also offers a full range of Spanish-language TV packages.)
All add-on and channel packs require Flex Pack or higher.
DISH channel lineups FAQ
How much is the basic DISH package?
If you’re new to DISH, your cheapest option is America’s Top 120 ($84.99 a month, 190 channels). If you’re an existing DISH customer, check out the DISH Flex Pack, DISH’s channel-skinny base package, starts at $62.99 per month. It features 50+ channels, a mix of popular networks and fillers that DISH will not-so-gently suggest you beef-up with an add-on package—because what’s another $10 on top of 63 bucks? The DISH Flex Pack isn’t fully loaded, but it’s one of the cheapest deals in satellite TV.
How much does it cost to add HBO® to a DISH package?
You can add Max (formerly HBO Max) to your DISH channel package for $16 per month.
What sports channels are available on DISH?
DIRECTV is generally thought of as the more sports-centric satellite TV brand, but DISH also offers a fair amount of ballin’ action. A few of the sports channels DISH carries include the following:
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- NBA TV
- MLB Network
- NHL Network
- FS1
- FS2
- FOX Soccer Plus
- CBS Sports Network
- beIN Sports
Does DISH have NFL RedZone?
DISH has NFL RedZone. It’s part of the Multi-Sports Pack ($13.00/mo.), which also includes:
- ACC Network
- beIN Sports
- beIN Sports en Español
- Big Ten Network
- FOX Sports 2 (FS2)
- MLB Network
- MLB Strike Zone
- NBA TV
- NFL Network
- NFL RedZone
- NHL Network
- Outside TV
- SEC Network
- Over 25 regional sports networks
What movie channels are available on DISH?
DISH carries plenty of channels for film buffs—including Max, which is back at DISH after a years-long absence. DISH’s movie channels lineup and add-on packages include these favorites:
- Max
- Paramount+ with SHOWTIME (6 channels)
- STARZ (8 channels)
- STARZ ENCORE (9 channels)
- The Movie Channel (2 channels)
- MGM+ (4 channels)
- FXM
- IFC
- SundanceTV
- HDNet
- MoviePlex
- IndiePlex
- RetroPlex
What kids’ channels are available on DISH?
Don’t forget the little ones; they might look up from their phones and tablets occasionally to check out the big TV in the room. DISH’s kiddie programming includes these channels:
- Disney Channel
- Disney Jr.
- Disney XD
- Boomerang
- Nickelodeon
- Nick Jr.
- Nicktoons
- Cartoon Network
- Animal Planet
- Discovery Family
- PBS
- BabyFirstTV
What channels are included in the DISH package America’s Top 120?
Don’t let the 120 in the package’s name fool you. America’s Top 120 offers 190 channels that feature a solid mix of channels to keep a diverse audience entertained. It really shines when it comes to sports. DISH’s America’s Top 120 package includes these sports-oriented channels:
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- ESPNEWS
- ESPNU
- Fox Sports 1
- Fox Sports 2
- MLB Extra Innings
- NBC Sports Network
- NHL Center Ice
- Ride TV
- TV Games Network
What is the Best DISH Network package?
America’s Top 200 ($104.99/mo.) is DISH’s best package. This robust plan offers entertainment for a household with varied interests and TV-watching needs. It’s a dream come true for true TV fanatics.
In addition to popular networks like A&E and Bravo, it has numerous sports channels, including NHL Network, NBA TV, and MLB Network. Music fans will appreciate more than 70 SiriusXM music channels.
Local channels are included and the three-year price lock gives you ample time to take advantage of the package’s benefits.
What are the 190 channels in DISH package?
Among the 190 channels in DISH America’s Top 120 package ($84.99/mo.) are 49 of the top 50 most-watched channels according to Variety—plus 140+ more popular cable TV channels. Click here for the complete, alphabetically indexed list of DISH live TV channels in our DISH Channel Lineup Guide.
How do I get the channel guide on DISH?
To view the onscreen DISH channel guide, press the “Guide” button on the DISH voice remote that goes with your Hopper receiver/DVR or other DISH TV box.
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